MORE THAN 2.3 MILLION Australians are trying to lose weight by dieting. For most, this means banishing or restricting “bad foods” such as chocolate, cheese and pasta. Some will starve themselves of carbohydrates, follow fad diets or eliminate certain foods such as gluten, sugar or dairy. Others will turn to kilojoule-controlled plans from weight-loss giants or exist on meal replacement bars, shakes and other diet products.
The sad and undeniable truth is, within a few years, most will have regained any weight they lost – and put on a few extra kilos, to boot. We’re talking about $1 million a day spent on fad diets going up in smoke in a miserable exercise of self-deprivation ultimately destined to fail. Despite this, most will then repeat the dieting cycle over and…
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The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2015