July 30, 2007

Weight Loss Program For Life!!!


People who are overweight have tried many diet and weight loss plans, from the low-carb diet to the low fat approach in the diet. But whatever be the plans they may not have achieve success and are still trying to lose weight. That's not surprising, most of the people who diet find weight loss a never-ending roller coaster ride.

That's where this weight management program can help you. This approach to weight loss is not a diet. It is a lifestyle program that can improve your health and help you maintain a healthy weight for a lifetime. This weight management program can be summarized in four essential components.
  • Eat well with the Healthy Diet Pyramids:


Use this pyramids to help you select the right kinds and amounts of food. If you eat the recommended number of servings, use the proper serving sizes and be physically active every day. This pyramid approach will surely help you to lose weight at a safe pace of 1 to 2 pounds a week.
  • Increase your physical activity:

Being active, either through physical activity or through a formal exercise program, is the next essential component of this weight management program. When you are active, your body uses energy(calories) to work, helping to burn the calories you take in with food you eat. Whatever activity you choose, the key is to doing it regularly. Aim for 30 to 60 minutes of moderately intense physical activity every day.

  • Set action goals:

Goal setting provides focus and path to achieve a healthy lifestyle. With a clear goal, you can readily turn your thoughts into action. When setting goals, focus on specific activities rather than pounds lost. Make sure your goals are specific, measurable and realistic so that you are able to reach them.

  • Get Started and Stay Motivated:

Motivation is the final essential component of this weight management program. It is natural to encounter mental roadblocks and resistance when you undertake a major lifestyle change. Once you are ready to get started make strategies to help strengthen and sustain your motivation.

Achieving a healthy weight takes continuous effort or more correctly, good planning and consistency but the rewards are clear: better health and more enjoyment from life. Over time, these steps will become a sustainable healthy lifestyle based on proper nutrition and increased physical activity. This change in lifestyle can be an enjoyable way for you to live.

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