Why Low-Calorie Diet Programs Just Don't Work

When most people start getting worried about their weight problem, they usually go on a low-calorie diet program, but after a couple of weeks of religiously following the diet plan and taking in a maximum of 1,000 calories a day (which is basically the amount most low-cal diets recommend), they find out that despite the decrease in their daily calorie consumption, they are still not losing weight. So they swear off whatever diet program they're on, move on to another "miracle" low diet program that just "got on the market", only for the same thing to happen all over again.

Well the simple reason most low-calorie diets do not work is that by reducing the amount of calories you take in, your body's metabolic rate automatically slows down and as a result your body burns calories at a much slower rate than it normally does. What most people don't know is that limiting your calorie intake is a just a small aspect of getting rid of body fat.

In order to burn off fat, you need to understand your body's metabolism. You see, when you take in a more calories than your body needs for its daily activities, it stores the excess calories it doesn't need in the form of fat in various parts of your body.

So in order to efficiently lose body fat, not only must you reduce your calorie intake, you also need to carry out cardios (which are basically exercises that use up a lot of calories). By limiting your calorie intake, and carrying out cardios at the same time, you create a calorific deficit in your body. As an example, lets say you take in about 1,000 calories each day and yet you carry out daily cardio workouts that use up 1,500 calories, where do you think your body'll get the extra calories it needs from? You got it, from the fat it has already stored in your body, that's where.

You see when you create a calorie deficit in your body by expending more calories than you take in, your body is forced to gradually use up all the fat it has stored in order to keep providing the energy it needs for its daily activities. So while going on a low-cal diet is a good first step towards losing body fat, you wouldn't get anywhere unless you carry out cardios at same time you're dieting. Don't worry cardios are not some exotic form of exercise workouts that can only be carried out in a gym. Since cardio is basically any workout routine that uses up a lot of calories, cardio covers a wide range of exercises including brisk walking, jogging, skipping, cycling, and some even claim jumping is also a form of cardio, so you have lots of exercises to chose from.

So don't get worried that despite the fact that you've been on a low-cal diet for like "forever", you've still not lost weight, because now you know why. Stay with whatever low-calorie diet you're on, but in addition to your diet routine carry out a couple of cardio workouts (preferably 3 - 4 times a week for maximum effectiveness) and in a few months time, that sturbborn body fat you've been trying so valiantly to get rid of will finally be "a thing of the past".