DD HEALTH: Slimming World has welcomed the results of a poll showing that fad diets that promise ‘fast weight loss’ have fallen out of favour in 2016 as slimmers look for long term results instead.
Slimming World in Donegal agree that results are “good news for Donegal.”
Slimming World Consultants were talking after a poll of 3,500 people who started a new weight loss plan in January 2016 found that while 44 per cent previously saw fast weight loss as a priority, only seven per cent still feel that way this year.
Furthermore, while only 51 per cent of slimmers say they used to see long term weight loss as their priority, 90 per cent are now focused on sustainable results.
Slimming World backed the findings that fad diets don’t help people to succeed in the long term as they are unhealthy, they don’t fit in with the family and they get boring.
And they agreed with the 25 per cent of respondents who described the cabbage soup diet as the worst they have tried.
“Pledging to lose weight is well known as the most popular New Year’s resolution”, says the Donegal Ladies.
“However, as this survey shows, more and more people are recognising the importance of following a realistic healthy plan.”
“This is great news as not only can fad diets be very unhealthy, they’re also incredibly damaging to self-esteem.
“Fad diets lead to feelings of hunger, deprivation and boredom, making them impossible to keep up in the long term.
“This can cause people to lose confidence in their ability to make long term changes. I often meet members who have tried a fad diet in the past and who were left beating themselves up and feeling like a failure for not being able to ‘stick at it’ when really it was the diet that failed for being too strict in the first place.”
The unique Slimming Snapshot 2016 survey, undertaken by Slimming World, revealed that 42 per cent of new slimmers want to lose a minimum of 4st and 91 per cent plan to stick with their new healthy lifestyle for at least a year.
Nearly half of slimmers (43 per cent) who started their diet in January first thought about losing weight several months ago and nearly 80 per cent made their final decision before the New Year.
Slimmers hope losing weight will improve their appearance (93 per cent), their health (89 per cent), their social life (63 per cent) and their sex life (50 per cent).
“The Year gives a new chance to start afresh,” says the Donegal Girls.
“And it seems that 2016 is the year of the family, with fitting in with the family the key priority for 60 per cent of slimmers.
“A healthy flexible eating plan, based around normal every day foods is more likely to fit in with the family and will have the added benefit of improving their health as well as yours.
“If you’re unsure whether a diet is faddy or not, a good rule of thumb is to see whether you could enjoy a healthier version of a traditional Sunday roast, spaghetti bolognaise or homecooked curry.
“If you can’t then it’s unlikely to be a practical healthy diet and if you also have to cut out your favourite treats then it’s going to be very miserable as well!
“As well as thinking about what you can eat, it’s also a good idea to think about what kind of support is on offer.
“There is growing evidence that getting caring, understanding support from other slimmers who are on their weight loss journey too can lead to even greater success as it can be hugely motivating and inspiring.”
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