How often you should try to lose weight depends on your personal health goals and situation. Generally, it’s best to focus on long-term, sustainable changes rather than trying to lose weight multiple times a year. Aim for a gradual weight loss of about 1-2 pounds a week through a healthy diet and regular exercise. In practice though many people are motivated to try to lose weight at various times in the calendar e.g. in January as a new year’s resolution or after Christmas excesses and then there’s the idea of getting your body beach ready. Sometimes you just have to go with the urge when it hits you.
6TH JUNE IS THE DAY MOST BRITS WILL EMBARK ON THEIR LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT TO GET IN SHAPE FOR THE SUMMER
It’s officially panic stations this week, for millions of Brits who vowed to lose weight for the summer, with as many as 88 percent saying they will be starting a final summer diet this week.And June 6th has emerged as the average day Brits will embark on their last-minute health kick.
According to the study, the average Brit attempts three restrictive eating plans a year, which rarely work in the long term, according to new research, by glucose biosensor and app, Lingo by Abbott.
According to the findings, the nation’s healthy eating plans only last 16 days on average.
So it’s no surprise that a quarter (23 percent) say that they find diets and healthy eating plans tedious and hard to keep up with, with a further 14 percent claiming that they have tried so many, yet nothing seems to work.
But experts from Lingo, Abbott warn against a one regime fits all approach as all bodies react differently to different foods.
Lily Soutter, resident nutritionist, says: “With a third (35 percent) of Brits admitting that they’re currently trying to improve their weight and diet, it seems that they’re searching for fast answers that assume one size fits all, but this isn’t the case.
“Instead, small and sustainable changes are more realistic than overnight change – and when practised daily this can contribute towards overall wellbeing.
“Using insights from a glucose monitor can help you understand how your body responds to factors that relate to health such as the foods you eat, sleep, stress and exercise which may also be impacting your weight. Having this information can help empower you to make the changes needed to achieve your health-related goals.”
The research also showed that a tenth (13 percent) feel like they are always on a diet, with one in ten (11 percent) admitting that they are clueless about nutrition and what they need to improve what they eat.
In fact, a fifth (19 percent) go a step further and say that there is so much information about nutrition around that their head spins, while 13 percent say they have tried to find out how to improve their diet, but they are still confused. 20 percent just wish they understood their body better.
Soutter adds, “Each person has their own set of genetics, biology, and various factors that impact their weight and health. What works for one individual may not work for another, and the length of time it takes to reach certain goals varies widely from person to person. That’s why I advise people to try a personalised approach to nutrition, like the Lingo glucose monitor because it gives you a window into what’s going on in your body, helping people manage their hunger cravings.”
When it comes to the types of diets the nation has tried, one in three (30 percent) have had a go at a low carb diet, while a quarter (23 percent) have cut down their calories and tried intermittent fasting (21 percent).
Ultra low-fat (11 percent), juice fasting (11 percent), Atkins (11 percent) and grapefruit (10 percent) have also been sampled.
One in ten (nine percent) have eaten a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet, with a further nine percent giving a superfood diet a go.
Flexitarian (nine percent), 5:2 (nine percent), cabbage soup (eight percent), Subway (eight percent) and carnivore (six percent) are also popular eating fads, along with egg and wine (five percent), five bite (four percent) and baby food (four percent).
TOP 20 DIETS THAT BRITS HAVE TRIED AND GIVEN UP:
- Low carb – 30%
- Calorie deficit – 23%
- Intermittent fasting – 21%
- Detox – 15%
- Ultra-Low-Fat – 11%
- Juice fasting – 11%
- Atkins – 11%
- Grapefruit – 10%
- Ketogenic – 9%
- Superfood – 9%
- Flexitarian – 9%
- 5:2 – 9%
- Cabbage soup – 8%
- Subway – 8%
- Carnivore – 6%
- Egg and wine – 5%
- Fruitarianism – 4%
- Five bite – 4%
- Baby food – 4%
- Master cleanse – 4%
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