| It amazes me how many people I speak to who | | | | simply to make a sale, you will see through |
| are overweight who tell me that they really | | | | all the hype if you spend the time to really |
| want to lose weight, but then when I ask them | | | | read what's being said. |
| what their plan is, they just kind of give me | | | | |
| a chuckle and avoid the question altogether. | | | | Before you even begin your diet, the next |
| Some at least admit to me that they don't | | | | step is to study the plan you choose in |
| really have a plan. They just kind of wing | | | | detail. Find out everything you will need to |
| it. Well, I can honestly tell you from | | | | do in advance before actually doing it. If |
| experience, that if you don't have a plan, | | | | this means buying certain foods, then make |
| you're not going to lose weight. While this | | | | sure they are in the house before you begin. |
| article is not going to attempt to give you | | | | Dieting is stressful enough, since you'll |
| any one particular plan for losing the weight | | | | probably be giving up a number of foods that |
| you desire, it will point out some basic | | | | you really enjoy. You don't need the added |
| steps that you should follow in determining | | | | stress of running around like a chicken with |
| what plan you will ultimately adopt in your | | | | its head cut off because you don't have |
| efforts to lose those extra pounds. | | | | everything you need. Some plans actually send |
| | | | you the food you need. Of course this is part |
| The first step in deciding on a weight loss | | | | of what you are paying for. |
| plan is to first look at how much you weigh, | | | | |
| how much overweight you are and finally how | | | | Finally, just before you are ready to start |
| much you want to lose in what period of time. | | | | your diet, make a chart. This chart will be |
| Just because you are 50 pounds overweight | | | | used to track your progress with the diet. |
| doesn't mean you have to lose all 50 pounds. | | | | You will need to discipline yourself to weigh |
| Many people get discouraged with diets | | | | yourself on schedule, whether the plan calls |
| because they are a good number of pounds | | | | for you to do this daily, weekly or whatever. |
| overweight, go on a diet, don't lose all the | | | | At each weigh-in, you need to make sure you |
| weight they want, though they have lost some | | | | record your weight. This way you can see a |
| weight, but feel they have still failed with | | | | visual record of where you are going. When I |
| their diet. The problem may have been | | | | was 30 pounds overweight, I picked a simple |
| unrealistic expectations in the first place, | | | | calorie count diet, stuck to it, weighed |
| not that some diets really aren't any more | | | | myself every week and in less than 5 months, |
| than just fads and not based on sound | | | | I lost all 30 pounds. It all comes down to |
| principals. | | | | having a system and following it through. |
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| The next step is to decide what weight loss | | | | Losing weight is not rocket science. While it |
| program you're going to follow and stick with | | | | is true that some people have trouble losing |
| it. With all the weight loss programs out | | | | weight because of painfully slow metabolisms, |
| there like Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and | | | | for the most part, simply eating fewer |
| so on, it's hard to know what to believe in. | | | | calories than you burn each day will lose the |
| So before you actually choose a program, take | | | | weight you want to lose over time. |
| some time to do a little research on it. The | | | | |
| Internet is a wealth of information, and | | | | Weight loss. Have a plan and stick with it. |
| while many revues are going to be biased | | | | |