The truth is that fad diets such as some high protein diets, the cabbage soup diet, and the grapefruit diet lure people with impractical promises of simplicity and discouraging results. One must understand the timeline. Lifestyle modification is for the long-term and not only until weight is lost. Eventually, individuals will reach energy balance and plateau. Fighting weight gain includes educating yourself on some important facts about food.
Fat grams contain nine calories, but carbohydrate grams contain only four calories.
Because fats are stored in the body and not metabolized right away, they may not create a feeling of fullness and tame hunger, leading to overeating. Even though fat consumption is necessary to maintain optimum health, it is needed in very small percentages. Carbohydrates, on the other hand, are used as energy by the body quickly and are only stored if eaten in excessive quantities. Of course, following a restrictive high-fat diet may result in weight loss, but getting off the plan may mean gaining it all back. In short, to lose weight there is no shortcut.