11 January 2015
| Last updated on 11 January 2015Lose Weight this 2015 by Following One of the Best Diets of this Year
If you overindulged in the extra calories this festive season, we’ve got a list of the best diets to help get you back in shape!
So it may have all started on Thanksgiving, with an extra helping of pumpkin pie, delicious. Or you might be one of those popular women twho gets invited to all the Christmas parties before the 25th. Don’t forget Boxing Day and all the delicious leftovers. And no matter how hard you tried, you could not resist that third slice of yule log. Over indulgence during the month of December is commonplace, but we’re still surprised when we step on the scales in January and found that all the extra calories we’d consumed had turned into a few extra kilograms. Luckily we can get back on the wagon and lose those extra kilos we’d gained in a matter of weeks. It’s just important to follow the correct eating plan for you.
A healthy life style is a choice, and though it may seem to be a difficult one, it is an easy one to follow once you attain some good habits. U.S. News Ranks released a long list of diets and scored them from the best to the worst for you, for results and ultimately for weight loss.
1. DASH Diet
Originally the DASH diet was developed to lower blood pressure, however with the prevailing need for weight loss in society, the diet has been improved, redeveloped optimized in order to produce the best results. The diet has been proven to reduce the risk of many diseases including types of cancer, stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, heart failure, kidney stones and diabetes. This is a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, low fat and non-fat dairy and nuts, beans and seeds.
2. TLC Diet
The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet does not primarily target weight loss; instead it is ideal for maintaining the recommended body weight and determining ideal daily calorie intake. The diet limits the daily intake of saturated fats, salt and cholesterol. While it is a balanced eating plan, it does depend heavily on the dieter to familiarize themselves with food labels and working out dietary percentages. This diet plan has no major weakness and is particularly good at promoting cardiovascular health.
3. The Mayo Clinic Diet
Once again this diet’s main intention is not just weight loss but overall healthfulness . The Mayo Clinic Diet focuses on an overall lifestyle change that one would have to adopt and is particularly great for fighting diabetes. The diet aims to focus on your overall health, not just what you eat.
4. The Mediterranean Diet
This is more of a lifestyle choice than a ‘go on a diet’ diet. The eating plan is focused around the plants and animals that are available in and around the Mediterranean. Hence the biggest food group is fruits, vegetables and grains followed by seafood. It is supplemented with a larger than usual amount of olive oil and legumes. This diet is sensible and eliminates mostly refined and processed products giving preference to natural foods.
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5. The Weight Watcher’s Diet
Weight Watchers has made a comeback as one of the best diets for 2015. It is a great way to lose weight as the program gives you tools, apps and support in order to stick to your plans and achieve your goals. Unlike the other diets, this one is purely for weight loss. Weight Watchers' core approach is to assist members in losing weight by forming helpful habits, eating smarter, getting more exercise and providing support. In contrast to other diets that might provide a list of foods that either must be or should never be eaten, Weight Watchers ' primary plan has no directly comparable requirements and no food is off limits. Participants lose weight by creating a calorie deficit; the PointsPlus system provides a framework for creating that deficit.
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6. Flexitarian
The Flexitarian Diet offers you the best of both worlds. You can lead a mostly vegetarian lifestyle, but still guiltlessly indulge in a hamburger or steak when the urge hits. It was found that flexitarians live an average of 3.6 years longer than their carnivorous counterparts while maintaining a lover rate of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Becoming a flexitarian is about adding five food groups to your diet – not taking any away. These are: the “new meat” (tofu, beans, lentils, peas, nuts and seeds, and eggs); fruits and veggies; whole grains; dairy; and sugar and spice (everything from dried herbs to salad dressing to agave nectar sweetener).
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7. Volumetrics
This diet is based around eating more food in order to lose weight, but it has to be the right kind of food. The hook of Volumetrics is its focus on feeling full. Rolls says that people feel full because of the types and amounts of food they eat -- not because of the number of calories or the grams of fat, protein, or carbs. So the trick is to fill up on the right foods that fill you up for less calories.
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8. Jenny Craig
The organized, supportive weight loss plans that incorporate all the food groups are in vogue again, and Jenny Craig is one of them. The weight management program combines nutrition and physical activity with counseling, to help clients change lifestyle and eating habits. The goal of the program is that once clients reach their desired weight levels, they no longer need to rely on the program's prepackaged food, planned menus, or consultations to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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9. The Biggest Loser Diet
The Biggest Loser Diet has been accused of being quite boring and merely capitalizing on the name of the show. However the diet is quite effective in short term weight loss with its one week plan. The plan is designed to incorporate 3 balanced meals and two snacks comprising of 45% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 25% healthy fats.
Experts believe that the diet has a positive effect on reversing diabetes, however not much of an effect on reversing heart disease, but if you want a quick fix, take the 7 day challenge.
10. Ornish Diet
The Ornish Diet is nutritionally sound and great for heart health, however dieters may find it very difficult to adhere to the strict fat restrictions and diet demands and lose weight successfully. The diet claims to make you ‘feel better, live longer, lose weight and gain health.’ The diet also focuses on exercise as an important component.
