| How many times have you tried to diet/lose | | | | drive its metabolic processes. |
| weight in the past? | | | | Ensuring that your body does not think that it is in |
| How many times have you had some initial | | | | a state offamine is also important. While it is a |
| success only to fallshort of your goals? | | | | good idea to decreaseyour overall caloric intake, |
| How many times have you achieved your initial | | | | you want to make sure that you feedyou body |
| goals, only to seethem fly away faster than you | | | | on a regular basis, so that it knows that food is |
| were able to enjoy the fruits ofyour labour? | | | | stillavailable and is coming soon. Six small meals a |
| Why does this happen? | | | | day is generallya good idea. Your choice of calorie |
| In most cases, the answer is simple. You've failed | | | | sources is also important. For many health |
| one test... This is a difficult test. This test I like to | | | | reasons, it is good to avoid highly |
| call consistentpersistence. | | | | processedproducts. Vine ripened, organic produce |
| Sometimes, you will be missing other essential | | | | is also a great idea. |
| components. Youneed to also include a variety of | | | | Another way to help yourself succeed and give |
| other things that will makethe consistent | | | | your body a greatervariety of micronutrients and |
| persistence useful. If you are | | | | enzymes is to eat a large varietyof foods. Our |
| consistentlypersistent in doing the wrong things, | | | | bodies haven't yet really adapted to the advent |
| you will still fail. Sobefore we get in to the final | | | | ofagriculture, let alone a few monocrops. Variety, |
| key, let's review the otheressential components. | | | | variety, andmore variety is a great idea. |
| Successful dieting and or weight loss should | | | | Ensure that your rest is adequate and of good |
| always be gearedtowards a total lifestyle change | | | | quality. If you donot rest adequately, all of your |
| that you intend to be permanent.If you cannot | | | | body's processes can beadversely affected. |
| healthily sustain the changes for an | | | | Take time for yourself. Meditate or pray. This will |
| indefiniteperiod, it probably isn't the right diet for | | | | help you onso many different levels that there |
| you. Reasonableexceptions would include medically | | | | isn't enough time or space togo into it. |
| necessary emergency weightloss, with a view to | | | | Set yourself reasonable, attainable goals with |
| changing the program once the crisismanagement | | | | specific timeframes. If you don't achieve them, |
| was concluded. | | | | reset the goals and reviewyour plan. Maybe the |
| If you are trying to lose weight, you should have | | | | goal was unrealistic or the the plan wasfaulty. |
| a goal ofmaintaining that weight loss for at least | | | | Entertain both possibilities. If you don't know how |
| five years. How manyof the fad diets out there | | | | totell, enlist professional help. |
| today could withstand a five yeartest? Not many. | | | | Measure your progress. Measuring in inches and |
| With the diet changes (that can be maintained for | | | | energy is abetter way to evaluate how you are |
| five or moreyears in a healthy fashion), it is | | | | doing rather than by pounds. Also very useful and |
| essential to increase yourenergy expenditure. | | | | a good measure of health factors, is torecord |
| You can increase this energy expenditure with a | | | | how your body fat percentages change (for |
| variety ofstrategies. Some of those include | | | | better or forworse). |
| supplements that boost yourmetabolic rate. As | | | | So now you have the basic principles down. While |
| we have seen with the ephedra issue, it | | | | a three monthinterval is a great way to look at |
| isn'talways the safest choice. A safer way is | | | | progress points, if you stopthere, you have failed. |
| timing your activity toboost your energy | | | | You need consistent persistence. Atevery goal |
| expenditure throughout the day. One of | | | | point, re-evaluate your plan, refine it, work it, |
| thoseways is to exercise early in the morning | | | | andthen repeat the process. If you need a holiday |
| before eating, and thenwaiting for a period of | | | | from yourroutine, schedule it, don't improvise or |
| time after having concluded your exercisebefore | | | | you are likely to fallout of the routine and have a |
| you eat. If you have blood sugar regulation | | | | difficult time getting back intoit. |
| difficultiessuch as diabetes or hypoglycemia, this | | | | Work it, re-evaluate it, measure your progress, |
| may not be the route foryou to take. | | | | and repeat. |
| Additionally, because your body will accommodate | | | | Consistent persistence is the key to your success. |
| to any exerciseregimen after a period of time, | | | | This successmust also be built on sound principles |
| you will need to vary yourprograms. | | | | and be realistic,sustainable, and varied. |
| Water consumption at adequate levels is a must | | | | Don't let yourself be discouraged, keep at it and |
| in any successfulplan. This will help to wash away | | | | fight tomaintain your consistent persistence |
| the waste products and toxinsthat the body will | | | | because this is wheresuccess lives. |
| release as you burn away the fat (which | | | | The information contained in this article is for |
| doesstore some toxins). | | | | educational purposes only and is not intended to |
| Adequate supplementation with good quality | | | | medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. |
| vitamins and mineralsis also very important so | | | | Consult a health care practitioner before beginning |
| that your body has the micronutrientsit needs to | | | | any health care program. |