Thursday 10 November 2011

How to Diet Properly

So many fad diets rely on removing important nutrients from our daily food consumption to reduce weight, but in the long run this abuse of the body has negative results, including gaining weight back. To diet properly can be a challenge but good nutrition and healthy eating always pay off.

Instructions:


1. Discuss a diet plan with a registered dietician. These are different animals than nutritionists. Nutritionists tend push vitamins, supplements and miracle programs. A dietician has a professional science education and will prescribe a safe diet program.

2. Consider joining one of the bigger diet centers if you think it will help. The ones that have been around a while have a good success rate.
        
3. Set reasonable goals. If you expect to lose too much too fast you may fail, gain it back, or make yourself ill. A diet should be about long-term results, not a quick fix.
        
4. Create a calorie deficit. A pound of fat is worth 3,500 calories. Divide that by seven and that means you should aim to remove 500 calories a day from your life in order to lose a pound a week.
        
5. Move your body more. This can be by exercising or just dancing in the living room. Do sit ups while watching TV or go for a walk around the building during your coffee break. Every little bit helps.
        
6. Get your five a day. If you make sure you get 5 to 7 fruit and vegetable servings a day (like the food pyramid recommends), you might find you are not so hungry after all.

Source : http://www.ehow.com/how_2050656_diet-properly.html