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Millions of people make
a resolution to lose weight and stop over eating after New Years. Thousands join health
clubs and many more try desperate weight loss gimmicks to
shed holiday pounds. Unfortunately, many people quit after the first week
or two and maintain the weight gained from the holiday.
Well there's a better way.
We offer healthy eating tips to help you keep the weight
off. The problem is that most people think of weight loss as a temporary
endeavor instead of a life long action plan. Any worthy thing in life
requires effort and effort requires action on our part. Losing weight
will not happen by taking some type of miracle solution" but
requires "real" action from us.
Design an action plan for
6 months to a year of healthy eating and exercise. Several months into your action plan will
change your habits for a lifetime so that you can continue to lose
weight after 6 months. Contrary to popular belief, YOU are the most
qualified person to create a diet and fitness plan because you
know your eating habits better than anyone else. What goes into this
action plan?
Below are 5 Tips to Help You Lose Weight
(1)
Written Diet Plan - A good diet
plan is essential. This plan
must be written down and
you must be committed to following
it on most days. Of course
there will be days when you DON'T
follow your plan and
during those days, FORGIVE YOURSELF
and move on to the next
day.
(2) Include Foods You Like - Any diet plan must consist of foods
that you normally eat. The
trick is to cut portions. Small portions
of meats (stick with
poultry), pasta and other carbs combined with
larger portions of
vegetables. Be sure not to drench your veggies
in too much butter or overcook
them.
(3)
Limit Calorie Consumption - I know this is not
popular. People
do not want to hear that
losing weight demands some type of
sacrifice. But the bottom
line is YOU MUST BURN MORE CALORIES
THAN YOU TAKE IN TO LOSE
WEIGHT. Therefore, weight loss will
happen more quickly
by limiting calorie consumption to 1200 - 1400
calories if you're a women
and 1500 - 1700 calories for men.
(4)
Give Yourself A Free Day - All plans become
cumbersome if
you don't allow some
freedom. Always allow one free day of eating every
7 to 10 days.
(5)
Include Exercise in Your Plan - Write down the day
and time
you will exercise. The
preferred exercise is walking at a fast pace.
This can be done at lunch,
before work or immediately after work,
3 to 6 times each week. If
you're really short on time, plan walks
for the weekend plus one
walk during the weekday. Remember to
walk at a brisk pace to
get the most calorie burn from your exercise.
A good diet plan is essential to losing weight. We specialize in creating personal diet plans to help you lose weight. See our personal eating and diet plan to get started.
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