Why Diets Fail And Appetites Rule

To understand why diets fail, and why so many are turning to
weight loss surgery, we must take a look at what drives the
average person. In other words we need to better understand
appetites. There is a common thread that every overweight
individual that I have ever met shares, including myself. We all
share an overwhelming appetite for food.

On the contrary though, if a person is not overweight it does
not mean that they do not have a driving appetite for food. Some
individuals that I know have a bigger appetite than me, but
couldn’t gain any weight if they wanted to. They have an over
active thyroid or metabolism that keeps them from gaining weight.

Then there are those that eat to live. I mean eating is almost a
chore to them. They only eat so their stomach will shut up. I
have a friend that is this way. It is very hard for me to
understand sometimes. He almost gets frustrated at times because
he has to stop what he is doing and eat. It totally blows me
away!

I guess the majority of us those live to eat. We can’t wait for
our next meal. I say that this is a majority of us because the
statistics prove it. Almost 70% of Americans are either
overweight or obese. There will also be an expected
150,000-weight loss surgeries performed this year as well. The
drug industry also understands this because they are making
billions of dollars on diet pills. A lot of these pills have are
appetite suppressors. The only problem is they affect the
hypothalamus, which has adverse effects on the body.

The other problem with appetite suppressors is they only affect
our body’s appetite. I don’t really know of any medication that
can suppress our mental or emotional appetite to eat. We
mentally or emotionally crave foods that is why I said that most
of us live to eat. Again, the stats show that billions of
dollars a year are spent on weight loss products and different
diets, yet we keep getting heavier and heavier as Americans.

So, back to why diets fail. Diets fail because they usually
involve us excluding a certain type of food, or a certain food
group. Such diets require the dieter to not eat this or not eat
that anymore. These diets fail because they require us to fight
our appetites.

Now, I am not saying we should give into our appetites. What I
am saying is that we are addicted to food. This is the most
severe addiction that I know of. Think about it, if you are
addicted to anything else such as drugs, alcohol, or sexual
desires, if you can break the addiction, you can live without
ever taking another shot, pill, snort, drink, or sexual act.
Now, when you are addicted to food, even if you were able to
break the addiction, you would have to eat again.

Picture an alcoholics that has broken their addiction to
alcohol, they have to go to AA meetings, and they have to vow
never to drink another alcoholic beverage again. Since
alcoholism is a disease they can never have another drink again
for the rest of their lives.

Obesity is a disease too; however, those who have this disease
just can’t stop eating. We try to go on diets, and those diets
always seem to fail as time passes. All it takes is one bite of
a dessert, or bread, or whatever we were not eating, and our
appetite kicks back with 1000% vengeance. So, what do we have to
do? We have to make a lifestyle change. We have to learn to eat
well-balanced meals, we have to learn to control portions, and
we have to exercise. On top of that, if you are a praying
person, prayer is always helpful, and I am not talking about
asking God to bless the feast before your indulge yourself.

1. Prev:The College Student’s Guide for EASY WEIGHT LOSS!
2. Next:How to get ripped Abs?