Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Best Diet To Lose 100 Lbs - Simple Steps to Get You Started

Have you decided to lose 100 lbs or more, but don't know where to start? Well, you've come to the right article. Losing 100 lbs usually seems like an insurmountable goal, but it doesn't have to be when you get committed and have a good plan. The choices you make each day will make the difference in the long run, so don't forget it. Losing 100 lbs won't happen overnight, but you can do it if you follow this advice. Here some guidelines to get you started.

See The Goal

In order to lose a lot of weight, you need to set a very specific goal, and while "lose 100 lbs" isn't as specific as it sounds, there is a better way. The best way to set a goal is to state it in the positive. Focus on how much you will weigh after you lose your weight. So, if you weight 300 lbs now and you want to lose 100, you will weigh 200 lbs when you finish. Instead of focusing on an abstract action, losing weight, focus on how much you will weigh when you finish.

Picture It

Close your eyes for a moment, can you picture what a hundred pounds of fat looks like? Better yet, can you actually picture "losing 100 lbs?" Probably not because it is an action, not a goal. You need to picture what you will look and feel like after you lose weight. Think about how your body will feel when it is feeling lighter, thinner and healthier. When you give your mind feelings and pictures to focus on, you are much more likely to achieve the goal.

Plan For It

When you decide to lose any amount of weight, it is best that you have a good proven system. It is best that the plan you choose is guaranteed and will keep you losing weight consistently, without weight loss plateaus.

Be sure that the system you choose includes both a diet plan and an exercise plan so that you will be doing everything in your power to slim down quickly. I'm sure you want to reach your goals sooner rather than later, right? Stay committed to your plan and you will. Too many people don't stay committed to their plans, they start then quit and fail. Don't end up like them. Be sure when you start your plan that you will be able to follow it through to the end.

Low Carb, Low Fat, and Other Fad Diets

Note: Diets that advise you to exclude important nutrient groups might get you instant results, but they are guaranteed to lead to weight gain later on.

While cutting carbs or fat may help you lose weight at first, what is the cost of this weight loss? Usually when you drop carbohydrates, your body will begin something called dietary ketosis. This is a condition where your body releases water from the cells, your initial weight loss, then begins to eat away at fat and muscle. So why is this bad, you're losing weight. It's bad because while you lose water weight and fat, you also begin to lose muscle. This leads to problems later on. It's best if you find a well balanced nutrition plan that you know you can stick to, after all, losing fat is what's important, and you have to know you can succeed.

Just Say No

Once you have your goal in your mind, stay focused. It is very easy to overeat when you're out with friends or at business lunches, but if you intend to make your goal as quickly as possible, you need to say "no." This may sound easy right now, but when the time comes, and when it involves food, it's often much harder than it seems.

Junk food is just good, we can all agree on that, that's why we buy it and that's why we love it. That's why McDonalds does so well. We all know it's not good for us, but we all sit in our cars at the fast food drive through and eat it anyway, because it tastes good. This is fine every once in a while, but it's not such a good thing if we do it too often. That's when the problem starts.

Clean Out Your Cupboards

If you are going to succeed, you need to get rid of your vice food. This means any food that is your vice. Maybe it's ice cream, chocolate or potato chips. Whatever it is, you have to get it out of your house so that it won't tempt you when you're feeling weak. This is one of the biggest reasons diets fail, junk food is tempting and easy to get to. Don't allow yourself to fall into this trap. Get rid of your vice food until you've reached your goal.

Tell Friends, Be Accountable

When you intend to lose weight, you need to let your friends and family know. Tell them you plan to lose weight and that you are very serious about it. Ask for their help to stay on track. If your friends struggle with weight loss, let them know how committed you are. Often our closest friends won't be as committed to their health as we are, and will accidentally tempt us to sweet snacks or a nice meal with friends. Ask for their help to stay on track and let them know how committed you are.

Some of your friends may surprise you and jump on board to support your weight loss. Some of your friends may just step aside and let you do your thing, whatever the case, these friends will be the ones to help you succeed.

If your friends and family are resistant to you changing, get a coach or mentor, or, if you have to, healthier friends that will help you succeed. If worse comes to worst, you can move forward alone. After all, you are the only one that can make this happen and you are the only one who will finish it.

Treat Yourself

Even though you have to eat healthy to lose weight, it's important that you occasionally get to indulge. When you get a plan that keeps you burning fat consistently, you are less likely to get discouraged and can fulfill some of your cravings. If you don't indulge occasionally, you will eventually fall off the wagon and put your weight loss to a screeching halt. Doing this just isn't worth it. There are diet plans that let you cheat sometimes, and still lose weight. You aren't a robot, you need to eat sweets sometimes.

Eating cake or having fast food occasionally is just fine, but doing it at the wrong times can send you moving back up the scale, rather than down. Your diet plan must have flexibility built into it. There are plans available that let you eat your favorite foods while still losing weight.

You Can Lose 100 lbs

The simple steps outlined above will help you lose 100 lbs safely and easily. Just follow the steps, stay committed and get a good plan. It's up to you to take action and when you do, you will be amazed by the results. Think about how nice it will be when you're lighter, healthier and feeling great. If you can imagine it, you can do it.

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