| Weight loss isn't just about eating less | | | | meals, frequently throughout the day (4-6 |
| food. Healthy eating can accelerate your | | | | meals spread out every couple hours). |
| efforts in losing weight. The following are | | | | Although smaller meals doesn't mean 4-6 TV |
| three tips to not only be healthy, but also | | | | dinners every 2 hours. The successful way is |
| to lose weight quickly. | | | | have a regular breakfast, lunch and dinner, |
| | | | and then in-between there's some light |
| Enjoy the Foods You Eat | | | | snacking, such as a protein bar or meal |
| | | | replacement powder(Muscle Milk from Cytosport |
| Weight loss shouldn't be a chore. If you | | | | is really good for this). |
| believe the only foods good for you are those | | | | |
| foods that taste badly, then you're facing an | | | | Try to have some fruit and/or vegetables with |
| uphill battle right from the start. Instead | | | | the breakfast, lunch and dinner. And if a |
| look at eating as a part of life, and find | | | | special occasion happens and a piece of cake |
| those foods that you enjoy (and maybe eat | | | | comes your way, enjoy it without guilt. The |
| slightly less of them). Look to obtain a | | | | key is to be in control and not overdo it ... |
| better balance so that while eating the foods | | | | and don't allow any feelings of guilt to |
| you enjoy, also add some foods that are not | | | | overcome your belief in yourself. |
| processed, such as fruits and vegetables. | | | | |
| | | | Make sure that you don't starve yourself. If |
| You can even start off with just those fruits | | | | you start to feel extremely hungry, then |
| and vegetables that you currently like and | | | | you're probably waiting too long between |
| then experiment with expanding to that list, | | | | meals. You see, your body adjusts to the |
| all while looking to maintain a balance | | | | conditions you place on it. If you wait to |
| between these fresh foods and the foods that | | | | eat, then your body will adjust by storing |
| may not be the healthiest. Given time, you | | | | more food from the next incoming meal when |
| may find that you acquire a taste for healthy | | | | you finally do eat. The net effect of the |
| foods. | | | | habit of waiting is just as if you ate a |
| | | | large meal, as your body stores more of the |
| Try some new recipes. If you don't like raw | | | | food, but you don't get the benefit of eating |
| vegetables, try some steamed ones. If they | | | | more food. This is how the downward weight |
| taste too bland, try adding some spices. | | | | loss failure spiral works (the person eats |
| You'll find that as you lose weight and get | | | | less, the body stores more of the food, yet |
| more energy, your body will start craving | | | | the individual feels more tired). |
| these better feelings of health by wanting | | | | |
| more of those healthier foods. | | | | Having four to six meals per day will work if |
| | | | you pace yourself. If you are not hungry when |
| Believe in Yourself | | | | it is time to eat meal number two, the next |
| | | | day adjust meal one so that it doesn't fill |
| Belief is yourself is a necessary component | | | | you up so much. On the other hand, if you are |
| to achieving your goal. If you don't believe | | | | starving by the time meal two comes around, |
| what you are doing will work, eventually | | | | change meal one so that you are more |
| you'll give up. Some people quit and blame it | | | | satisfied (by eating a little more, or adding |
| on the food, or blame it on where they live, | | | | some healthy fats, or trying some different |
| or that they work too many hours to really | | | | new foods). |
| eat any good food. But in the end, it all | | | | |
| comes down to saying to yourself, "I'm going | | | | Eating can be a pleasure. It is something we |
| to do it, no matter what." | | | | are blessed with and something to be enjoyed. |
| | | | Adjust yourself to eat when you are ready, |
| Food may be considered an addiction and the | | | | not when it is time. When you feel it is time |
| best way to break an addiction is a gradual | | | | to eat, eat something (it's ok to give |
| leading away from the addictive habit, rather | | | | yourself permission to do so). Strive for |
| than a "snap" withdrawal (a "snap" withdrawal | | | | that balance to not have hunger pains and |
| is bound for failure). Don't worry as much | | | | also a balance between processed and natural |
| about those calories, just tell yourself that | | | | foods. Try this for a few weeks and you'll |
| you're going to eat a "little" less and then | | | | find that you'll believe in yourself to |
| supplement the difference with healthier | | | | achieve your goal. |
| foods. | | | | |
| | | | It will happen for you and I'll be so happy |
| Eat Smaller, More Frequent Meals | | | | for you. Done this way, the weight loss can |
| | | | last you a lifetime, while the health |
| Successful weight loss involves not hoarding | | | | benefits will increase the everyday quality |
| food. Your body hoards the food you eat if | | | | of life for you. |
| you have infrequent, large meals. Weight loss | | | | |
| success appears to be in eating smaller | | | | Copyright (c) 2006. |