We have reached a point where the world of nutrition has been so exploited that when you put the word “diet” into a search engine, thousands of options appear. One of them, which has been discussed a lot especially in the previous year, is the segmentation diet.
If it becomes popular, don't think it's because so many nutritionists have recommended it, hopefully that's why. The main reason is that one person does it and records it daily to see his progress.
This is exactly what one well-known TikTok user does, who explains that in this simple way she was able to lose between 8 and 9 kilograms. As often happens in these cases, when something goes minimally viral, it seems to be a panacea. In this case, the proven treatment for weight loss.
As I always repeat from my perspective as a nutritionist, just because something works well for someone doesn't mean it should work for you too or that you should get the same results. Let's see, in this case, what is the matter and what are the “nutritional principles” that the cutting diet follows.
What is the cutting diet and what does it consist of?
Continuing the already popular status region, She explained that she had tried many types of diets in her life, but without success in her goal of losing weight. For this reason, she implemented this new method that she invented herself: the cutting diet.
What he does is simply eat the same things he did before, whether healthy or unhealthy foods, but reducing the portion sizes. She claims that in this way she was able to lose weight, even if at a very slow pace. But at least he does not regain his weight as he did on previous diets.
As a nutritionist, I tell you that these diets are not healthy at all
If you're curious, I'm sure more than one person or two will know who I'm talking about. He has daily videos recording everything he eats in the day. We can find sandwiches with bacon and eggs for breakfast, soft drinks, ice cream, lasagna, chicken wings and pasta at midnight…
It's not healthy what he eats, for nothing. You can lose weight because you've cut down on the huge amount of calories you've been eating, but at what cost. He is losing weight without changing the quality of his diet, so he is not improving at all.
He went from eating 5,000 calories to eating 3,000 calories, which is great. You will lose weight, but is this the best way to do it? I'll answer you myself: No, not by a long shot.
The dangers of the miracle diet
The problem with this and a thousand diets is that you don't change your habits. As I was telling you, she explained that she had been on previous diets, and they were quite restrictive as she explained, and eventually when she went back to her normal diet she ended up gaining the weight back.
Why is this happening? Well, maybe because the diet wasn't good and there was no change in his habits. Without this step, I assure you that there is no successful diet.
What's more, as I always tell my patients, you don't have to diet or feel restricted. What you need to do is find a nutritionist and help you change your habits so that you can incorporate them regularly into your daily life.
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