Ohkay..
Right.
Since I'm a qualified nutritionist (I think) I might as well start telling people what I should tell them since aeons ago.
Fad diets are not good for you.
Bad bad bad.
And dieting alone dont work. U gotta exercise.
Well I wouldnt say tht it doesnt work. Its just tht its better when u combine both.
See if you just lower your energy intake, say just eating lettuce or watever and starve yourself..well after mebbe two three weeks you'll notice uuuuuuu i've lost 6 pounds! or watever yeah..
But thts only cos so far ur body's been burning off glycogen. See the carbs u eat when its not bein used it got transformed into storage carbs and thts the glycogen. Glycogen carries a lot of water when compared to fat molecules in the body. So I guess u can say all tht weight u lost is more like body water. U'd prolly notice tht when u diet like this u pee a lot too.
So when u see urself losing weight after first few weeks thts cos of all the water u burned together with the glycogen.
Get it? Cos ur body dont get the energy from ur food so it takes the energy from the stored glycogen in ur body.
So anyways. When ur body's glycogen level goes way down and its got to look at the fat stores now for energy, u start feeling hungry all the time and cranky and tired etc and u'd prolly feel irritated too tht ur not losing weight as fast as u initially did. AGAIN this is cos fat dont carry as much water as glycogen. It would take longer for you to lose the weight after the initial few weeks.
So anyways. If you wana lose weight, you gota eat a balanced meal AND exercise. That way, ur body doesnt get starved - it gets the energy it needs AND you're losing weight cos ur burning excess calories.
Dig?
OK mebbe I suck at Public Health Nutrition. I prolly left out sum other stuffs too to make it more public-friendly.
Hear ye hear ye!!

P/S: There's a derelict club near Ryman's stationeries right next to the bridge and its called Po Na Na!! hehehehehe..it looks like a studio 54 type kinda club. sweeeet!