A diet that is designed for weight-loss may not necessarily be healthy.. and here's why...
Everyone loves a scone.
But scones don’t love you, that’s for sure.
And they definitely don’t care about your health!
They’re full of fat, full of sugar and you’ll probably get more nourishment from sucking on a rock for five minutes.
Yet you can actually lose weight on a scone diet (I’m serious)!
Let me explain.
Say the average lady needs 1800 calories a day just to live.
And her favourite scone has 300 calories.
Well — in theory — this lady could eat 6 scones per day then the calories into her body equals the calories leaving it.
Put simply, the energy in equals the energy out.
And in theory this lady won’t put on or lose any weight.
She can eat her scones and be happy (for now).
Now if she dropped down to eating just 4 or 5 scones per day she’ll be a calorie deficit. Her calorie expenditure will be greater than his calorie intake.
Which is exactly where you want to be if you’re going to lose weight and want to drop a few pounds (fact).
Unfortunately her body won’t be thanking her.
Without going into the science of it all her body will suffering a miserable existence and I doubt she’ll be living a long, healthy life either.
So here’s what you can learn about the scone diet…
There are plenty of faddy diets that let you eat crap and lose several pounds, drop a dress size or maybe trim your tum.
But they suck at least from a health perspective.
These foods have spectacularly low nutrients bearing in mind the calories they contain.
They’re empty calories.
There is nothing good in them.
They don’t make you feel full.
They don’t nourish your body.
You won’t feel good.
You won’t look good.
And you can say goodbye to your health.
This is the important bit…
Food might taste nice but start to think about what it’s doing to your body.
Sure you can have a more relaxed meals.
You can treat yourself and have ice cream now and then. Have a scone or birthday cake.
Yes, enjoy your food.
But make sure you’re eating food with nutrients.
Food that fuel your body and provide the building blocks for health.
When you’re eating food — or your out for a meal— opt for the food that are higher in nutrients.
The best foods are typically high in nutrients and low in calories.
Scone are low in nutrients and high in calories.
Keep away from the scones, cupcakes and skinny tea diets.
Nothing but empty calorie diets that do nothing good for you.
As the late Jim Rohn said…
“Look after your body; it’s the only place you can live!”
See you soon,
Gillian.
