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WEIGHT LOSS STRATEGY

Here are some weight loss strategies that you can inculcate in your life for losing weight and maintaining it. If your lifestyle involves entertaining and dining out and stress is part of the picture, making proper food choices can be a challenge.

Learn to eat lean, healthy low fat foods and to exercise regularly. Remember, no amount of dieting can help you with steady weight loss unless you take your weight issue seriously. Making lifestyle changes can not only bring in weight loss benefits but also help with developing a healthy life style which will help in the long run.

Weight Loss Strategy 1 - Lean Eating Habits

Thin people and overweight people differ in the way they eat. Most thin people eat when they are hungry, not just because food is in front of them. They usually eat until they are full and then stop. Thin people may do these things without ever giving them a thought. You will, however, need to make a conscious effort to develop some of these new habits and practice them until they become second nature. To become a thin person yourself it is important that you develop "lean eating habits."

Weight Loss Strategy 2 - How to cheat on a diet without feeling guilty?

Everyone "cheats," or indulges in something unintended, at some point in time. There are many reasons for it. Sometimes a slip-up can be caused by hunger; other times eating is used as a cure for boredom. Whatever the case, if "cheating" is inevitable it would be wise to learn how to cheat. Pay attention to the guidelines below and commit them to memory. Any time you "get off track" with your eating, if you adhere to the order prescribed here it is unlikely you will do any real damage. So if you must deviate, do so in the following manner:

1. If you do go "over" on your meal plan it should be from overeating foods in the VEGETABLE group.
2. Best next choice would be a serving of FRUIT. The naturally occurring sugar in the fruit will provide you with some quick energy and help kill a sugar craving.
3. Have a small serving of PROTEIN. Protein foods also help with satiety.
4. You can have a serving of COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE e.g. half cup of hot cereal, a serving of chick peas or other beans, a few Ry-krisp or wasa crackers, a half a micro-waved sweet potato.

Weight Loss Strategy 3 - Pre-Planning

Pre-planning (deciding in advance your meals for the day) is a technique that can make following a pattern easier and help minimize last-minute decisions, impulse eating, temptation, and bingeing. It does have its limitations, but most find it to be a useful tool to help with weight loss.

Weight Loss Strategy 4 - Grazing

Another strategy to aid in your weight loss program is to give up the idea of 3-meals-a-day and graze instead. The idea of eating two or three large meals a day may not be ideal for our digestive system, and certainly not for our weight. This overload of calories forces the body to put more energy into fat storage and to produce more of the fat-storing enzyme to help out in the process.

Weight Loss Strategy 5 - Dining Out

Watching your weight is no reason for you to avoid eating out in restaurants. In fact, it's a good idea to get some practice at making wise choices when someone else is preparing your food since you will be confronted with this often. Knowing what to pick and being specific when ordering makes sticking to your meal plan easy. Most restaurants these days are more than willing to make minor modifications in the way they prepare and serve your foods so eating out will be easier than you think.

Weight Loss Strategy 6 - How to 'Undo' It When You've 'Overdone' It

Everyone overdoes it on eating once in a while, whether it's at a party, during the holidays, after a stressful day at work, or due to hormones. While an occasional slip-up does not doom you to failure, you should learn what a "binge" will do to your body and learn what you can do to compensate. Learn to adopt weight loss strategies that really work for you. Remember, it is you who has to live with the weight loss strategies. So choose the ones that work best for you. Plan today for a slim tomorrow.

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