Dieting for the Totally Confused

Simplified Dieting

If your like me when your working on a problem you like to start by doing some research and figuring out how best to approach the problem. Unfortunately that is easier said than done when you start talking about dieting..... Everywhere you turn their is a new diet. I know I've tried quite a few as I tried to cut a few pounds here and there over the years. How can you tell if it is better to try eating less fat or less carbs. Or is it counting calories that works? How about eating different foods everyday or juicing to detox or maybe eating some sort of cabbage soup? Can't I just take some sort of pill for this?

The truth is its almost impossible to know, because we are all individuals and what works for one of us may not work for all of us. So how do we get started? Well if you'e like me, you resort to using the same method you use for adding fractions - you look for a common denominator. What is it that is the same in most of these plans? What is similar about all these different diets and diet products? Well below are the five things I have noticed apply to every "good" diet plan.

Reducing Calories

Every diet that I have tried (and there have been probably dozens) have all had reducing calories at their heart (even if they conceal it inside their plan). Take a low fat diet, the theory is that, since fat has 9 calories per gram compared to protien or carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram, if you eat the same amount of food but it contains less fat you will eat less calories total (and basically the theory is sound, until companies start adding piles of sugar to compensate for less fat....). In a low carb diet the theory is that since you eat more protien and fat, both which help you feel full faster and longer, that you will eat less overall (and thus eat less calories). High fiber diets believe basically the same thing (fiber makes you feel full longer so you eat less). The original diet - counting calories and eating less total calories has been proven to work even if you just eat twinkies....

The take away - PLAN TO EAT LESS CALORIES, but the details of how you do that is whatever works best for you!

Incorporate Exercise with your Dieting

It is true that you cannot "outrun your fork", but studies have proven that dieters are much more likely to succeed when they add exercise to their weight loss plan. Not only does exercise help you ensure you can achieve a calorie deficit, but it also helps you to keep your metabolism from declining as you start consuming less calories. Even a small amount of exercise can make a big difference when it is magnified over time (ie if your exercise burns just 50 calories a day, you could lose an extra five or six pounds in a year). Exercise is also a great way for you to "mitigate" your "bad diet days" - we all know they are going to happen every now and again....

The take away - ADD EXERCISE TO HELP ENSURE WEIGHT LOSS, what kind of exercise and how much is up to you (why not pick something you like!).

Keeping a Joural = Increase Success Rate

A simple fitness journal has been shown to substaintailly increase your likelihood of successful weight loss. Really this one is just common sense - if you really want to lose weight you need to track what you eat and how much you exercise. Basically this is the only way you can consistently know that you are consume less calories than you need to maintain your current weight. Luckily there are a huge number of great fitness journal options out there - from a simple notebook that you write down what you eat and how much you exercise to tremendous (FREE) online fitness journals like MyFitnessPal or Calorie Counts.

The take away - IF YOU WANT TO SUCEED, KEEP A FITNESS JOURNAL, what your journal looks like is up to you.

Goals!

Setting real goals is another common feature of good diet plans. A "real" goal is one that you can measure easily so you know you ahve achieved it. Good diet plans also tell you to set realistic goals and not trying to lose more two pounds a week. Setting measurable goals is important for building a plan to achieve them - after all if you don't know where you are going you'll never know when you arrive. Everyone starts a diet for a reason, so you should have a easy goal to start with (just make sure you refine it). A goal to "look sexy" is hard to measure (I mean when your sexy like me how will you know when you get sexier :) ....), but a goal to lose an inch from your waist is a great goal.

The take away - SET MEASURABLE GOALS SO YOU'LL KNOW WHERE YOUR GOING, what your specific goals are are up to you.

Be Consistent!

Probably the most important part of any good diet plan is that it is something you can do consistently. Not only is being consistent a key to better fitness overall, it is the single most important part of succeeding at weight loss. Any diet will work if you can stick with it, but the best diet ever developed (NO it doesn't really exist) won't work if you can't stick with it. This means it is critical to pick a diet you can live with for the long term. If you are like me you didn't gain those 30 lbs over the weekend, so you won't be able to lose them over the weekend (which means you'll need to be consistent with your diet for quite some time....).

I hope that you are doing well! Just wanted to tell you about this cool new video that I just watched from my new friend and respected colleague, Dr Charles. In it, he reveals a very unusual tip for a flatter belly in just 3 to 10 days. I watched it, thought it was brilliant, and figured you might find it very helpful too.

Click here to watch this quick little video:

I hope that this was short and sweet enough for ya. Have an amazing day!!

P.S. Once more, the video link for this weird tip is:

. Pick a diet that fits with your lifestyle, so when you reach your goals it would be easier to transition to long term weight management.

The take away - PICK A PLAN YOU CAN LIVE WITH FOR A LIFETIME, the specifics of the plan is up to you.

Don't Be Confused - Do Start

Real weight loss isn't easy. There are no magic pills or diets that make everything quick and easy. Just getting started dieting can seem confusing at first, but when you boild it down to the basics it turns out it can be pretty simple. Following these five tips can help you simplify your own individual plan and can hopefully get you to do the most important step of all - just starting.

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