Do Extreme Diets Work?
All too often, you may be tempted by promises of a fast weight loss with very little effort. It’s time to consider whether these extreme diets actually work and whether they’re a good choice for you. Remember, the key to weight loss is that it lasts for a long time, decades if you do it right. You have to be sure that the extreme diet that you’re using won’t backfire on you and lead to a long term weight gain. But what are extreme diets, anyway? How do you identify them? Let’s say that a diet is extreme if it involves a drastic method of weight loss and promises that this will lead to a very fast reduction in weight. For instance, if a diet involves cutting your calories to 600 a day (and this is just an example as this number may vary) then you’re looking at a very low calorie diet. This may lead to weight loss but it will likely be mostly water weight. This will also lead to a slowdown in your metabolism and result in long term weight gain. A diet may also be extreme if it involves e
