 Moderation is weight-loss key
It's January and ads are everywhere claiming the latest weight loss "miracle." Many will claim that you can lose up to one pound of fat per day. And you want so much for it to be true. I wish it was that easy.
Another thing most of these plans will tell you is that you have to eliminate a particular food group, eat only specific foods, or eat at a near-starvation level. Those claims are no more true than the previous statement.
If you truly want to lose weight and keep it off for the rest of your life, you need to make permanent lifestyle changes, period. Moderation, not elimination is what will do that for you. With each change you make in your life, you have to want to make that change. Changes you want to make are changes you can live with the rest of your life.
When you get married or have a baby, you have to make changes. You want to make those changes so you see them as something you can do for the rest of your life. Changing your eating habits works the same way. Find some changes you can feel comfortable and happy making knowing the positive effects you will achieve.
For instance, can you commit to cutting back just 25 percent on each meal or snack? You don't even need to change what you eat or how often. Perhaps you can feel good about taking a 10-minute walk several days each week? These small changes might be just enough to stabilize your weight, or cause some small losses. Changes like these, that you can live with, will provide permanent results that will help motivate you to make more small changes, which can lead to a solid, healthy lifestyle.
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