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How great is that. You can have dessert and shed the pounds at the same time. The studies show that the frozen composition of ice cream actually raises the body's metabolism higher than eating room temperature food. This causes the body to burn more calories at a higher rate. So they recommend that you eat about 4-5 servings of ice cream a day to keep your metabolism burning high to create the best environment for rapid fat loss.
Ben and Jerry's here I come!!
Now I hope you're reading this and thinking... this sounds too good to be true.
I know you're smart enough not to fall for this...so put the ice cream down :)
Unfortunately, many Americans have tried a lot of fad diets out there and have failed. Now it doesn't make you a bad person for trying to make yourself healthier by going on one of these fad diets. You just didn't have the right information that you needed to make an educated choice. That all changes now.
Fad dieting goes way back and some I find to be pretty unusual. I found things on the vinegar and water diet back in the 1820's.
Then in the 1920's there was the popular cigarette diet that boosted Lucky Strike sales by more than 200% with the slogan "Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet"!
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Another was the Sleeping Beauty diet that had you zonk out on sedatives for a few days. Can't eat while you're unconscious i guess.
Some more fad diets are the cabbage soup diet and the grapefruit diet that seemed to be popular in the 90's.
To keep yourself from being a victim and falling for another dangerous fad diet, read this:
http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200903/1238095587.html
The bottom line is you have to be willing to put in the work to get the results you want. This isn't about finding the best diet plan to go on. It's about making a lifestyle change, to become more physically active, eat smaller portions, and trying to eat healthier foods instead of prepackaged crap and fast food sludge.
Take personal responsibility and make better choices for yourself. You only have one body in this world, so you better take care of it!