The Only Weightloss Plan You'll Ever Need

So what do you do if you want to lose weight, but you just can’t seem to stay on a diet? That’s OK. Most “Diets” are bad for you anyway.

So, Do you have to take expensive injections for the rest of your life to be thin and healthy? Absolutely not!

According to the Weight-control Information Network – (a division of US Dept of Health) –

Weight-loss programs should encourage healthy eating habits that help you lose weight and that you can stick with every day. Safe and effective weight-loss programs should include:

Healthy eating plans that reduce calories but do not forbid specific foods or food groups.Boredom and feeling deprived are a sure ticket to failure.
Tips to increase moderate-intensity physical activity.
Tips on healthy behavior changes that also keep your cultural needs in mind.
Slow and steady weight loss. Depending on your starting weight, experts recommend losing weight at a rate of 1/2 to 2 lbs per week. Weight loss may be faster at the start of a program. I know that sounds too little, but that can be 100 pounds in a year
Medical care if you are planning to lose weight by following a special formula diet, such as a very low-calorie diet.
A plan to keep the weight off after you have lost it.

Let’s start with some basic healthy eating rules anyone can manage-

Concentrate on getting your 5-9 fruits and veggies a day, first. 1/2 your dinner plate should be vegetables.
Drink plenty of water.
Quit soda pop. Replace with flavored waters, juice, fresh lemonade. They even make carbonated water if you must have bubbles.
Cut way down on bread, potatoes, chips, fried foods and stuff like that.
Eat normal sized portions. Meat should be about 3.5 – 6 oz. Serving sizes for most food is ½ cup.
Don’t eat too late. Try to cut off all eating about 2 hours before bed.
Cut out the majority of sweets.
Eat until you are comfortably full, then STOP. Not one bite more.
Cut down your alcohol intake. (ONE glass of red wine a day is actually good for you.)
Spread your eating out throughout the day when you will burn most of it.
Take a walk or get some other exercise 20-30 minutes daily.
Get enough sleep. When we don’t, we’re more inclined to grab bad carbs for energy.
Most important – As much as humanly possible – East real food. Not packaged or fast food. You can make the same food yourself without the extra fats, sugars, sodium and chemicals. And it will taste so much better! Be sure to rummage thru the recipes and find some fast and easy dinner ideas!