I am sure you have had issues with weight loss just like I have in the past, losing it and keeping it of for good, I know you too have been through too many diet fads.
Why Do Diets Fail
the psychology behind why we eat too much is never addressed by diet programs. Diet programs need to deal with the destructive love affair we have with food, if not we will just keep going back to our "love". And even the emotional attachment some of us have to food. The truth about diets is that losing weight is one thing, but unless the root cause of the weight gain is dealt with, the weight will come back
Temporary dieting is just that, temporary. Up to 80% of people that engage in fad diets, gain back all there weight 6 months after the diet has ended and most even put on more weight than when they first started.
No wonder the diet industry makes so much money. If the last few diets you have tried failed to produce lasting results, then its fair to say the next one won't either.
For lasting weight loss, both the mind and body must be involved . Yes sure, easer said than done!
Change Your Attitude Towards Food
You will not have lasting results unless you alter the way you perceive food and eating. You will have to be patient with the process of re-learning and forming new eating habits, remember the bad habits took years to learn, so be patient. Look at food as you source of nourishment, do not use food as a comforter.
You may need some professional help in dealing with any depression or emotional imbalance, before you start your weight loss program this should be dealt with.
Clear your environment of all junk food, which is all that bagged, boxed, canned, jarred heavily refined and processed stuff masquerading as food. You must be diligent about not bringing non-nutritious foods, like candy bars and snacks, into your home. Make a list of healthy, nourishing and wholesome foods that you can make into delectable dishes. Get in the habit of buying most of your foods fresh.
Make This Your Lifetime Commitment.
Keep in mind that this is lifetime makeover in your eating habits, not a fad diet. So, ditch cooking white rice, put on a pot of delicious brown rice; substitute refined, white pasta and bread for whole-grain; instead of grabbing a candy bar, reach for fruit; instead of a syrupy sweet beverage, drink water; nix the ice cream for some non-sweetened, chilled applesauce.
You should avoid eating or hanging around your kitchen after 6 p.m., however, if you crave a snack, munch on fruit or have some refreshing water. To exchange bad habits with good ones, you must be consistent and repetitive. If you fall off the wagon, just start from where you are and get back on. Do not dwell on the fall! This will make you more depressed and you will eat more, just move on and get back on track.
Stop Overeating!
Along with eating healthy foods, you will also want to focus on limiting how much you eat at one time. This should be done gradually and methodically. If we start to starve our bodies by not eating, or skipping meals, it will be more difficult to lose weight. Our body will kick into famine mode if it suspects that we are withholding food, and that is what we do not want.
To avoid famine mode, eat two or three meals a day at the same time everyday. Breakfast is very important, so try not to skip it. If you adhere to the following, you will find that you are keeping up with your good eating habits and the weight will come off. Breakfast kick starts your day. You should eat breakfast like a king, but not a pig! You should eat your breakfast between 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. (or earlier). Eat your lunch like a queen, around 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and dinner like a pauper, no later than 6:00 p.m.
Try to get a baseline of the portion sizes when you first get started, measure the weight of your food and record it. Then over the course of 6 weeks, reduce the amount you eat by 40%. This must be done gradually over the 6 weeks. Most Americans eat over 100% more than they really need, so cut back on those portion sizes
We will not forget exercise, which is a must for keeping weight off. We will cover exercise in another article because you have to know how and when exercise is most effective and how to incorporate it into your lifestyle dieting plan.
Proper Nutrition consistent Exercise, adequate Water, Sunshine, Temperance (everything in moderation) fresh Air, enough Rest and most importantly, Trust in God, is your ticket to a NEW START.
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