Diet Plans That Work - Simple Rules To Lose Weight Now
October 11, 2008
As we all know, excess weight puts you at high risk for many health related problems, so to avoid those long and short term health problems, you may need to set some simple weight loss goals.
What should be your long-term goals be? And what short-term goals should you set to ensure you get there? You have a great chance of reaching your goals if you make sure that the diet plan that you use are sensible and reasonable right from the beginning.
Here are expert given guidelines for choosing a diet plan that works.
1. Be realistic. Most people’s long-term weight loss plans are more ambitious than they have to be. For example, if you weigh 170 pounds and your long-term plan is to weigh 120, even if you have not weighed 120 since you were 16 and now you are 45, that is not a realistic weight loss goal.
2. Use your body mass index (BMI) as an indicator. The ideal BMI range, according to the national Institutes of Health, is between 19 and 24.9. If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, you are considered overweight. Any number above 30 is in the obesity range. From this point of view, you will need a sensible weight loss plan that will correspond to the required BMI based on your height, because height is the primary factor that will affect your BMI.
3. You objectives must be appropriate. Psychologically a diet plan designed for better health will be more effective than one just done for vanity’s sake. You have made the right step forward if you have decided to start a diet plan that includes exercise and eating right so that you will feel better and have more energy to do something positive in your life.
4. Focus on doing, not losing. Don’t say say that you are will lose 10 pounds this week, instead, plan balanced meals and how much time you will commit to exercise. This is definitely the make-up of a sustainable weight loss plan. In the span of a week your weight loss is not completely in your control, but your behavior is.
5. Build bit by bit. Short-term weight loss plans should not be “pie-in-the-sky.” This means you should build healthy eating habits and an exercise program in a step-by-step, methodical way. You can’t plan your calorie intake and outgoing based on expending 2000 clories on exercise if you have never exercised before.
6. Keep up the self-motivation. An attitude of all-or-nothing will set you up for failure. Evaluation of your efforts, fairly and objectively, must be done. If you fail some goals, look ahead to next one and make sure you succeed. You do not need to have a completly perfect record but you do need to stay focused on your goals. Each day tell yourself that you will achieve some small goal, the go and achieve it and you will stay motivated.
7. You must take measure. Telling youself that you are going to be more positive this week or that you are going to get serious this week is not a goal that you can measure and should not be a part of your weight loss plan. Make the scales, as painful as this may be at the start, part of your measurements each week (not every day). Also make sure you time your exercises - you should be increasing your levels on a weekly basis.
The bottom line is that you need to have a strong diet plan and achievable exercise plan that easily fits into your lifestyle. Regular and sure progress is the best recipe for long term success and will keep you motivated.
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