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How Can I Diet Safely? Is There a Safe Way to Diet?

July 24th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Thankfully, there is such a thing as a safe diet but you need top get a grip of all the facts and refuse to accept any information thrown at you. You’re an inteligent being and before taking any and every scrap of information thrown at you as gospel make sure that you check it out. that’s the first rule of safe dieting. Check all information…

Dieting need not conjure up images of starved people or sickening food; there is such a thing as safe dieting provided you follow some basic ground rules. You can follow a preplanned safe diet or devise one of your own if you eat fewer calories than you usually do and burn off more calories through exercise than your body is accustomed to.

There is no one formula for a safe diet; any meal plan that involves healthy controlled choices from all food groups coupled with exercise can be labeled a safe diet. If you are pregnant or if you suffer from any heart ailment or other medical condition, even the safest of diets should be discussed and approved by your health care professional.

Lose a Pound a Week

Have a safe and acheivable target…

Apply the SMART rule of objectives:

Specific: I aim to lose 10Kg
Measurable: yes that objective can be measured. I can say if I achieve it or not
Realistic: That target is not unrealistic and it is something that I can do
Timed: I will do this over the next 5 weeks

This may sound like too slow a weight loss program, but it is something that is achievable by simple changes to your lifestyle and can be categorized as a safe diet. Losing 6 pounds a week may sound great but it is difficult to maintain and sometimes the pounds pile on again.

A simple way to lose a pound a week is to burn 500 calories a day. You can do this by eating 250 calories less and burning 250 calories on an exercise machine. 500 calories multiplied by 7 days in a week is equal to 3500 calories that is one pound. Just saying no to extra cheese and biggie size options alone can save you 250 calories and brisk walking on the treadmill for around 40 minutes at around 3.5 miles an hour can expend 250 calories.

It may sound like a lot of numbers, but the math in this safe diet is very simple.

No Scams

Another aspect of safe dieting is not to fall for gimmicks with pills, powders and patches not approved by the FDA. So many advertising dollars are spent online, on TV and in print about how a miracle pill can make you shrink 10 dress sizes or how you can look good in a bikini in just one week! Don’t be tempted by taking these short cuts; they just may land you in the hospital. So many people have heard about the complications that ephedra-based products had and many lawsuits have been filed against other such ‘doctor-recommended’ safe diets. The people in the advertisements aren’t even really doctors as the fine print often states and the side effects can greatly outweigh the short term benefits.

Be inspired by celebrities like Kirstie Alley and now Ricki Lake who have lost tremendous amounts of weight by diet and exercise as opposed to a fad diet that is in fashion one day and out the window the next.

Dieting Effectively

June 4th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Dieting Can Have An Important Impact

It’s a fact, whether you like it or not all of us have at some time or the other felt the need to diet. The compulsion to diet is not restricted to the economically affluent western world either. In short, dieting is a worldwide phenomenon. Sadly dieting effectively is rather less common.

Most people can attest to the fact that their dieting efforts have failed abysmally. Of course there are those, very few, fortunate folk who can claim some measure of success. Once the initial effort is put in the sad fact is that the weight loss is once again put back on.

Bear in mind that people diet for varying reasons. Some look to loose a few pounds in order to fit into that vacation costume, while for others the need is more serious and they may need to loose over 10 ponds. Straight away we see that a diet is just a short scheme for some while it may, sadly, be almost a permanent feature of life for another.

Their are as many diets as there are foods. Some are excellent while unfortunately most are horrendous and some even dangerous. To be honest there are only a few that are worth talking about. Dieting can have an important impact on ones life, dieting effectively can have a profound impact on your life.

My aim is to cut through the hype and leave you with the bear facts while along the way I’ll share some sage advice, most of which is not mine but that which I have picked up along the way. There does not seem to be any one method of dieting that will ensure success for all of these people. 

Dieting requires careful monitoring of what is eaten and how much is eaten.  Some people who are trying to lose weight eat their normal food, but they eat less when they are trying to lose weight.  Other people who are trying to lose weight eat special food that they believe will help them lose weight.  These people might try to eat less fat or fewer carbohydrates in order to lose weight.  Other people might eliminate any sweets from their menus when they are dieting.  These people might eat fruits for dessert rather than a piece of chocolate cake.

There Is Dieting Help For Those In Need

Many people are dieting constantly, and not at all dieting effectively or efficiently, and those people who are unsuccessful should know that there is help available.  There are many books that are available with plenty of advice and plans for successful weight loss.  Many of these books reach the list of bestsellers.  The books usually have a specific plan for those who want to lose some weight.  Many of the books will provide diet plans and suggestions for exercising to lose weight.  People with great credentials often write the books so their advice is valuable if followed.  Some of these people are medical professionals including physicians.  Others are very knowledgeable dieticians.

There are also several organizations that help those people who need to lose weight.  Some of these companies supply every single meal needed for a week or more at a time.  Experts in the fields of diet and nutrition prepare these meals.  Some other organizations provide strategies and meetings to help people lose weight.  They have specific plans that people should follow in order to lose weight.  Dieting can be very difficult because a good dessert or sandwich can be very tempting.

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