A Healthy Weight Loss Diet Plan

All overweight people yearn for some kind of dieting miracle... something like Cinderella's fairy godmother who will waveher magic wand and produce an instantly slim body. Alas, thisisn't going to happen. Instead, seek a healthy weight loss dietplan instead. The multi billion dollar weight loss industry isloaded with all kinds of illusions. Here is the truth aboutsome of the most popular ones. 1. It's not about "will power" and rigid control. Often in my dieting days, it seemed as though there was a "GoodMe" and a "Bad Me" and they were continually at war. The Good Mehad to somehow force the Bad Me into behaving in a proper way.When I didn't 'follow the rules', I felt it was only suitableto punish myself. The result of such an insane plan? The same old cycle again andagain ... deciding to exercise and eat in a sensible way andthen failing to do so. The only result is mental turmoil andkeeping the pounds piled on. Choose a weight loss plan that is pleasing, that you want todo. Then it will be easy to follow and the weight loss will bepermanent. 2. There is no quick and easy way. We all like to hear the "Lose 10 pounds in a weekend" stories.But they're only cruel delusions. Even if, by some miracle, youdid lose 10 pounds in a weekend, it would come right back. Theseare nothing but scams - and often dangerous scams, at that. Ifyou are 50 pounds overweight, you know that those pounds didn'tappear overnight and it will take time for them to disappear. Bepatient and face the reality: genuine weight loss is aboutlifestyle changes, not quick fixes. 3. Set mini-goals. If your ultimate goal is to lose 50 pounds, that can seem sofar away to be hopeless. So set mini-goals -- and rewards --along the way. That way you will get constant reinforcement asyou move forward and you will be encouraged, rather thandiscouraged. Your motivation will remain high because you havelost 10 pounds and you have a new outfit, rather than focusingon the 40 still to lose. 4. The weight loss program isn't important, as long as it'shealthy. If a weight loss diet plan really and truly was successful foreveryone, there would be no need for new ones. But watch themagazines at the checkout stands of your favorite supermarketor discount store. There are weekly magazines that have a newdiet program in every single issue! And these new weight lossprograms are usually accompanied by pictures of fabulous food. In truth, there are only two criteria for a weight loss plan: * Will it promote your health or worsen it? You might believethat losing weight is the only thing that matters to you andyou don't care how it happens. However, if you are sick andweak and can't enjoy anything in your life, you will quicklychange your mind. Such extreme measures as having part of yourintestine removed certainly cannot be defended by anyone as ahealth measure. * Can you enjoy the diet plan enough to follow it? If you won'tstick to a weight loss plan, nothing else matters. For instance,I am a vegetarian because I don't like to eat meat. Therefore, aprogram such as Atkins would be torture to me and there's no wayI would ever follow it. Those who write diet books seem to think that if they simplyexplain the diet plan well enough, their readers will loseweight. But folks who have excess poundage to lose know thatthe problem isn't the diet ... it's getting themselves tofollow through on the plan that is the problem. 5. Don't suffer over your weight! Overweight people might find it hard to imagine the instructionto "have fun" when it comes to weight loss. Yet, that's thegenuine path to success. Eliminating all stress and sufferingover your weight makes it significantly easier to persist untilyou are happy with your weight. Concentrate on making it fun! For instance, * Invent some wonderful new recipes that you adore using onlythe foods you have decided to eat * Continually focus on the benefits you expect to receive frombeing slim? Will you have more energy? Look better in yourclothes? Feel confident? Improve your social life? Whatever youwill gain, concentrate on that, rather than any feeling ofdeprivation. * Create rewards for yourself. They don't have to be financialand can be very short term. If you skipped a piece of cake,reward yourself with an hour of gardening. If you've lost threepounds, take a nap instead of cleaning the bathroom. In thisway, you receive constant positive feedback and it encouragesyou to continue. * Remember that YOU chose to undertake this. No one is forcingyou to do anything and there is nothing to rebel against. A healthy weight loss plan, once that includes great food andsensible exercise, plus a serene and cheerful mind, cannot helpbut result in the lean body you crave and deserve.About The Author: Obesity and flab are a national - or evenworldwide - epidemic and interest in home fitness equipment hasnever been greater. Learn how to choose the best home gymequipment. http://exclusive-gym.com