The most common reason that people cite for dieting today is weight loss. While
most of us would love to claim the noble mantle of dieting for health the vast
majority of us do so for vanity. This, however, is a perfectly acceptable
and plausible reason for creating the lifestyle changes that are necessary in
order to diet. In reality, this reason might prove to be a far greater motivator
than most of the other commonly stated reasons for dieting.
When dieting for weight loss amongst the most common complaints is consistently
feeling hungry. In order to help combat this, you might want to incorporate some
of these strategies into your dieting program. To begin with, eat more
high fiber foods. Whole grains, apples, pears, and lima beans are an excellent source
of fiber as are many breakfast cereals. Easy does it however when it comes to
fiber as it may be filling but there are some unpleasant negative effects that may
accompany heavy fiber eating (remember that beans are a good source of fiber).
You might also try spreading your fiber intake throughout the day as opposed to
consuming all your daily fiber at once.
Another method for feeling fuller when dieting is to drink plenty of water while
dieting. Water provides a necessary service to the body and is very necessary
when it comes to delivering all the nutrients where they should go. Water also
helps regulate your metabolism, which is quite important towards the dieting and
weight loss process. Additionally, water will help you skin retain its
elasticity so that your skin can go more easily back into place once the serious
weight loss begins.
Learn to regulate your portions. We live in a world where portions are over
inflated and super sized so often that we no longer know what an appropriate
portion looks like. Restaurant meals are quite often above adequate for at
least two full meals and that is before salads, soups, appetizers, or desserts
have been ordered. Learning to portion correctly can save you from over loading
your calorie intake for the day massively. It can also allow you to get extra
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.
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. When you go overboard you can lead to health risks along the way. Begin
cutting calories slightly at a time and incorporate changes as you go rather
than going in with an all or nothing attitude. When you go overboard with your
dieting plans 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
little ones. Take a walk towards 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 added weight
will be just enough resistance to burn a few extra calories.
Dieting for weight loss does not necessarily have to be a major sacrifice on
your part but in order to be successful it will be a radical change in
lifestyle, particularly when you need to lose more than several 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.
Having goals is one of the most important things you can do when working to
loose weight. Try to ensure that your goals are aggressive but can be
achieved. When you are frustrated early in the dieting process by unrealistic
goals you are much more likely to give up. However, challenges are always going
to inspire us to achieve greater things in life. If you can find a 'weight loss
partner' in order to have a little friendly competition for the weight loss
totals for a week or a month then you are likely to be much more likely to
accomplish your goals than if you keep them quietly to yourself.
Did you read that twice? Yes, eat more healthy foods which are high in fiber. Eat
more vegetables and fruits-fill up on these foods which are good for you and you
will not be inclined to binge on calorie laden junk food.
While this seems slightly too simply stated for most, getting up and moving is
amongst, if not the absolute best way to burn calories. The simple truth is that
you are not going to lose weight unless you use more calories than you consume.
The more activities you enjoy that burn calories, the more likely you are to
shed those unwanted pounds and meet your weight loss goals.
Some great activities that actually burn calories include these:
gardening, golf, dancing, playing volleyball, walking, jumping rope, playing hop
scotch with your little ones, and playing tennis. I mention these activities
because you can trick yourself into believing that you aren't really exercising
while burning calories. Even cleaning house requires movement and energy and if
you dance around a little to some good music in the process you might
burn several extra calories.
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