A diet usually makes us unhappier and even fatter

Diets: Body feeling discussed at "Hart but Fair"
At the beginning of the year, the "slimming wave" is booming - no magazine, no guidebook, in which weight loss would not be an issue. Also Frank Plasberg put in the ARD broadcast "Hart but Fair" on January 8, the question "Wamp or washboard stomach - is there good life without a guilty conscience?".

All agreed on the podium, that it is fundamentally to be distinguished whether someone purely for cosmetic reasons or for health reasons wants to lose weight or possibly. There was also consensus that it should not be a question of chasing after a slimming ideal through "false" role models that can never be achieved with your own body or if so, then possibly with negative consequences (eating disorders such as anorexia, for example)..

Many people regain weight quickly after dieting. (Image: bmf-foto.de/fotolia.com)

Dr. Margareta Büning-Fesel, head of the Federal Center for Nutrition, pointed to the scientific findings in the context of diets: "The recommendation for" healthy "weight loss is: saving about 500 kilocalories a day (eating less and / or consuming more) that leads to a decrease of about 500 g weight per week. " In addition, it recommends the step principle. Slimming slightly, that is reducing weight, keeping it for a while (1 to 2 weeks) and then losing weight. Because attention: the body "defends" once created fat deposits and switches to the save mode when a diet is started.

A lance for accepting one's own body and figure broke Angelina Kirsch. She describes herself as a curvy model. With a dress size of 42 to 44 she is not at all the cliché of the classic fashion model. The oversized model feels all around well and sexy with all curves, rolls and cuffs. Fitness coach Detlef Soost agrees that first and foremost when losing weight should be about achieving his own "feel-good weight". His decision to lose 30 kilograms was primarily with the aim of wanting to be sexy. While for actor Moritz Sachs primarily health reasons are in the foreground. A Paleo diet had led him to a short-term weight reduction.

A typical example of the Jo Jo effect. Büning-Fesel then recommended a dietary consultation that can respond individually to the needs of each individual. Decisive for a long-term success are, after all, the division into foods that one likes or dislikes, the daily routine in everyday life and the lifestyle.

The use of smartphones, fitness bracelets, and help from the Internet is generally welcome, according to Büning-Fesel. "You just can not give up in the long run, the feeling for your own body on his fitness bracelet and must pay attention to who the data is given or forwarded." Meanwhile, health insurance companies support the use of tracking tools. Jens Baas from the Techniker Krankenkasse explained that it's not about collecting personal data. Rather, a bonus payment should reward the insured's motivation to do something for their health. That does not mean that others would be punished. bzfe.de