There are many different types of weight loss plans available today; and different types of plans work for different people, but today I want to discuss some of the specifics between calorie counting or calorie shifting weight loss plans.
Choosing between a calorie counting or calorie shifting diet can seem a little confusing until you actually understand the differences between the two, and how each one impacts the physiological process of weight loss.
Calorie counting diets are typically more restrictive in terms of the types of food that you are allowed during the diet cycle, and they usually don't provide for any "days off" from the diet that allow you to "splurge" a little.
Also, calorie counting diets often will leave you feeling hungry, possibly even feeling deprived; which means that they require a lot of self control in order to follow them for the long term.
Another factor to consider is that calorie counting diets make it a little harder to grab a meal "on the go", as we all sometimes have to do.
A major consideration when choosing between a calorie counting or calorie shifting diet is the effect that each type of diet has on the metabolic rate.
Calorie counting diets almost always, due to their restrictive nature; result in a greatly reduced metabolic rate.
As you eat less food and fewer calories, the body responds by reducing the metabolic rate in order to preserve weight; because the body is designed to maintain; not to lose.
Calorie shifting diets employ tactics that cause the body to keep the metabolism running at a higher rate, thus facilitating more rapid weight loss.
Calorie shifting diets are usually easier for most people to stick with for the long term due to their less restrictive nature.
They allow you to enjoy foods that are typically not allowed on a calorie counting diet; and they operate in a cycle whereby after a set number of days, you lay aside the few restrictions they impose and eat as you would while not dieting.
Calorie shifting diet plans make it much easier to dine out as you are not limited to low-calorie foods ("...
give me the low-cal cheeseburger, please!"), and because they require you to eat often; they do not leave you feeling hungry.
In conclusion, choosing diet a diet plan that will almost certainly ensure long term success seems to be a pretty easy decision.