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The Difference Between Dieting & Weight Management
Weight management is a plan for lifelong weight control through lifestyle change. It is not merely a diet, but includes a diet as part of the lifestyle plan. Often it is called "multi-disciplinary", since it contains many sciences combined in a complete program.
The main differences between dieting and weight management are:
Dieting
- A diet's goal is to get you to lose weight at any cost, without concern about whether you'll be able to maintain your weight loss if you achieve it.
- A diet's goal is short term. To lose weight by a certain date, for a specific occasion, whatever it takes. The end justifies the means.
Weight Management
- Weight management's goal is to put dieting where it belongs, as only one part of a lifestyle program designed for safe weight loss and long-term maintenance.
- Weight management's goal is to improve your health, nutrition, activity, body image, behavior and overall well-being while you are losing weight. The means become skills you carryover to maintenance to keep your weight in line for life.
Failure-Oriented Diets vs Weight Management Success
- Rapid Weight Loss vs Steady Fat Burn
- Lean Muscle Wasting vs Lean Muscle Protection
- False Promises vs Solid Results
- Unnatural Eating Practices vs Healthy Food Plans
- Hunger & Deprivation vs Satisfaction & High Energy
- Lacking Behavior Modification vs Complete Behavior Support
- Insufficient Nutrition vs Maximum Nutritional Compliance
- Gimmicks or Drugs vs Food and How to Use It
- Too Little Exercise vs Complete Exercise Guide
- No Maintenance Program vs Full Maintenance Cycle
- No Personal Support vs Guidance & Support
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