The most common reason that people cite for dieting today is weight loss. While nearly all of us would love to declare the honorable mantle of dieting for health the vast majority of us are in fact doing so for vanity.
This, however, is a perfectly acceptable and plausible motive for making the lifestyle improvements that are needed in order to diet. In fact, this reason might prove to be a far better motivator than lots of of the other frequently stated reasons for dieting.
One of the most frequent complaints when dieting for weight loss is constantly feeling hungry. In order to help lower the hunger pangs, you may like to incorporate some of the following ideas into your dieting plan. First of all, eat more high fiber meals. Whole grains, apples, pears, and lima beans are a great source of fiber as are many breakfast cereals. Easy does it though when it comes to fiber as it may be filling but there are some unpleasant side effects that may accompany heavy fiber eating. You may also try spreading your fiber intake during the day rather than eating all your daily fiber at once.
An additional method for feeling fuller while dieting is to drink lots of water while dieting. Water provides an important service to the body and is very necessary when it comes to delivering all the nutrients where they need to go. Water also helps regulate your metabolism, which is very important to the dieting and Weight Loss process. Furthermore, water will help your skin maintain its elasticity so that your skin can go more easily back into place once the significant weight loss begins.
We live in a world where portions are over extravagant and super sized so often that we no longer appreciate what an appropriate portion looks like. Learn to control your portions. Restaurant meals are quite frequently more than enough for at least two full meals and that is before salads, soups, appetizers, or desserts have been ordered. Learning to portion properly can save you from over loading your calorie intake for the day massively. It can also help you get more helpings of the lower calorie foods such as lettuce and other vegetables rather than taking such large portions of calorie rich starches or fried foods.
Do not go "Gung Ho". There are limits to what the body and the mind can handle. When you go on a diet you are making a drastic change to your bodies caloric intake. If you go overboard it can lead to health risks along the way. Begin cutting calories a little at a time and incorporate changes as you go instead of than going in with an all or nothing attitude. If you go overboard with your dieting strategy chances are that you are dooming your diet to failure.
Take your diet one step at a time for the best results and be sure to incorporate extra physical activity into the mix. Even gardening when done on a regular basis can burn calories, so can cleaning the house, and playing with the kids. Take a walk to the park or the corner store rather than getting in the car and pull a wagon or push a stroller while you're at it. The extra weight will be just enough resistance to burn a few additional calories.
Dieting for weight loss does not automatically have to be a major sacrifice on your part but in order to be triumphant it will be a radical adjustment in habbits, particularly if you want to lose more than a few vanity pounds. The health implications of loosing the weight are well worth the required effort and should not be taken lightly no matter how excited you are about your new body that is hiding inside your old one.
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