Unfortunately most diets do the opposite increase hunger and slow metabolism here are the five reasons most diets fail and how to succeed 1 you use willpower instead of science to control your appetite there is a science of hunger unfortunately most diets eating less will trigger hunger you can only hold your breath for so long. A chronic renal failure diet aims to control the amount of phosphorous protein sodium and potassium in your diet by reducing the amount of protein and phosphorous in your diet the chronic renal failure diet aids in bringing down the wastes in the blood. Here are my top 5 reasons why diets fail and my advice on what you can do to avoid these common pitfalls 1 failing to prioritizing yourself one of the main reasons diet fail is because we do not prioritize ourselves and our needs. Now ive written a bit about this before although that was more about how dieters fail their diets but this is all inter related to be honest and ive been saying this for a lot of years i dont think that the issue with dieting failure has much to do with diet or exercise per se. Why most people fail on the keto diet kimberly holland jun 27 the ketogenic keto diet is an ultra low carb eating style that promises weight loss steady blood sugar and greater energy