After years of dealing with a nationwideweight problem, it seems Americans havedeveloped a correlated obsession with weight loss. A survey taken between 2011 and 2012 reported that more than two-thirds or 68.6% of American adults were either overweight or obese. Another study found that millions of Google searches every month include keywords How to Lose Weight, and more than 50% of the related keywords in this Google study referred to losing weight fast or quick. It seems that after years of carrying around extra pounds, Americans arelooking for a way to drop the weight and fast.
Major commercial diets like Weight Watchers, Slim-Fast, The Mayo Clinic Diet, and Nutrisystem are proven to work and even have doctors backing up their methods and nutrition, but this doesnt stop our weight-obsessed culture from taking it to the extreme now and then. When people want to shed pounds quickly, they often turn to unhealthy crash diets or unusual weight loss solutions. Here are five of the craziest, oftenunhealthy, weight loss tactics out there. Its important to note that just because these plans yield results does not mean you should try them!
Have a major sweet tooth? Chances are you splurge after dinner or maybe even for a rare ice cream cone on a warm afternoon, but how often do you eat dessert with breakfast? One study has found that obese adults who wanted to lose weight were able to do so if they ate a breakfast full of carbs, protein, and dessert. The study found that not only did participants lose an average of 30 to 33 pounds on the calorie-restricted diet after four months, but that those who had dessert with breakfast continued to lose weight (an average of 15 pounds) after the program ended.
Love beer and brats? The questions is: How much? Evo Terra, an online executive from Arizona, loved the duo so much he subsisted on a primarily beer and sausage diet for 30 days. The result was almost 20 pounds of weight loss. Using calorie counting and restriction, Terra consumed around 1,500 calories worth ofhigh-quality sausage and craft beersdaily. According to Terra, the key is toeat organic, quality-made sausages and guzzleIPAs or hops-heavy stouts. While this crazy diet has plenty of protein, itisnt going to win any awards for overall nutritional benefits.
What if your tendency to lose and gain weight was more dependent on the bacteria in your stomachthan the foods you did or didnt eat?This is a theory that Raphael Kellman, M.D., who wrote The Microbiome Diet, promotes. He argues that instead of worrying about the amount of carbohydrates, protein, and fat you consume, you should focus your energy on the good and bad bacteria in your body. According to research, ingesting more good bacteria helps beat cravings and fight weight gain. To up your good bacteria levels, try taking a dailyprobiotic supplement or eatplain yogurt, which is rich in live and active cultures.
Remember Subway spokesman Jared Fogle? He lost 245 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches twice a day for a year. His impressive weight loss made him the brands spokesman for many years and his chain diet results inspired others. More recently, Christine Hall of Virginia took advantage of Starbucks calorie-labeled foods and store accessibility to lose 75 pounds over two years.
This is more of a crash diet than anything else. It entails eatingcabbage soup for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for seven consecutive days. Most dieters report losing around 10 pounds on this low-calorie soup that is stocked with green onions, green peppers, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, celery, and of course, half a head of cabbage. The cabbage soup diet works because even though the soup is low in calories, its water-based, which makes you feel full.
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