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WEIGHT LOSS DIET PLAN

 

This Weight Loss Diet Plan lens is designed to assist overweight and obese persons to focus on the many weight gain skills they habitually employ as part of their everyday diet regime.


Once identified, these weight gain skills can be sensibly replaced with useful weight loss skills and techniques.
Dieters would now be better equipped to effectively use various weight loss diet tips to achieve their weight loss goals and maintain the weight loss.


Without realizing it, we have acquired various weight gain skills that are now deep-rooted bad habits, which are hindering us from effectively utilizing any weight loss diet plan.
In the same manner that a professional trains to excel in a particular skill, dieters must train themselves to become skilled at dieting efficiently.


We first need to identify these weight gain skills, then proceed to eliminate them while developing the discipline to practice new and sensible weight loss skills.
As we replace the bad with the good, we discover that dieting has become easier and we lose fat rapidly and safely.


This reconditioning redounds to a lifestyle change which ensures that the individual is transformed from being overweight to being slim, fit and healthy.


 

DISCIPLINE AND CONTROL:

Choose a Sensible Diet and Stay Motivated

While most of us who are overweight have access to a plethora of information regarding losing weight and are inundated with various diet plans and books, we still never achieve our required fat loss and fitness goals.


Most of us who are seriously trying to lose weight are living a life of yo-yo dieting sprinkled with doses of crash dieting because we are not equipped with the correct weight loss skills necessary to consistently lose weight.


Most of us who have been dieting over the years are fully aware that if consistently followed, many of the popular and sensible diet programs will indeed lead to some degree of weight loss.

The main stumbling block is not the ineffectiveness of the various diet books or diet plans. The plain fact is that we, the dieters, are not disciplined and/or motivated enough to commit to a weight loss diet plan for the length of time required to yield consistent results.


We need therefore to employ a more systematic approach that requires us to view our weight loss dieting hurdles as being lower and easier to conquer.

 

By setting our sights on removing the simplest weight gain skills first, we become increasingly confident and motivated. As we continue to develop our weight loss skills, we increase our levels of discipline and control and we discover that dealing with the more difficult ones have become remarkably easy.

A LIFESTYLE CHANGE:

Practice Makes Perfect

Getting more weight loss information or searching for that magical tailor-made diet program is not the panacea that would result in us losing weight.


We need to stay motivated with a sensible diet plan. This is more easily achieved by replacing those terrible weight gain skills that we have acquired throughout the years with effective weight loss skills, which would redound to quick and safe weight loss.


At the beginning of this lifestyle change, dieters would realize that some of these bad habits are more difficult to shed than others.
Be assured, that as some of these bad habits are targeted, eliminated and replaced, we are progressively conditioning ourselves to handle the more difficult ones.


We can then confidently tackle those that at first seemed so tenaciously stubborn, knowing that with some measure of effort and sacrifice, they too would also be permanently eliminated.


This occurs simply because you have increased your willpower (another developed weight loss skill) and dieting has become easier.


As you systematically replace these weight gain skills with weight loss skills, you will be resolutely on your way to achieving all your weight loss and fitness goals.

 

 

DIETING DIFFICULTIES 

Focusing on our weaknesses

As individuals we possess different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore the routes we take along the bumpy road of dieting will be different for each of us. However the attitude we have to losing weight must be similar.
Deal with the obstacles systematically and persistently.

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EXTEND YOUR NIGHT FASTS 

Fat is Stored Energy - Deplete it Naturally

"SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THIS PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF HOW TO TARGET THOSE BAD HABITS"

CURRENT WEIGHT GAIN SKILL:
Eating Late at Nights

This is the primary bad habit by which we pile on the excess weight. Consuming a large meal, no matter how healthy or balanced, to be followed by long hours of inactivity (in this case sleeping), is never be a wise weight loss practice.

Most of the calories ingested are not utilized but digested and stored as either fat (adipose tissue) or glycogen in our cells.

In addition, at the end of a trying or demanding day, your willpower is already at its lowest ebb. So if your last meal is not properly planned, you will indulge in the psychological comfort that food provides, at the wrong time.

RESULTANT EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS SKILL:
Eating Dinner at least four hrs before going to bed

This is one of the key elements of losing weight and it results in rapid weight loss by chiseling off the excess fat. By replacing the habit of eating late at nights with one where your final meal for the day is in the evening rather than at night, you will experience both weight loss and increased willpower.

Your body's metabolism will appreciate the 10 plus hours of fasting every night and will compensate by drawing on your storage of glycogen and fat cells.

Ideally, combining this major change along with an exercise workout during the evening will greatly accelerate your weight loss rate as it speeds up your metabolic rate (i.e. the rate at which your body burns calories), even when you're relaxed.

Although the habit of eating late must be replaced, for some of us, other less entrenched bad habits usually have to be eliminated prior to targeting this one.

We simply don't possess the required discipline and willpower at this early stage in our weight loss diet plan. Usually, after a few initial successes, eliminating the difficult ones becomes remarkably easy.

Some degree of lifestyle reconditioning is usually required to increase the level of discipline and willpower necessary to permanently eliminate some of these undesirable weight gain skills.

