The firm diet plan

The firm diet plan is what is needed when you change from your usual way of eating in your attempt to lose weight. It is usually very difficult to stick to your diet plan.

You make promises to yourself regarding all the things you will give up. You pretend you’re giving up soft drinks and replace them with water. You fool yourself into thinking that a little piece of that chocolate bar won’t hurt you, but have you ever eaten a little piece of chocolate and left the rest? It doesn’t happen easily, we have to stick to the firm diet plan.

The Firm Diet Plan: It’s Just An Apple

The way to lose weight is to commit yourself and promise yourself that you will not give in to temptation. I remember years ago I asked a co-worker if she would like an apple, and she was told that her diet now wouldn’t allow it.

My thought was, an apple won’t hurt! But where do you draw the line? The idea is to commit to something and stick to the plan.

Since the only way to lose pounds is to stick to your carefully crafted plan, how do you gain the motivation and control to stick to your diet plan?

The Steadfast Diet Plan: These tips below will help keep you on track.

• Set a practical weight loss goal for yourself. The thing to remember is that if you set unattainable goals, you will fail. Stay away from fad diets or crash diets that promise to lose 20 pounds in a week. Set a realistic weight loss goal: Doctors and dietitians will tell you that one pound a week is a healthy loss. Once you have your goal, treat yourself (half an apple) and start losing another pound.

• Choose your eating plan well and make sure it is appropriate to your way of eating as well as healthy. Choose your food well. Are you cutting back on fats and sugars? Stick to around 1,500 calories a day and take a close look at your weekly grocery list. Ask yourself if you can live with your chosen plan and if it will work for you.

• Plan your meals a week or more in advance. Make your shopping list and don’t forget the healthy snacks. They will come in handy when you need to eat something quickly or when you are waiting for mealtime.

• Remember that the goal of dieting is not just to lose weight, but to develop a permanent new lifestyle; you don’t want to regain the weight.

• Make sure you have the necessary vitamins and minerals in your diet every day.

• Speak positively and encourage yourself. Set aside a few minutes each day to be positive. Talk out loud to yourself: stop worrying about what others think of you. Reaffirm your goal of losing the pound at the end of the week and nothing is going to stop you.

• Losing weight is not that easy or we will all have the ideal weight with nothing to worry about. Take it easy. It took years to pack on the pounds and it will take time to lose them. Try to lose one pound per week, that is, 52 pounds per year.

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