Every year Americans start on a diet and lose millions of pounds. That’s great, you might think, as obesity has become a national epidemic. Unfortunately, almost all of those people gain back every pound of it in a year. I probably don’t even have to tell you the reason. The only real way to take off the pounds permanently and keep them off is to change your lifestyle and eating habits. This easy weight loss plan is the only one that has never failed when followed.
Over the years, we’ve seen just about every kind of diet plan available. Some of them have catchy names, or are named after the person who came out with them, such as the Atkins Diet and the Scarsdale diets. We also have diet plans describing the kind of eating regimen they entail, such as the high protein diet, low protein diet, low carb diet, low calorie diet, liquid diet, and even cabbage diet. Despite all these different diet plans and ideas, the best one for long-term weight loss is what I call the Easy Weight Loss Plan. It is a simple, well-balanced, healthy diet with a moderate amount of exercise. If followed religiously, you will lose weight and you will keep it off.
Besides losing weight, you will feel and look healthier, have more energy, and will protect yourself from many of the medical problems that are also epidemic these days, including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
On top of those benefits, you won’t be spending all your time trying to count every calorie you eat, or the number of carbs, or what percentage of protein you are eating. If you understand what a healthy diet looks like, and simply cut out excess fat, sugar, and processed food, you will end up with a diet far healthier than many of the current fad diets. And you’ll have a diet that you can continue to follow for the rest of your life. Here are some tips for following the Easy Weight Loss Plan:
1. Eat three well-balanced meals and two healthy snacks each day. For snacks, choose foods from the fruit/vegetable or grain/legume areas.
2. Limit your intake of dairy products to 3 daily. Use low or non-fat alternatives as well.
3. Drink lots of water every day. Water is the best weight loss “pill” you’ll ever find. 6-10 glasses per day is optimal.
4. Eliminate what are referred to as ‘white foods’ from your diet, as they are over-processed and devoid of nutrients. This includes white sugar, white flour, and white cereal products.
5. Stop drinking soft drinks - even the diet ones.
6. If you feel stressed out and hungry, try to eat every two hours. Insert your snacks between meals at the 2 hour interval to keep your body from feeling stressed and triggering you to eat unhealthy foods.
7. When planning your meals, include a protein, a healthy fat in small quantities, a grain/legume and a fruit/vegetable.
8. Limit your carbohydrate intake to 60 grams per day, and spread them out over the day. This will keep you from suffering what is often called “low blood sugar”, which can trigger eating binges.
9. Use nutritional supplements. At the very least, take a multivitamin to insure that you are getting adequate nutrition in your diet.
10. Change your attitude about weight loss and dieting. This Easy Weight Loss Plan is actually a healthy eating plan, one that you can use for the rest of your life. Not only will you lose weight, but you’ll live and feel healthier as well!
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