FREE DIET PLANS THAT WORK

Look at your weight. Tell yourself that you will never be this weight again. Now, write down the weight you want to be right next to the weight you currently are. If you are a woman weighing 180 pounds, and a good healthy target weight is 130, write it down. You now have a goal. Don't settle for a goal less than this weight. I firmly believe whatever it is you want, you can do it if you put your mind to it. If you are a 260 pound man and want to weigh 180, don't settle for 200 as a goal. This is your body and you really can control it. You will not lose the battle if you become committed to doing it.

So the next question is what diet should you go on? Again, there are hundreds of diets available, some people even professing to be weight loss gurus and others from people who have successfully loss weight themselves. There are the "fad" diets, "quick loss" ones, but which one will work for you? The answer is, not what diet plan will work for you, but what work you will do for the plan and what is your commitment to consuming less calories than you burn. It just comes down to a matter of chemistry. Yes, there are some diet plans that include prescription medications. However, these plans should only be used under the guidance of your physician.

Gaining weight is just too easy to do. With all of the mass marketing for products that contain fat and calories, it is just hard to say no. Commercials glorify and entice treats for you to buy. Just one chocolate kiss is 35 calories! So have one a day and it could add up to 4 1/2 pounds a year! In ten years, that could be 45 pounds! Surprised? Now compound that with other snacks! Well it is that easy to gain weight. With so many plentiful and well advertised snack and food products, it is easy to consume these kinds of calories that only add pounds.

So, let's break the habit of eating high calorie snacks and foods. The best way is of course is not to have ANY in the house. But if you have other members of your family in the household, that option might be difficult. But tell them that you are dedicated to losing weight and that you would like their assistance. They may even need to lose weight too! Initially, removing tempting snacks may be just the thing to do to break your cycle of grabbing for them! Eventually, when you learn the cycle of eating healthy and maintaining your weight, having snacks in the right portions or on those special occasions will be a welcomed treat.

So if you see a piece of candy, cake, or chips that are beckoning for you to grab them, think first! Am I really hungry? Do I still want "cupcake" hips? Clothes that are tight and no longer fit? Here is a very simple suggestion that really works. Get up and brush your teeth. First, you’ll be getting your body moving. Secondly, brushing your teeth is a healthy habit, then last but not least, that piece of candy won’t taste too good. At least not as good as you thought it was going to taste going down. Then think again if you really want that cake or candy. The next time you have an urge, go rinse your mouth out with mouthwash. Whewwww! Or try eating a strong dill pickle (low in calories). Things just don’t taste as good. If all these suggestions fail, go outside and take a walk! Or get on your treadmill or bicycle. Get away from your temptations! Before long you will not only have a brighter smile and fresh breath, you will have taken steps of breaking a habit of just eating empty calories. Don't limit it to specific cravings, it also applies to cheese, ice cream, and any high calorie food that you want to eat when it is not a meal time. Once your body gets used to not reaching for high caloric snacks, substitute small snacks with healthy fruits and veggies, but still count calories.

Calories DO count!