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Choosing the Right Diet for YOU!

Sunday, 1 February 2009

Losing weight can be a daunting task, especially when there are so many diets out there to choose from. How do you know what is the best diet for you, which you can stick to, lose weight successfully and most importantly, safely? With so many ‘fad diets’  and false promises out there, make sure you read on so you won’t fall for any scams and chose a diet that firstly, becomes a healthy lifestyle, and secondly, is suitable for your individual needs.

THINGS TO CONSIDER:

1. The diet should include eating habits that you can stick with for a lifetime.
2. Nutritious food should be fundamental in the diet, to make it a part of life. Therefore, any meal replacements or ready meals should be avoided as much as possible.
3. Shun away from diets that promise quick weight loss effortlessly, without a change in eating and activity habits.
4. Diets that promote pills or supplements can be dangerous, expensive and ineffective.
5. The diet should promote a new relationship with food and allow for occasional treats and dining out or socialising.

The above tips, point towards a diet that is sensible, flexible, healthy and involves both exercising and eating nutritious food and thus, a way of life. The importance in the ‘lifetime diet’ lies with compliance. Fad diets may promise fast weight loss, but inevitable also guarantees fast weight gain. Yo-yo dieting is common and dangerous to your health. Therefore, it is vital you chose a diet that becomes a way of life, that you can stick with long-term.

Long-term changes take time.  Be realistic in your goals and change your whole attitude towards your diet. Diets are short-term. Eating habits are long-term. Avoid using the term ‘diet’. Remember, log-term goals will have time for ups and downs. Habits take a longer time to change, so do not give up at your first hurdle. Stick in there; get back on track so you will never have to ‘diet’ again!


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