Following are some common diet traps:

• Eat all you want and still lose weight. Your extra weight is energy stored up as fat. To lose weight, more energy has to come out than goes in. Energy is measured in calories. When you move your body, you burn calories. When you eat or drink anything other than water, you take in calories. If you burn more than you take in, you lose weight.
• I have to starve myself to lose weight . Very low-calorie diets are dangerous. These diets should be done only with medical supervision. Gradual weight loss is much healthier -- and much easier.
• I have to diet to lose weight. One diet after another isn't the answer. A consistent plan for a healthier lifestyle lays the groundwork for lasting weight loss.
• A fad diet worked for my best friend . We all know someone who went on a diet and swore by it. These diets rarely work for long. A sudden change in your eating habits can lead to quick weight loss followed by weight gain once you go back to a normal diet.
• Lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks! Early weight loss from fad diets is typically from water loss. The bathroom scale will show that you lost weight, but it is not fat that is lost. Most experts say that losing a pound a week is an excellent goal. This means eating 500 fewer calories a day. Most weight-loss programs call for not skipping meals and loading most of your intake during the day rather than right before bedtime

With so many people regaining lost weight, much of the emphasis is on changing lifestyles. A short-term goal should be developed such as training for a charity walk or stair climbing – adding a few flights or distance every week.

Tips for dieting

Eat Slowly . It takes the brain about 20 minutes to recognize that you are eating or full. Leisurely eating allows you to take more pleasure in the tastes and textures of your food while giving your brain time to realize you've had enough to eat.

Finding a Partner for daily workouts is very beneficial. Start a commitment to that person and the daily exercise. Expanding to food changes that make you feel lighter and more energetic is the next step. You will soon notice that you feel better about yourself.

To maintain maximum nutrients , limit the food's exposure to light, air, heat, and water. Don't chop or slice fruits and vegetables until you are ready to use them. Before steaming, cut vegetables into chunks but not small pieces. This way you shorten the cooking time and thus minimize nutrient loss. Cutting them up exposes more surfaces to air, speeding up nutrient loss.

On a high protein diet , you may lose some weight because you're eating fewer simple carbohydrates. But you can lose even more weight by eating fewer simple carbohydrates and less fat. Most importantly, you enhance your health instead of harming it.

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Most weight loss plans are based on deprivation: counting calories, restricting portion sizes, and eating less food. Sooner or later, people get tired of feeling hungry, so they get off the diet, regain the weight, and usually blame themselves for not having enough discipline, willpower, or motivation, when the real problem is that they were going about it in the wrong way. A balanced nutritional diet and exercise plan is the best approach to weight loss.

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