It is a fact that losing weight is a hard thing to do. If it were easy, there wouldn't be over 64 million pages in Google under the heading "lose weight fast". But as hopeless as it seems there are tactics you can employ to truly make a diet work for you. I talk about these a bit later but first things first.
Before starting I would like to say that perhaps the most important decision you can make to lose weight is to not to set your goals too high. There exists a mountain of evidence that failing to meet unrealistic goals is a big reason diets fail. Failing to meet an overly aggressive goal leads to frustration, disappointment and giving up. If you have a lot of weight to lose, make your doctor your guide and ask him or her for a realistic goal in terms of both pounds lost and how much time it will probably take. For example, no one can lose 25 pounds in a month safely so don't expect that. Set goals you can meet and stick with it.
That said, here are some tips you can use:
Don't Give Up The Foods You Love
Possibly the hardest part of dieting is giving up the foods you love. Here is the first tip: don't! If you have a sweet tooth, replace your sinful sugary treats with a fruit smoothie made with naturally sweet ingredients. Not only will you be less grumpy, you'll be healthier too. If fast food is your thing go for it, just not every day. Cut back on the cheeseburgers and fries to once a week as a special treat for doing do well the other six days.
Replace Ingredients
Following up on the fruit smoothie idea above, replacing unhealthy, calorie rich ingredients with ingredients lower in calories allows you to still enjoy your favorites without the calories. Making a smoothie with either fresh or frozen fruits, plain or Greek yogurt, and a bit of honey for sweetener will offer a satisfying and sweet concoction that is much lower in both calories and carbohydrates.
Any Exercise Is Better Than No Exercise
Finally, make some time for exercise. Any exercise will burn more calories than sitting on the couch or the office chair and those extra calories burned will help you reach your goals that much faster. Even walking just 20 to 30 minutes a day at a "conversational" pace will burn extra pounds and improve the heart muscle as well.
There you have it, three tried and true methods to help you lose weight in a healthy and safe way. Remember, the first, and hardest in my opinion, step is to set reasonable and achievable goals. Set them too high and you will soon be frustrated and disappointed and ready to quit. Set them too low and they will have no meaning. Find the middle and set your goals there. Celebrate when you reach them and, if you do fall off the diet wagon for a day or a week, don't beat yourself up. You are in this for the long run and the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning and you will have a brand new chance to start again.
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