| Don't diet, just eat and lose weight!First, the | | | | accomplish this is to read. The internet is probably |
| following "diet" is really not a diet, in the | | | | the best and easiest venue for obtaining this type |
| conventional sense, but a natural way of eating. It | | | | of information. The following are excellent sources |
| allows one to eat essentially anything one wishes, | | | | of health and nutrition-related information:1) |
| while attaining weight loss or weight control goals | | | | Medline Plus - Food and Nutrition Information |
| and consuming the necessary nutrients for a long | | | | Center - McKinley Health Center - USDA Nutrient |
| and healthful life. The term "diet" implies | | | | Data Laboratory - the key to weight control is to |
| restrictions by either eliminating or radically | | | | be healthy, happy and fit. You must understand |
| reducing the intake of certain foods or food | | | | which foods will provide these three, all-important |
| groups. Most diets are inappropriate, unhealthful | | | | elements. Believe it or not, there are foods which |
| (some are even dangerous) and ultimately | | | | you enjoy that are actually good for |
| doomed to fail.The most important objective of | | | | you!Incredibly, many overweight people actually |
| eating any food is to provide the body with all the | | | | do not eat enough! Listen to your body, not your |
| essential nutrients for a long and healthful life. | | | | mind. Your body knows when it has had the |
| Almost every food provides some element | | | | appropriate amount of food and, more |
| needed by your body. If you do not care about | | | | importantly, the appropriate amount of nutrition. |
| being healthy, avoiding sickness and disease and | | | | Because many people do not understand nutrition, |
| living a long life, then this natural way of eating is | | | | they eat food that does not supply sufficient |
| not for you. The second most important reason | | | | nutrients to the body. They will feel hungry even |
| for eating any food is because you enjoy it and it | | | | after a large meal because theirs bodies are |
| makes you happy. It is highly unlikely that you will | | | | "starving" for proper nutrition. For this reason, |
| consistently, and for long term, eat foods that | | | | most diets do not work or the individual cannot |
| you do not enjoy. Similarly, it is extremely unlikely | | | | stay with the diet because it is an unnatural way |
| that you will be able to completely eliminate foods | | | | of eating. Your body literally believes it is starving; |
| that you do enjoy from your diet.Many diets and | | | | therefore, it will take actions to survive the |
| dieticians expect a person to continually keep | | | | famine. It is a self-preservation mechanism, if you |
| count of every calorie, carbohydrate and/or gram | | | | will. The body begins drawing off your muscles |
| of fat that enters your mouth! Again, what is | | | | and stores the fat for later use in the event that |
| likelihood of being able to maintain this tedious | | | | it does not receive the necessary nourishment |
| ritual for any meaningful length of time? Nothing | | | | for an extended period of time. When a person |
| could be more depressing and stress-inducing as | | | | finally falls off the diet (which is inevitable), they |
| the constant monitoring of calories, carbs or fat. | | | | gain back all the lost weight and, in many cases, |
| Therefore, if enjoying your meals is not important | | | | even more! The reason is because it takes the |
| to you, then this natural way of eating is probably | | | | body sometime to adjust from its |
| not for you.Finally, you should eat food to maintain | | | | self-preservation mode, so all the food that is |
| an appropriate weight for your height and frame. | | | | consumed is stored as fat while your body |
| Being over-weight or under-weight is not | | | | continues to draw from muscle.There is no such |
| conducive to a long, healthful life nor does it | | | | thing as losing weight fast. It will take 3 to 6 |
| promote a positive self image. If being too heavy | | | | months (or more depending on the amount of |
| or too thin is not important to you, than this | | | | weight loss needed),to lose a significant amount of |
| natural way of eating may not be for you.Tips for | | | | weight. The good news is that once you have lost |
| Successful Weight ControlLose or gain weight | | | | the weight, you should not gain it back because |
| because you want to and not to please | | | | you will have learned about the food you eat.Yes, |
| others.Otherwise, you will not be sufficiently | | | | you have heard it before and you are now going |
| motivated to change your bad eating habits. In | | | | to hear it again - exercise! Even a small amount |
| fact, when the inevitable happens and you fail to | | | | of exercise (1/2 hour per day, 3 days per week) |
| achieve you goal, it will reinforce and, most | | | | will greatly accelerate weight control.If you feel |
| probably, escalate the inappropriate behavior (i.e. | | | | like having a snack or something sweet, have it. |
| over-eating, exclusively eating junk food, bulimia, | | | | Your body is telling you it needs something. Of |
| etc.)You must begin this natural way of eating | | | | coarse, it would be better to eat a piece of fruit |
| with a positive outlook and the belief that you can | | | | rather than a candy bar. However, either is |
| achieve your goals with a minimal amount of | | | | preferable to over-eating at your next meal or |
| effort. If you lack the self-confidence and | | | | agonizing over the decision to indulge the urge.Dr. |
| motivation, or you do not believe that you can | | | | Parsons reveals the keys to successful weight |
| lose or gain weight, you will not!It is extremely | | | | loss in the remainder of this article, which you can |
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| contained in the foods you eat. This is the only | | | | USA ( William Parsons is the author of "Eating for |
| part of this natural way of eating that requires | | | | Health, Happiness and Weight Control. |
| some effort on your part. The only way to | | | | |