Lose weight: the most effective bestselling diets
Created: 12/30/2022, 11:44 am
By: Nina Dudek
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Lose weight quickly - that works with a well-founded diet guide.
We introduce you to the bestsellers that have been selling successfully for years.
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It is estimated that there are over 1,000 different diets.
These include strange things like the egg diet, questionable things like an “energy drink diet” or well-founded things like the Weight Watchers.
If you can't see the wood for the trees in the diet jungle, you might be going about it the classic way: and browsing through the world of books.
After all, really unhealthy or dodgy weight loss methods have not made it into the official book trade.
But this fact does not necessarily limit the choice ...
What is the best diet to lose weight?
A nice proverb says: "The majority can't be wrong" and especially with such an important topic as losing weight there is a grain of truth to it.
After all, according to statistics, around 20 million Germans want to reduce their weight at the turn of the year.
Of course, every body is different and every person has certain likes and dislikes.
And losing weight without starving is not that easy either.
But what is popular with the majority of the population cannot be so wrong.
That's why we took a closer look at the bestseller lists of recent years and filtered out the most popular diet guides.
Among them are - unsurprisingly - many guides that the Stiftung Warentest has also rated as suitable for everyday use.
Weight Watchers: The number one among the successful diets
WW - The Basic Cookbook with Nutrition Tips © Weight Watchers
Hardly any diet is as well known as the Weight Watchers group program.
Instead of prohibitions and complicated calorie counting, Weight Watchers relies on a permanent change in lifestyle and a conscious, varied diet as well as a "points plan".
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advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
Scientifically based nutrition program | Understanding of the points system required |
No bans | |
Regular meetings help with motivation | |
Suitable for everyday use |
Lose weight fast with the low carb diet
Low Carb - The 8-week program © Trias Verlag
For a long time, doing without carbohydrates such as pasta, bread, biscuits, potatoes, etc. was only popular among bodybuilders.
Because the low-carb diet serves to maintain muscle while burning fat at the same time.
However, low carb has long been part of everyday diets because it is perfectly suitable for everyday use.
Tip:
There are now even low-carb cooking boxes to order!
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advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
Fast, sustainable success | Initially, you may feel tired and have a headache |
Suitable for everyday use | Renunciation (ban) on most carbohydrates |
Changeable | Very high in protein and fat: not suitable for kidney or cholesterol patients |
Lose weight like our ancestors with the Stone Age or Paleo diet
The Paleo Diet for Beginners © Amazon
The Paleo or Stone Age diet is based on the diet of our ancestors, who lived as hunters and gatherers of meat, berries, roots and all sorts of locally growing plants.
Fresh, unprocessed foods are on the agenda because this diet assumes that the human organism has adapted to this form of nutrition for 2.5 million years.
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advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
Seasonal, regional and ideally organic | Initially, you may feel tired and have a headache |
Sustainable healthy lifestyle | Difficult to eat out |
Makes you full for a long time and gives you a lot of energy | Cooking takes time |
No yo-yo effect | Renunciation (ban) on most carbohydrates |
Low Fat 30 Diet: Lose Weight Faster With Less Fat
LowFett 30 - the big cookbook: Feast low in fat and lose weight at the same time © Trias Verlag
Fat makes you fat.
However, that is a matter of type.
While many lose weight quickly by cutting out carbohydrates, cutting down on fat helps others.
With the Low Fat 30 diet, only foods with a maximum of 30 percent fat are on the menu.
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advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
Fast success | Only eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full – not that easy |
Balanced and varied | Cooking yourself is time consuming |
No bans | |
Has a positive effect on cholesterol levels |
Lose weight and stay slim with the Atkins diet
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Robert Atkins: The Diet Revolution - The Original © Fischer Verlag
Like many (and successful) diets, the Atkins diet aims for long-term dietary changes.
The aim is to reduce carbohydrates such as bread and pasta, but also potatoes or rice to a minimum.
Instead, it means grabbing protein and healthy fats.
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advantages | Disadvantages |
Fast wins | High levels of animal fats increase cholesterol levels |
Fast saturation due to high protein content | Low fiber can lead to headaches or constipation |
No calorie counting | High levels of protein can put a strain on the kidneys |
Simple, uncomplicated implementation | Slow diet change needed |
Intermittent fasting as a long-term diet to lose weight
Intermittent fasting for a long life © GU
Intermittent fasting, or intermittent fasting, alternates between times when you don't eat and a window of time when you can eat.
The intervals differ depending on the type of diet.
The 16:8 method is particularly well known: 8 hours for (healthy) meals, 16 hours for fasting.
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advantages | Disadvantages |
Extremely simple principle | Doesn't fit into every (work) routine |
No bans | Initially, hunger can occur during the fasting phase |
Balanced and varied | |
Effective and sustainable |
Lose weight fast and lower blood pressure with the DASH diet
DASH Diet for Beginners: Meal Plan, Instructions and Recipes © Amazon
There are no forbidden foods on this diet.
With as few animal fats as possible, but healthy omega-3 fatty acids from fish and seeds, the DASH diet is based on a wide range of vegetables, fruit and whole grain products.
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advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
Works to lower blood pressure | Eating out without processed, salty foods is difficult |
No bans | Low in salt, therefore unfavorable for (sweating) athletes |
High in fiber | Cooking with little salt tastes bland at first |
Changeable |