Sticking to a diet can be a challenge. If you’re eating new foods, learning about how you should treat your body, and don’t know where to turn it can often seem daunting. With that in mind there are a few dieting tips that will help you get started on the right foot.
1. Eat Small, But Often
Smaller meals eatin more often keep the metabolism going and don’t strain your digestive system as much as larger meals. They’ll also keep your stomach smaller which reduces the amount you can eat at one sitting. Aim for 5-6 small meals a day rather than 3 large meals.
2. Drink Lots of Water
Water is one of the best ways to clean our your system and keep your body running effectively. I try to drink a gallon a day, but aim for at least a half gallon.
3. Cut the Soda and High Fructose
By cutting out soda alone (if you drink one can a day) you’ll lose weight because of all the sugars. Even though diet soda is better than regular, it still isn’t really a healthy food.
4. Move on Up to Whole Grain
Whole grain carbohydrates are much better for you. Why? Because they haven’t been processed and there are a lot less sugars (think white flour). There is also a lot more nutrients in whole grains rather than enriched carbohydrates.
5. Create Accountability
Go on a diet with someone else so you stay accountable. If you have a significant other, get them on board, or join a group that focuses on weight loss. Having a support system makes it much more likely that you’ll stick to your diet.
6. Think Long Term, Lifestyle, Not just Diet
If you think about a diet as a temporary thing, it’ll be just that, temporary. If you want to lose your belly fat quick, and keep it off, you’re going to have to make a concious lifestyle choice that should continue on once you’ve lost your weight. Stick with a diet that you feel comfortable with long term, rather than starving yourself in the short term. The tortise wins the race with dieting as well.
7. Remove the Temptations
If you drive past the ice cream parlor every day on your home from work, take a different route. Don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach. Create a grocery list and stick to it.
8. Bonus – Give yourself a cheat day.
We’re not all perfect, and you shouldn’t have to sacrifice everything to get fit. If you’re exercising regularly, following your diet the vast majority of the time and are driven it’s not a bad thing to have a cheat day. If you go out with friends on the weekend go ahead and have a few drinks, or order a pizza. However, just make sure you stick to only one day a week where you splurge. You don’t have to be a saint to get a six pack or remove those love handles, but you do have to keep everything in moderation.
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