Deprogram yourselfEvery fad diet comes with an explanation of why it’s the best diet for you and why it will succeed where all the other diets failed. G/O Media may get a commissionSet realistic expectationsFad diets promise, and often achieve, quicker weight loss than regular old healthy eating. Muscle is important to overall health as well as to allow you to exercise, so after your diet ends or fails, it’s actually healthy to gain that muscle back if you lost too much. Make sure you’re eating enough of it, and do some resistance training to make sure you aren’t losing too much muscle. Eating healthy may be less exciting than crashing and burning on a fad diet, but you’ll be happier and healthier in the long run.

Source: The Nation April 12, 2021 18:00 UTC