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Last Updated: Jul 2nd, 2008 - 21:15:22 |
I am fighting a battle with my weight. I fight the diet battle year after year, always worrying that my willpower will fade and I will quit before I can lose the pounds I want to. Weight loss goals are so hard to meet around the holiday time of year. Are you the same way?
If you are a first time dieter, or one who has been playing with the diet yo-yo for years, you will be relieved to find out there is a way to choose a diet plan and follow it until you are at your ideal weight.
Try choosing a diet that is not all that strict. There are diet plans that have certain limits on the amount of carbs and proteins you can have. Moderation is key when you are dieting.
It is the first lesson you must learn when beginning a diet, and a lesson you should continue to follow when you have achieved your weight loss goal. Remember, nothing is off limits, moderation is the key.
Some diet plans have you starting and stopping again and again until the desired weight is lost. This is a rather difficult plan to follow. It becomes boring and the constant change in your diet can throw you for a loop emotionally.
Look for a plan that will help you learn how to eat healthy. This is the type of plan that is ideal to learn how to eat when dieting, and when you have lost the weight. It is okay to have a treat once in awhile. Wine is okay occasionally, dessert is okay, occasionally. You will learn how to eat a balanced meal, and save yourself from the stress of denying yourself some foods you enjoy.
If you fast or binge, even if you do so while eating healthy foods, is a terrible way to eat. It gives your body mixed messages, and helps you to quickly form poor eating habits. One day your eating everything in sight, and the next you are drinking tea and water.
When looking at a diet plan, look at the whole picture. Can you survive without ever eating a piece of chocolate again? Can you promise to never eat bread with a meal? Some diet plans are so rigid, and seem to work quickly, but your cravings usually get in the way. It is a sure fire way to fail on your diet. You can easily get discouraged and toss that plan in the trash.
Of course there isn't a diet plan that is perfect but there are many that offer sensible methods to help you lose the weight, give into your cravings once and a while and teach you how you should eat.
You should never have to give up an entire food group. Try not to choose a fad diet, instead, find one that fits your life style and give up large portions and overeating. You should be able to manage that with no problem.
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