Sensible Dieting
To lose weight and reduce your
waistline, you need to set goals. The problem
with most people is that they set unrealistic
goals or give up because they blow their diet.
Some people quit out of frustration because
after sticking to a diet plan for a week or two,
the scale shows no change in weight. The trick
to losing weight is setting dieting goals and
the tips below will help.
1.
Avoid All or Nothing
Mentality –
Trying to maintain an error free diet is
equivalent to saying that you won’t make 1
mistake for the entire week.
You are bound to make mistakes so don’t
beat yourself up because you’re not perfect. For
example if ice cream is your weakness and you
slip and eat two bowls of ice cream, it’s OK.
Tomorrow is another day to start over and it’s
your eating pattern over the long term that will
determine your weight loss, not a day of slip
up.
Instead of never eating ice cream, moderate your
goal and allow yourself a couple of scoops of
ice cream one day per week.
2.
Set Specific Goals
– Saying that you will lose weight or exercise
more or eating less, you need a specific goal.
Determine how much weight you need to lose and
plan a specific dieting plan to make it happen.
Give yourself plenty of time to lose the weight.
If you need to lose 10 pounds, then stick to a
diet that will help you lose ½ pound per week
for a total of 20 weeks. The weight loss is
gradual and much easier to stay with than going
on a hard core diet to lose 10 pounds in
3 weeks.
Instead of saying I will exercise more,
say I will exercise 4 days per week and set the
days you intend to exercise. Adjust your
schedule to make it happen.
3.
Be Flexible and Ready to
Change Goal –
Losing weight should not be a burden but part of
your everyday lifestyle. In other words, make
changes that are easy for you to adapt and focus
on good eating habits for the long term. If you
find yourself making no progress, then change
your goal and method. For instance you may have
a goal to lose 50 pounds by the year which is
about 4 pounds per month. If you by the end of 6
months, you only lose 10 pounds, don’t give up.
Adjust your goal to lose 20 pounds in one year
and then another 20 pounds the next year
implementing healthy eating habits that are fun
and easy to follow.
4.
Make
Multiple Lifestyle Changes
–
Concentrate on healthy lifestyle changes that
you can live with and maintain for a long period
of time. For example, eliminate fry chicken from
once a week to once a month and eat baked
chicken instead. You can add seasoning to
chicken and bake until good and juicy. Instead
of eating red meat 4 times a week, reduce to
once per week. Instead of eating lasagna,
substitute vegetables with olive oil and a well
season meat. Commit to ½ to 1 hour walks on
weekends. Eliminate potatoes from your diet and
substitute brow or wild rice. Reduce bread
consumption from daily to twice a week.
Substitute diet soda for regular soda which will
save you lots of calories. Commit to 8 cups of
water by drinking a half cup of water each hour.
The combination of healthy lifestyle
changes will results in burning more fat and
losing weight.
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