Do starvation diets work?
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No they don't work, starvation diets are only short term. I tried and I gained all the weight back starving myself.  I am currently on this other diet my Dr. recommeneded to me called Medifast. It teaches you to eat 5-6 small meals a day every 2-3 hours to speed up your metabolism. You willlose weight quickly with very little exercise. I have lost 26 lbs. so far. If you want the number just e-mail me at lovejae247@yahoo.com
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Exercise *does* work. You just have to do it regularly and at a level where it is challenging to you but not so hard that you can't stick to it.\n\nAs far as diet, just don't eat when you're not hungry. That alone will help keep your weight under control no matter what foods you eat.
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Yes it does work. If you look at the plan it is designed like the atkins and south beach diet it makes it simple. I found for myself it still wasen't simple enough. if you want a dummy proof plan that will save you money ot the end go to this link.
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This question comes up all the time on here. No they do not work. If you read small print they only claim to aid weight loss. You still have to exercise and eat healthy which works on its own. People must be made to understand, fat takes time to build up and time to lose. Its hard work but that is the penalty for overeating and eating Junk. Adverts are always Glossed up, dont be taken in.\nPlenty of water to wash out your toxins, plenty of healthy\nfood, no salt, no sugar, no fat, no so called Diet Plans and lots of exercise to Burn off your Fat Store. Think about  the time it took to gain the weight, its always quicker to lose it. Most important: Be honest with yourself about your eating habits, some people, and they know who they are, always cheat or give up to easily. Nobody ever said that losing weight is easy. Its not, you have to work at it.                 Good Luck
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Ummm... I got stressed out and lost 26 pounds in to weeks because all I could eat was crackers. Like, maybe ten a day, and I had to MAKE myself eat them.\n\nI've been told that what happens is you trick your body into thinking you're starving to DEATH and it starts sucking up and holding on to every calorie you consume, which is why people who go on crash diets gain their weight back so quickly when they start eating again... \n\nFor the record, I'm eating normally now and I haven't gained back a single pound.
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I doubt it works.Dieting is a life changing thing that takes time.The faster you lose wieght the faster it will come back.Be paitent- excercise and eat healthy and you'll see results.Good Luck !!!!
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starvation\n\nliquid diets\n\ncalonics
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That sound like an excellent plan.....you ound like you are realy into losing weight healthy asnd not in a starvation diet.....ive had episodes of anerexia and i dont want that happeneing to you...just remember to always saty healthy and dont forget that exerecise.....god luck
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like any other eating plan it depends on whether you stick to it or not.\n\nIf you change your lifestyle and eating habits hell yeah it works great and my sister lost 60 lbs on it and is now running full marathons and she's over 40.  If she can do it anyone can, you just have to stick to it and remember it's not a temporary thing it's changing your eating habits for EVER
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None is the answer. If diet pills worked there would not be any overwieght people in the world. Losing weight and keeping it off is not simple or easy. It takes major changes in your habbits, attitudes, feelings, activites, and diets. \nExcercise is a big key to weght loss. Cario and weight training are important in losing weight. Walking is a great excercise to start out with. Eating a healthy diet that includes always eating breakfast, lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains, no soda, avoinding sugar, fast food, anything with alot of trans-fats. Also eating slowly and really chewing up your food. It takes our brains 20 min to realize our stomachs are full. Take into acvount calories and serving sizes. About 1500 calories is a good amount to aim for. Eating a healthy snack every 3-4 hours should help with hunger. \nFad diets and pills do not work. Even if you do lose some weight, once you stop the weight comes back plus some. Losing weight is a hard, slow process but, you Can do it!!!
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I am on the SOuth Beach Diet and it does work. I have been on it for a month and I have lost 20 lbs so far. I was also on it about a year and a half ago and lost 50 lbs. but I totally binged and loaded up on carbs when I was at  the weight I wanted and gainded it all back. So, if you do this diet, you have to realize that it is changing the way you eat and you need to stick with it for it to work. It's healthy for you and a smart way to eat!
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Nutri System, Weight Watchers, etc. They all work when combined with a exercise plan. Search around and ask others who have had success.
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no,,most of them don't work or can cause you to have other medical problems..\n Cut out one high calorie food evry 2 weeks...and cut your serving sizes in half...watch the sweets..even the artifical ones...drink more water...find a fun activity,like dancing or swimming...
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Probably Not--  If you starve yourself, your metabolism will slow down. plus - you will have denied yourself necessary nutrients - so you will have increased your risk of illness.\n\nBetter to drastically reduce or eliminate concentrated sugars (including soft drinks), breads, pasta, rice, junk foods/comfort foods, and all fried foods.\n\nIf you do this - you will notice a difference - even in only a few days.\n\nps - the drinking water exclusively part - is actually good:  It's the exclusiveness of eating protein bars that will not be good.  your body needs more nourishment than protein these bars can provide - use them as a supplement to a healthy eating plan, not as a substitute for a healthy eating plan.
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never because you're depriving yourself of food.\nalthough they do work in the short-term, in the long-term they're very dangerous as you'll regain all the weight that you lost.\n\nthe best way to lose weight is to regulate what you eat, cut down on your emotional eating, and to work out more.
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It's not the food, It's the cooking and processing.\n\nAfter trying for 10 years. I finally lost 150+ lbs (12 stone) and kept it off for over 3 years now. I am now in amazing health, all around, not just thinner.\n\nI did it without medicine, workouts, religion, going hungry or hating my food and without an operation or secret formula. I had tried counting: calories; carbs; fat; etc. I had tried jogging, swimming, weights,  aerobics, crazy medicines and starving! But nothing ever worked well or lasted very long.\n\nI also had Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Chronic Asthma, vision and hearing loss. constant colds and ills, annual flu or pneumonia and more. I was approved for bypass surgery and  taking usually between 16 and 20 pills a day.\n\ntake a look at my before and after pictures...\n---------------------------------------------------------------\nI'm Chris...\nhttp://www.fromsadtoraw.com/Journals/Chris/Pictures/RawPictures.htm\n\nhttp://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/personalgrowthnow/album?.dir=/bfa5&.src=ph&.tok=ph1YNpEBJB8qTLBg\n\nmore info:\nhttp://www.thelighthousewebworld.com/raw.htm