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The best things in life are free and that is truly the case whenit comes to planning your weight loss program. Whatever you do, don't waste your money on diet patches, pillsand potions - they may harm you and they will certainly harmyour wallet. Stand well clear of anything which is supposed tohelp you lose weight that hasn't been prescribed by your doctor. After all you already own everything you need to lose weight.You don't need the latest diet program. You don't need morefitness equipment gathering dust in a corner. You don't need agym membership. You don't need diet foods. How much have youpaid in the past for all the diet books and paraphernalia thatwere meant to help you but had no lasting effect on your weight? To start a successful natural weight loss program you just needthe following basic plan:- 1. Eat good healthy home cooked food Healthy in this case means low in fat, sugar and salt and withplenty of fruit and vegetables, natural whole grains and leanproteins. There are a ton of fantastic healthy and deliciousrecipes out there that you can use. You'll find them on theinternet, in your own cookbooks or you can borrow recipe booksfrom the library. Select the best meals you can and create aweekly meal plan. Enjoy your food more on your weight lossprogram than ever before! Plan your meals on a weekly basis andkeep to it. Your shopping list becomes your best ally in yourweight loss plan. Eating out is often the downfall in any weight loss program. Ifyou can't avoid it, and especially if you eat out a lot, chooseyour restaurants with care and select the healthiest dishes fromthe menu. You could also ask them to prepare something healthy -most good restaurants would be able to provide plain fish orchicken for you with a salad (dressing on the side!) 2. Don't eat unless you are physically hungry and stop eating assoon as you are satisfied If you are overweight, you can be sure that you have eaten morefood than your body needs in terms of calories. Chances areyou've done that both through your choices of food - high in fatand sugar - which bulks up your body without filling you up andalso through eating larger portion sizes than you really need ofeverything. If you've forgotten what a normal portion is, it's best to thinkof a meal as being about the size of your two clenched fists.Put that much on your plate to start with and see how it feelsto eat that much. About right? Stop there. Too little? Have aspoonful more or fill up on salad or vegetables - you can't domuch harm with them! 3. Add as much movement into your day as you can Most weight loss programs have an exercise element. Great thoughthis is in theory, it's where many people give up. It's just toodemoralizing when you go red in the face, sweating and heartpounding after a couple of minutes when you're supposed to dotwenty! Twenty minutes! You're lucky if you can do five. Why putyourself through this when you're clearly not ready? The best way to add more movement into your day is by walking.Walk everywhere! It's free! If you can afford it, get apedometer and measure how much you're doing each day. Aim for10,000 steps every day when you're trying to lose weight - it'salso great to stay at that level once you reach your target - itwill help you stay slim. If you're not fit, check with your doctor and start with a fewhundred steps, adding to your total every day. If you don't havea pedometer, keep a note of your progress by counting the numberof minutes you walk and get a rough idea of the distance you'vecovered (for example, one block and two lamp-posts), graduallyincreasing both as you get fitter. You can walk whatever the weather if you have the right clothesand footwear or you can just walk around your home or the shops- it really doesn't matter as long as you move! Of course there are more things you can do to lose weight, butthese three offer the best start to any weight loss plan. Therewould be far fewer overweight people in the world if everyonefollowed these simple and natural steps. Weight loss programsmake things complicated because they need to differentiatethemselves from each other. They are not just going to tell youthe obvious - they have to wrap it up in ratios and percentages,points and calories, rules and regulations until you can't livea normal life and follow them. Free yourself from the latest diet fad and just start byfollowing these steps. Weight loss, though still not as easy asfalling off the proverbial log - we know that is just a fantasy- will happen more easily than ever before and in a completelynatural way which gives lasting results. Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small |
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