Dieting causes your body to conserve energy, making results harder to achieve. 3 Diets are unhealthy. A cycle of rapid weight loss followed by weight gain can lead to loss of lean tissue from your muscles and calcium from your bones. It also stripes the body of essential vitamins and minerals. 4 Diets make food the enemy.
Food provides nourishment and comfort.
Diets can make you afraid to eat, depriving you of one of life's essential pleasures. 5 Diets cheat your confidence. Going from one failed diet to the next can leave you feeling depressed and create a cycle in which guilt battles against food. Adapted from Matt O'Neil, Accredited Practising Dietician. A healthy, balanced diet and regular physical activity aren't as appealing as the quick fix solutions.