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You can spot these diets from a mile away, if you know what you’re looking for. The
red flag when looking for these diets (often called fasts) are those that have an
obvious lack protein as their primary food source. Diets like the Hollywood Juice
Diet, the Cabbage Soup Diet, the Lemonade Diet, etc. can definitely help you lose
weight...but trust me when I say this: the weight you lose on these types of diets is
not the weight you want to lose. In fact, these diets do more bad than good because
you will lose precious lean body mass in the process of losing weight. And again,
when you lose that precious lean body mass, you slow down your metabolism which
in turn slows your ability to lose weight. The more lean body mass you have, the
more calories your body needs to keep that mass functioning properly.
Again, when the body goes without protein for a length of time, it is going to get
its protein needs by eating your skin for lunch and your hair for dinner. The hair and
skin are the first protein stores to be attacked and if you look closely at people on
protein-deficient types of diets, you will notice a lack of glow and sheen to the hair
and skin. This is because the protein that keeps the skin and hair healthy and vibrant
will be missing. People on these types of diets are noticeably haggard, wrinkly and
dull looking.
But it won’t stop there. Think about it. Can you really afford to lose part of your
heart, liver, brain, kidneys and other vital organs? Do you really want to sacrifice your
precious skeletal muscle that actually helps you burn fat all day long?
I know none of this sounds too pleasant but it is a fact. When looking to lose weight,
it is imperative that the weight you lose is laser-focused on body fat, rather than lean
body mass. Certain diets and misinformation about nutrients can lead to protein
deficiency.
If you have any of the following symptoms, chances are you are not getting enough
protein in your diet:
• thin, brittle hair.
• hair loss.
• reduced pigmentation in the hair.
• ridges in fingernails and toenails.
• skin rashes, flaky skin, dry skin.
• weakness and cramps in your muscles.
• difficulty sleeping.
• nausea
• slow healing in wounds, cuts, scrapes
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