Miracle diets do not stop reinventing themselves. In order to cope with the criticisms that experts reveal to society, the new miracle diets try to fine tune the traps. You've probably heard of the point diet, right? I found out from a co-worker who, obsessed with trying to lose weight, joined the diet that her neighbor was doing. Really, I was very struck by the fact that he treated food with points and that there were days when I was hungry in order to accumulate points for the future. Yes, it is very strong.
As with the arrival of summer, many people are in a hurry to lose weight, it seemed appropriate to discover this type of diet and the disadvantages it has for our health (especially mental).
How is this type of diet carried out?
Miracle diets are characterized by eliminating certain nutritional groups, such as carbohydrates or fats. In this case, the point diet does not banish any food, but gives them a series of points depending on how healthy they are. For example:
Now, you may wonder how the points you can spend per day are calculated. On their website they offer you a table with different characteristics to make it as "personal" as possible.
In my case it would be: Woman (2) + 25 years (4) + 64kg-141Lb (14) + 1'73cm (1) + Sport (6) = 27 points per day.
The amount of foods that are scored in this diet is immense, and each one more absurd. There are foods that have 0 points, but if we eat more than one they become 1 point. Because if.
I have been quite ashamed to put the list of alcohol shots at 1 point, since they have the same importance as taking fruits or vegetables . That is, there will be people who prefer not to eat foods with great nutritional value to be able to ingest alcohol. In fact, on their website they recommend that if you have an important event in the coming days (wedding, Christmas, birthday …), "save" 4 points a day to invest on that day.
Reasons not to do the point diet
It is very good that nutritional groups are not restricted and that they not force themselves to go hungry, but where is the education?
When we go on a diet to lose weight, the main thing is to learn to eat healthy. Conceiving food as a reward will make us not be aware of its nutrients and will make us anxious to count points.
It is important that you know that the diet by points is not created by any expert in the field of nutrition , in fact the monitoring is done through an application or in person without a degree.
The points derive in that you stop eating healthy or, directly, you stop eating . When a person decides to use those "4 free points", they get to encourage the binge on unhealthy food. Spending your days counting points will make you paranoid , no matter how much they assure us that it is better than counting calories.
Calories are not really "important" either, it is preferable to know the nutritional quality. But it is true that if there is no caloric deficit (burning more calories than you eat), you will not lose weight.
Another problem with this type of diet is rating your physical activity. That is, it suggests that if you do more sport or are more active, you will be able to eat more. It is true? Here we leave you the article in which we resolved the doubts. However, taking this advice into account can lead to bulimia , so be very careful!
We will not tire of saying that diets, in general, must be personalized . We do not all have the same percentage of fat, nor do we do the same physical activity, nor do we have the same genetics. In the point diet they place a lot of emphasis on the amounts of the meals or avoiding the consumption of oil to reduce calories.
If you want to lose weight, go to a dietitian-nutritionist.
