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Dieting Dangers - Weight Loss Isn't Always Safe

This is the First Day of the rest of your Diet Life...

Dieter Thomas was two weeks into his low carb diet plan when one day at college he collapsed on the floor. He was rushed to the emergency room where he was diagnosed as suffering from a diabetic coma. Although he recovered, he was a breath away from death.

This example is just ONE reason why it is very important to enlist a professional's assistance in your Journey to Weight Loss. Those hidden conditions can rip a body apart particularly when combined with a diet restricted in calories, carbs and fat.

One of the chief reasons that many individuals don't trek to the doctor before striking out on their dieting adventure may be tied to a logical thought:

"Why should I see a doctor? I am already over weight and that in itself has to be taxing on my body. A diet will only improve my body."

The doctor might shoot down that planned fad diet plan - and that would just blow everything to pieces!

Although low carb dieting, as well as other fad diet plans may help many individuals drop pounds, they aren't for everyone - particularly teens as well as for dieters suffering from heart-related issues, as well as diabetics. Restricted carb diets aren't for pregnant and nursing moms either.

The cost of seeing the doctor. Yes, health-related care these days is outrageous. Ten minutes in an emergency room - just to have a doctor give a quick exam cost us almost $500!  No tests - no nothing! Outrageous. But if something would have been wrong, the cost of the funeral would also have been outrageous.

So see your doctor, dietitian or nutritionist and pretend that you're a vehicle and the professional is the mechanic. Here are a few things that you need to learn during that oh-so important visit:

How much you weigh and a good idea of what you should weigh based on age, height, body frame size, muscle mass, gender and ethnicity.

Your cholesterol count, blood pressure reading, heart rate, and with the rising incidence of diabetes in teens, it would be a good idea to have that tested. The doctor may also wish to test your thyroid, as in some instances that may cause weight gain.

Recommended exercise.

If you have a particular diet plan that you would like to try, talk about that and find out answers to any questions you may have regarding the diet.

Discuss any allergies as they may also contribute to weight gain.

Dieting - When It's Not a Good Time to go on a Diet - Going through an especially trying time but you want to lose weight? You might experience a greater chance of Weight Loss Success if you put your diet on hold - just until those trying times pass. Times that make dieting stressful include:

Holidays, particularly that space between Thanksgiving and Christmas which make dieting ultra difficult;

Upcoming celebration moments such as the beginning or end of a semester - or the start of school, the start of a new job or if you've just geographically relocated.

Personal situations such as the loss of a close friend or relative, whenever experiencing a relationship break-up or difficulties with the relationship - or even before a planned vacation. And if you think you're pregnant don't even think about going on a calorie restricted diet OR any type of diet before seeing your doctor. Same goes for nursing moms.

Fact is, when our minds are free to focus on our diet, weight loss results come quicker and easier.

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