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Weight Loss : Keep it Simple
© Copyright 2005 Janice Elizabeth Small
Weight Loss : Keep it Simple
An increasing trend over the last few years has been
for diet books to make things complex.
I expect it's because each one vies with the other to
come out with some brand new theory or other about
why we gain weight and why their diet plan is the only
one to help us lose it. And the low fat, low calorie stuff
has already been covered!
My problem with this new trend is that the diets all
involve more counting and while basic maths was
never a problem at school I don't want to use it at the
dinner table to know what I can eat. And while
counting calories is one thing (most of us are probably
walking encyclopaedias by now with how many calories
our usual choices contain) the new diets are so much
more complex.
With the new diets we need to know carbohydrate
counts and fat grams, GI index and all sorts. And
sometimes it's not enough to have a straight count we
have to work out our percentage of carbohydrates,
proteins and fat (yes, follow one particular diet and
you have to balance these at EVERY meal).
Somehow I think food was not meant to be eaten like
this. It was meant to be enjoyed. Most of us know
what is healthy and what is not. Most of us know we'd
be better with an apple than a cream cake. Most of us
know we need a good variety of all types of food to
feel great.
The new diets will not last. More complex stuff will
come along and it's sad because we could all lose
weight with a few SIMPLE changes.
1. Make healthy choices for most of the food you eat
2. Vary your choices
3. Occasionally enjoy a small portion of whatever it is
you love even if it's high in fat or sugar or whatever
4. Eat only when you're physically hungry
5. Stop when you're just satisfied, not stuffed
6. Fill half your plate at lunch and dinner with
vegetables or salad, quarter carbs and a quarter
protein.
If everyone who wanted to lose weight just followed
these simple guidelines there would be many more
successful dieters around and a lot less hassle in
losing weight.
Why not start today?
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Janice Elizabeth is a weight loss coach and author of "The Diet Exit
Plan". Request her F.REE 15 page report "How to lose weight without
dieting - 7 secrets the diet industry doesn't want you to know" at
http://www.SimplySlimming.com TODAY!
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