How to Choose the Perfect Diet Plan
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Some of you have been fighting the diet battle for years, and you are worried that once again, your willpower won’t have enough fuel or horsepower to get you to the diet plan finish line. You fear that your motivation will conk out long before you achieve your weight loss goals.
It would be a practical impossibility to count how many diet plans have come and gone over the years. All the books and magazine articles printed on the subject would sink the proverbial battleship. With so many choices vying for your attention what’s the best way to go about choosing a good one?
Whether you’re a first time dieter or one who has been around the diet track twenty times, you’ll be happy to know that it’s possible to pick a plan and stick to it until you get to the perfect weight you want to be at.
Choose a diet plan that’s not too strict for you.
You know the kind — some have special limits on carbs, protein, or anything that’s the color white. The people who lose weight long-term have to learn to live in a world where nothing is off-limits. But do remember, moderation is the key.
On Again, Off Again Diet Plans
Other diets have plans where you’re supposed to start the diet for awhile, then stop, then start again, only to stop again, until the weight comes off. Expect your body to get fed up pretty quick with a diet like that and start sending you some unhealthy warning messages.
On and off diets send you into highs and lows emotionally and physically as your body tries to adjust to this pedal to the metal then slam on the brakes approach.
Lifetime Diet Plans
Instead, try to find a plan that shows you how to eat healthy for a lifetime. If you know it’s okay to occasionally have special treats, or indulge in a glass of wine, then you won’t have to go from one end of the spectrum to the other — you’ll be on a balanced course that’s healthy for your body and easy on your emotions.
Fasting and Binge Style Diets
Fasting and bingeing (even on healthy foods) is a sure way to develop poor eating habits and it can confuse your body because it’s being fed mixed messages. One minute you’re devouring pound after pound of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean protein, and carbs — and the next you’re surviving on nothing but hot water with honey and red pepper mixed in.
Before you choose any diet, consider whether you could do it for a lifetime.
Could you exist without ever eating another morsel of sugar again in this lifetime? Be perfectly honest about this one. No? Then skip the sugar free diets.
Could you turn away bread at every meal for the next thirty years? If your answer is no then that diet plan won’t suit your needs.
Remember, some diets make it seem like their rigid plan is one you could adhere to forever, but… What if it isn’t? Caving in to a craving and violating the rigid diet plan’s commandments will only depress and discourage you and cause you to binge the weight back on you lost and then some.
Don’t Expect Weight Loss to be Comfortable
No diet plan is 100% comfortable, especially when you’re used to to eating with complete freedom. Still, there are many plans that offer sensible ways to eat where you never have to leave an entire food group off of your plate.
Conclusion…
The perfect diet plan is one that you can follow for a lifetime, that’s not too strict, and allows you to cheat once in awhile so you don’t go crazy with cravings.
There are plenty of diet plans out there that follow this recipe and plenty that don’t. A little detective work on your part can save you a lot of headaches and discouragement by revealing whether the diet plan will work for you before you even try it.
Regards,
Mark Hanson
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