+ Light and diet food: can I consume them at ease during the diet?

Light food means partial restriction of some nutrient, usually fat. Diet food means total restriction of some nutrient, usually sugar. It does not mean that they can be consumed at ease during diets, because both can be very calorific.

+ What can I do not to regain weight after the diet?

The weight maintenance depends on a change of lifestyle. Having a balanced diet during the week with exceptions only on weekends and doing physical activities at least three times a week, makes your diet last for good.

+ Does drinking water during the meals make me gain weight?

No, but it makes digestion more difficult because the water dilutes the gastric juice. The stomach dilates with the time, making the person eat more to feel satisfied.

+ Is chocolate addictive?

Yes, once that it causes a sensation of peace and makes the person feel good through the balance of the levels of serotonin in our organism, brain hormone that is responsible for pleasure.

+ Does it help to lose weight to put plastic around the abdomen and do physical activity?

The plastic helps us to perspire more, giving us the impression it is diminishing the abdomen. However, when we drink water, we replace the liquid that was lost. So, this does not help, it is only good to dehydrate.

+ Will I be able to eliminate localized fat through diet and physical activity?

Not necessarily, because there are fats that are very difficult to eliminate, sometimes because of a physiological matter of survival of our species. In case of lack of food in pregnant women, this fat is used as a nutrient for the fetus. In this case, specific aesthetical treatments are indicated.

+ I eat so little, why can't I lose weight?

What makes us gain weight is not how much food we eat during the day, but the kind of food we eat. Some of them are real calorific bombs and does not satisfy. The ideal is to write down in a notebook what you are eating in details and pay attention to what is wrong. Not eating for a long time and skipping meals causes the organism to save energy. Which means: when you eat, the body will only think in accumulating and not in spending it.

+ Does diet cause pimples?

If the diet is rich in carbohydrates and fats, it can cause pimples. But there are no scientific studies that prove this theory, only the clinical practice.

+ Are fashionable diets harmful?

Sometimes, once that they can cause the lack of essential nutrients for the organism, causing hair loss and several diseases.

+ Is it possible to lose weight and eat candy daily?

If it is only ONE little candy, yes, but we cannot exaggerate.

+ Can I eat fruits at ease, if I want to lose weight?

No. Fruits are nutritious food, but they are rich in carbohydrates. If they are eaten in excess, they can make you gain weight. They are natural and nutritious, but still sugar.

+ How much and how many times a day can I eat fried food?

The ideal would be twice a week the most, giving preference to the good fats, as the ones found in olive oil, corn oil or canola. These fats help the formation of hormones and lubricate the articulations.

+ Does the metabolism decelerate with aging?

Yes. From 30 years - old on, it decelerates 5% every decade. The ideal is to maintain the rhythm of physical activity to maintain the metabolism in the ideal rhythm.

+ What can the person eat between the regular meals? At snack time?

Fruits, cereal bars, oilseeds like nuts, chestnuts and peanuts (in moderation), light yogurts, diet Jell-O and natural juice (except orange that is too calorific). Whole wheat crackers are also a good option. But everything always in moderation, except the Jell-O.

+ What makes us gain more weight: fried food or candies?

Fried food, because 1g of fat has 9Kcal and 1g of sugar has 4Kcal.

+ Why am I able to lose weight in the first weeks and then the process stops?

Because our body priority is saving energy and not spending it. In the beginning it loses a lot of liquid and not necessarily fat, the organism tries to prevent the weight loss because it understands that there is lack of food. But all you have to do is to increase physical activity.

+ Why do men lose weight faster than women?

Because they have more muscular mass and testosterone, that help to burn calories.

+ Why is it so important to eat every three hours?

It is important to eat every three hours because like this we maintain the metabolism accelerated, helping the fat burn. Through long fasting the metabolism diminishes because the organism understands that there is lack of food or that it is suffering from malnutrition. Then the weight loss stops.

+ What is the secret for not giving up in the first week?

Not breaking the "rules" of the diet not even once, not even with a litthe piece of food that is not part of the menu. What it takes you to give up is the first step. What is easier: losing 10Kg or 1Kg? Of course it is 1Kg. So, instead of thinking about losing 10Kg all at once, think about losing 1 Kg ten times.

+ Which kind of bread makes us gain more weight: French bread or sliced bread?

The French bread, because its crust is very calorific. The villain is not the soft part anymore. If you choose sliced bread, give preference to the light or whole wheat ones.

+ Does soft drink make us gain weight?

The diet and light soft drinks, no, but the regular ones, in excess, yes. Why? Because of the sugar.

+ If I stop the treatment with medicine to lose weight, will I regain weight?

No. The lack of the medicine does not make you regain weight. It happens because the people do not change their life style. The diet and physical activity have to be present during all your life. This is still the best medicine.

+ If you exceed the limit of calories one day, can you make it up on the other?

Yes, you can make it up. If you ate double calories one day, it does not mean you cannot eat anything on the following day. The correct would be to make it up little by little, for example, diminishing 100 daily calories. The secret to lose weight is not starving, but preventing the hunger to appear. Not eating decelerates the metabolism and activates the button "Let's save energy". So, anything you eat will be saved, as a precaution. This is the reason for eating every 3 or 4 hours. People are not easily convinced of this habit.

+ Does substituting dinner for soups make us lose weight?

Yes, but if it's done for a long time, it may not be enough to provide the necessary vitamins and minerals for our organism. It can also become sickly. It is interesting to mix the soup in the diet.

+ I have a busy life and little time to eat, what can I do?

You can carry whole wheat crackers, fruits and cereal bars in the bag. Dried fruits packages are also interesting. Physical activity can be performed on Saturdays and Sundays, one hour a day. Small day-to-day activities also contribute for health maintenance like: going up and down the stairs, going for a walk and even doing the cleaning. All kinds of exercises are good for the organism.

+ Can someone who is on a diet drink? Why?

The ideal is not consuming alcoholic drinks and candies, but on a special occasion it is allowed, as long as it is in accordance with the diet prescribed by the nutritionist.

+ Is it true that not having dinner makes us lose weight faster?

It makes you lose weight, but with the time it will decelerate the metabolism and make weight loss more difficult. The best option still is eating every three hours.