It takes knowledge, motivation, action and time to create change. If you want to lose weight cut yourself some slack. It won’t happen overnight, but every small step you take in the right direction will help you become a trimmer, healthier you. A small success is better than a big failure.
When you mention the word diet, most people shudder. They think they will have to endure an extended amount of time when they cannot eat anything they enjoy. They believe they will be relegated to eating bland-tasting, tiny portions, and unending bowls of grass.
What should you look for in a good diet plan?
The diet should be based on actual weight loss research, not just one study on a limited amount of people. Check out the National Weight Control Registry to find out what really works for real people.
It should include physical activity. You don’t have to run a marathon or be slumped over an elliptical machine after a workout. Just get off your seat and on your feet. Wear a pedometer and count your steps. Approximately 2,500 steps equal a mile.
No foods should be forbidden. It is not the food, but how often and how much you eat.
The diet doesn’t use extreme measures – fasting, cleansing, special formulas or pills.
The eating plan will not harm your health now or in the future.
The diet has a plan you can live with for the rest of your life. The biggest flaw with most diets is that they end and the person goes back to their old eating and lifestyle habits. A lifelong diet gives you tools to rely on that will keep you slimmer and more active.
