Looking good is and has always been everybody’s dream. Some work very hard to achieve this dream by working out and following the right kind of dietary regime, while others do all the wrong things to get the perfect body.

This article will focus on all the dietary mistakes people make. The main reason to bring these mistakes into focal point is because they can be unsafe and unhealthful. In fact in some cases these mistakes can be deadly if continued overtime. What is remarkable is that health freaks make these mistakes mostly. These individuals spend too much time thinking about their bodies and ways to make it look perfect. In an effort to become thin and look good they make these deadly mistakes.

Deadly mistakes most people made:

Following are some of the commonly made mistakes that are a must mention as warnings:
1 Looking for quick ways to loose weight: these ways include skipping meals. Skipping meals is a very bad way to go about the process of weight loss. Most people believe that this method is not only fast but also has 100% guarantee. This ruins your metabolism quality and does not have long term effects where weight loss is concerned. The effect is only temporary. Not just that it can make you hungrier than before later.

2 Keeping celebrity idols: this is one another mistake. Looking at the perfect bodies on large screens can do a lot of harm. More often than not this kind of diet restricts all the right kind of nutrition.

3 Avoiding eating around exercising: this is not at all a right thing. Many people believe that if they eat before exercise then they may encounter some stomach problem. This is only a myth. However care should be taken that eating should be done at least an hour before or else it can get very heavy.

4 Only dieting: some people believe that dieting is good enough and exercising is not all that necessary. This is a wrong notion. A research states exercising is the main way to loose weight and diet comes very much later in the list.

Body Starvation Mode

Starvation diets which consist of less than 800 calories per day and skipping meals do more harm than good. Starvation diets consisting of 500 calories or less can lead to gallbladder stones. When you eat too little your body switches into starvation mode and stores fat rather than using it, slowing your metabolism down. Starvation diets leave the dieters hungry and those on this type of diet tend to overeat as well as make unwise decisions.

The dangers of getting your body into starvation mode:
A person following a starvation diet can be left weak, dizzy, and undernourished. This dieting can also lead to more severe starvation diet problems like Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. When the body reaches starvation mode many complications occur such as:
1. Electrolyte imbalances which cause dehydration, muscle spasms, and in severe cases it may cause cardiac arrest.
2. Hypokalemia or potassium deficiency and chronic Hypokalemia.
3. Depression, anxiety, irritability and anger.

How the body gets into the starvation mode:
The low-carbohydrate and high-protein starvation diets trick the body into starvation mode. In an attempt to improve the poor success rates found with dieting has resulted in the development of a very unhealthy approach to dealing with the hunger drive and losing weight: low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets. The basic mechanism of this popular approach involves suppressing the hunger drive by tricking the body into making adjustments usually brought on only by disease or starvation. Ketosis is a process by which the body burns stored fat for fuel and it occurs when carbohydrates are cut completely out of a diet. It puts the body in a state of starvation and the body then turns to its own vital organs and robs it of fuel.
 
A well-balanced, low-fat, high in complex carbohydrates diet is the best diet approach whereby you eat a variety of foods in small portions. Instead of simple carbohydrates such as fructose and sucrose, eat complex carbohydrates such as vegetables, whole grains, beans and peas. Reduce fat and alcohol intake. A well balanced diet and exercise is the safest and ultimately most effective way to lose weight permanently rather than a starvation diet.

Many people are now leaving starvation diets and turning to alternative therapies for treatment. These treatments support the body's abilities to hold back your appetite so you eat less often, increase fat metabolism so you burn excess fat and have more energy and develop your mental perception and state of mind.

However, it should be noted that an overall healthy life and all the right techniques should be followed. This is the only way to loose weight and most importantly the right way to lead one’s life.