The news agrees … again
Posted by Pam
One of the most important things I’ve learned during my Boot Camp adventure is that it takes time to get in shape. It also takes effort and a good attitude. A story out of Britain’s Daily Express today reaffirms what I’ve learned and reiterated time and again on this blog:
The story also advises against fad diets, such as high-protein or high-carbohydrate diets, because they can actually be unhealthy, and rarely work as long-term ways of managing weight. Sounds like something I’ve heard before. The article goes on to say that “slimming aids that suppress the appetite or speed up metabolism may produce short-term results but the weight soon creeps back on.”
It just goes to show you — again — that all the things we talk about in Boot Camp and here on the blog aren’t just a bunch of junk we make up. I have seen eating right and exercising work — for myself and for fellow Boot Campers. We don’t need a doctor or a dietitian giving us facts and figures. We can look in the mirror and see the results. We know we have more energy, during our workouts and in our day-to-day lives.
I will admit that I have been tempted by fad diets in my life. But they were so hard to stick to, I never made it past a day or two. Cabbage soup diet? Blech! Low-carb diet? The idea of bacon and eggs for breakfast every day was too much to stand. Besides that, the people I saw try that diet would gain weight the minute they looked at carbs. (OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but they all gained weight back when they started eating “normally” again.) And I noticed the low-carb diet they followed cut out healthy carbs like grains and fruit, as well as complex carbohydrates.
There are better ways, folks. And it isn’t about depriving yourself. Yes, you have to work hard. And yes, you have to have some self control. But I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there’s no magic bullet to fitness. I want to be healthy my whole life and I know it’s going to be a life-long journey.
