10 reasons why diets fail

1. .       Too many crash diets—a crash diet or fad diet is eating too little calories for a period of time. Most people do this for special occasions. They can’t be sustained for very long. Then when it’s over and we resume eating the way we are used to.
   
   
   2.       Skipping breakfast—they say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Skipping meals in general is not good. It’s too easy to over eat at the next meal because we are too hungry. Eating some breakfast is good. It wakes up your metabolism, and charges your brain for the day.
   
   
   3.       Too many snacks—constant snacking and not keeping up with the calories can lead to weight gain. Also most snack foods are loaded with fat, sugar, salt, are just plain over processed.
   
   
   4.       Getting too hungry—on the other hand,  if you’re getting too hungry between meals you may have a tendency to over eat at the next meal, or eat too fast, which is also not good.
   
   
   5.       Too many “fat free-sugar free” foods – foods labeled sugar free and fat free tend to claim lower calories. The problem is when something is labeled low fat we think we can eat more of it. The other problem is that these foods are so over processed. Watch your labels, fat free tend to have more sugar and foods labeled sugar free tends to have more salt and fat, not to mention a whole host of other chemicals your body does not need.
   
   
   6.       Drinking calories—some people just don’t realize how many calories are in soda, juice, and cocktails, or how alcohol affects them. It’s OK to enjoy your beverages just be sure to calculate them in daily totals.
   
   
   7.        Not drinking enough water— drink water is so important. It flushes the toxins out of our body, and so many other benefits. Did you know just being a little dehydrated; can affect your mind, heart, eyes, sleep mood, skin, and body temp? Not to mention some will confuse thirst with hunger and eat when thirst.
   
   
   8.       Not getting enough calcium—calcium is important for healthy bones, hair, teeth, and unfortunately, like vitamin C, it is not something our bodies make. Good sources of calcium include low fat dairy products, dark leafy greens like spinach and kale,  tofu, salmon and believe it or not , molasses.
   
   
   9.       Too much fast food—it is so easy to go through the drive through on the way somewhere. But fast food is so high in calories and fat. Some fast food sandwiches have so many calories, that they equal ½ your daily intake. Then add fries, soft drinks, they are also loaded with salt  and fat. Portion out  healthy snacks with you, dried fruit, nuts seeds,
   
   
   10.   Setting better goals—Finally goal setting—healthy goal setting means you know how much you need to lose. What your goal is, why you want to lose weight.(hopefully for a healthy reason). You also plan what to eat, how much to eat, when to eat, and set a health rate of lose. Think of setting S.M.A.R.T goals. Another aspect of planning is keep healthy food with you, so you’re not surprised or too hungry if it is going to be awhile between meals. Like when you’re traveling.