Permanent Weight Loss - Effective and Practical Solutions


by Asaf Atiya - Date: 2007-04-23 - Word Count: 545 Share This!

There are so many weight loss products on the market; some of them offer a quick and easy way to lose the weight. As a general rule, if it's too good to be true, it's most probably is: there is no "magic pill" with weight loss. The healthiest way to lose weight is in a slow and steady manner.

In fact, researches show that the slower you lose weight, the less likely you are to gain it back. Start with small changes and slowly adjust to the lifestyle that fits you best, and keeps you healthy.

Here are 10 Simple Strategies to help you get started with your Healthier Life: Forget the Word "Diet". A diet is temporary, is hard to keep and when it's over, you gain back the weight. What we're focusing on is a Lifestyle shift: permanent changes that you can live with for the long run.Set yourself up for Success! Surround yourself with a Supportive Circle, Eliminate temptations you might encounter during the day, Make a Grocery list before you go shopping and stick to it, and eat Healthy Foods and Soups at the beginning of the meal. Make a Plan. Set realistic goals with dates, and explain to length how you plan on achieve them. Write down the purposes of your lifestyle change. Print out the plan, and place it somewhere visible, so you'll always be reminded of where you're going and how you're getting there. Drink Water. So simple, yet so effective. Water raises your metabolism and helps fight hunger, among many other benefits. Have a bottle of water with you wherever you go, and try limiting all of your fluid consumption to water whenever possible. Exercise. Exercise has many benefits other than fat loss. Create opportunities to be active: Park far away and walk the distance, use stairs instead of the elevator, ride your bike to the store, walk your dog... Be creative and vary your activities to avoid getting bored. Eat many small Meals. 5 Small meals spread evenly over the day are preferable over 3 large meals. This keeps your metabolism high and prevents you from being hungry. Mind portion sizes; you should be eating the same amount of food in more meals. Don't Miss out on Breakfast. Some consider skipping breakfast a "calorie saver". The truth is, you'll compensate for the calories you saved and then some. Always eat breakfast within one hour of waking, preferably rich in fibers. Seek Knowledge. Learn things such as how to read nutritional contents of food, what your body needs and what it doesn't, what a glycemic index is and so on. As you learn more, the quality of your food based decisions will rise. Plan Ahead. This is especially important for busy people. When you're not at home, there's nothing easier than to say: "There are only fast food restaurants around, I have no choice". Planning ahead allows you to foresee these situations and bring food from home when needed. Do not be discouraged by Failure. Winston Churchill said: "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm". You will slip from time to time, but the success of your plan depends on what you do next: Throw your commitment out the window, or forgive yourself and move on.


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Did you know that over 95% of the people who go on conventional diets gain all the weight back and sometimes end up fatter than when they started? Find out how to be a part of the 5% that keep the weight off!

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