What Is A Good Quick Weight Loss Diet Plan?
What Is A Good Quick Weight Loss Diet Plan?
A lot of people are looking for a way to lose weight quickly. You are probably one of them or you wouldn’t be reading this article. Are there diet plans that promise quick weight loss? Yes, lots of them. Are some better than others? Again, yes. Is there one that is right for you? That answer is not so cut-and-dried. To answer that question, you have to ask yourself some questions first, questions you may have never asked, questions whose answers you may not like.
If you are looking for a quick weight loss diet plan, you are overweight to a greater or lesser degree. How long have you been overweight? Have you always been overweight or has it been a gradual weight gain over a long period of time? How overweight are you, 20 pounds, or are you obese? Is there a particular reason you want to lose weight quickly? Do you have a specific weight goal and time period in mind? For example, are you trying to lose 15 pounds so you will look good at a friend’s pool party next month? Is this the first time you are going to try a quick weight loss plan or have you done it before? Do you plan (hope) to keep the weight off permanently once you lose it? Be honest with yourself. To do otherwise is to do yourself a disservice.
Chances are you have been overweight for some long period of time. You didn’t gain weight overnight. Why should you expect to lose weight virtually overnight? You shouldn’t! To do otherwise is to set yourself up for failure and disappointment, and you don’t want to do that.
If you are trying to shave off a few pounds in a short period of time, a quick weight loss plan may work for you, and I emphasize “may.” The common threads with many of these programs are a very restrictive choice of foods, rigid portion control, and very low calorie intake. They may be nutritionally lacking, which is why some programs recommend taking supplements while you are on their program. What is unsaid is that if you strictly follow these plans you could be messing with your health, and not in a good way. Even if you successfully lose the weight you desire, do you want to feel like crap at your friend’s pool party because you have compromised your health while on this diet?
If you have tried quick weight loss programs before and are looking for another one now, chances are you didn’t keep
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the weight off. You gained it back. “This time will be different,” you say. “This time I’ll keep the weight off.” Do you really believe that? Fact: 95% of the people who lose weight don’t keep it off. They gain back all the lost weight, and often more. If this is the first time you are thinking of giving a quick weight loss plan a try, don’t go there. You will spend money, not keep the weight off, and be disappointed in the end. Quick weight loss plans don’t work! You will read testimonials that say otherwise, but for the vast majority of us trying to lose weight and keep it off, they just don’t work.
There are many, many diet plans that do work. They emphasize gradual weight loss. They emphasize reasonable, healthy food choices. They promote good nutrition and good health. They offer support to keep you on track and support when you backslide. They understand that true long term weight loss is a life style change, not a quickie cottage cheese-and-lettuce diet that no one really stays on. They teach how to eat like a person of normal weight. Be your own best friend, be kind to yourself. Get off the yo-yo weight loss/gain roller coaster and find a reasonable plan that you know will work for you. You deserve no less than that.
By: Dale Hearn
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