MAINTAIN THE FOCUS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOALS!

DIRE WEIGHT GAIN SKILLS 

Removing the Bad Apples

Now let's identify some common weight gain skills that have been plaguing your weight loss diet plan.
Now that you're taking a honest look at your lifestyle of eating, which of these continue to wreck your diet program?

Eating too late at nights

1 point

Employing schemes to eat more

1 point

Not exercising regularly

0 points

Snacking uncontrollably

0 points

Consuming comfort foods when stressed

0 points

Making excuses justifying being overweight

0 points

Overeating because I plan to exercise vigorously later

0 points

Skipping workout because I'm sluggish from overeating

0 points

Believing that the cause of my obesity is genetic or hormonal

0 points

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DISCIPLINE YOURSELF 

Tools of the Trade - Self-Control and Discipline

CURRENT WEIGHT GAIN SKILL:
Snacking Indiscriminately

Lack of self-control causes us to eating erratically and snack constantly throughout the day. Some of us reason that these indulgences should be occasionally allowed as deserved credits, for all the effort and sacrifice associated with being on a weight loss diet plan.
This is defined as YO-YO dieting and it results in a net zero fat loss or more often than not, a continuous weight gain.

We plan three healthy and balanced meals, consume them and then believe that we deserve to be rewarded for all our efforts. This is just another skill we acquire to justify eating more.
The first time we get hungry the overeater's Pavlovian response is to quickly think of a reason to justify eating instead of sensibly exercising our willpower.

More often than not we reason that if we are allowed to appease the hunger this one time by snacking, we would thereafter solemnly vow to the Gods of Fitness to strictly adhere to our weight loss diet plan.

This cycle repeats itself every time we get hungry and our willpower gets progressively weakened.

RESULTANT EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS SKILL:
Engaging Your Self-Control and Willpower to Make Healthier Food Choices

Commit to your diet of three or four smaller healthy balanced meals spaced throughout the day. Every time you feel the need to snack, understand that it is very important to practise strengthening that important mental muscle called your willpower.

Keep healthy snacks such as salads and fruits or energy bars close by. Indulge in only these low calorie snacks during the early weeks of your weight loss diet plan.

Be mindful that this is a problem only in the early stages of any weight loss diet plan. As you stay on your diet, both your mind and body make positive adjustments.

The hunger pangs will subside and disappear as you gain the discipline and self-control that is needed to maintain your weight loss.

I have found that plain unsweetened yogurt or unbuttered popcorn make the ideal snacks if you are hungry after your last meal at evenings.

Keep high-fiber/low fat healthy snacks around just in case.
Soon you will effortlessly consume your apportioned three meals a day.
Be patient and stay committed.

REST ASSURED -You WILL experience consistent weight loss if you stay committed!!

OBESITY LINKED TO LIFESTYLE DISEASES 

The Consequences of Overeating

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CURRENT WEIGHT GAIN SKILL:
Devising Innovative Schemes to Overeat

There are countless trick and schemes we develop to convince everyone, including ourselves, that we have not actually breached our dieting commitments.

We can get very innovative when it comes to finding ways to overeat, without alerting anyone to the fact.

Chew on these:

a) Not wanting to be seen eating too much at a lunch or dinner date, we would eat a hearty meal alone an hour or so before the scheduled meal.

b) Similarly - Our mates are impressed when we consume a light breakfast at home unaware that on our way to work we stop off at a fast food outlet to finish having our breakfast.

c) At buffet dinners we first place all the fattening foods on our plates and then proceed to cover them up with portions of healthy salads. We then eat from the bottom up so no-one notices the hidden foods.

d) While serving meals, we quickly nibble directly from the pots, pans and food containers in the kitchen before sitting down at the dinner table to consume our 'actual' dinner.

RESULTANT EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS SKILL:
Stop the Self-Deception

"You're playing a dangerous game of Russian Roulette with your health!"

Internalize the fact that all these clever schemes only work against yourself and you thwart your own weight loss diet plan.

Who are you REALLY fooling if YOU remain overweight or keep gaining weight and never confront these bad habits?

The reality is that you are irrationally setting yourselves up for the onset of many adverse medical conditions associated with being overweight.

It is a proven medical fact that obesity is linked to the onset of Heart Disease, Hypertension and High Blood Pressure, Strokes, Diabetes, Osteo-Arthritis and Liver Disease, among others.

It is miraculous for someone who is obese to reach middle-age and be unaffected by one or more of the lifestyle diseases.

By being strong NOW and committing to a sensible weight loss diet plan, you will achieve a progressive weight loss that redounds to the prevention of many of these lifestyle diseases.

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WHY AM I STILL OVERWEIGHT? 

Various ways we cheat to overeat

Ever tried listing the Culprits? It's not a pretty sight.

Skillfully hiding foods and snacking covertly

1 point

Eating before or after scheduled meal with friends

0 points

Overeating since my next vigorous workout will burn off excess calories

0 points

Indulging in my favourite comfort food when stressed

0 points

Succumbing to the psychological triggers to overeat

0 points

Graciously complimenting the chef by having seconds

0 points

Upsizing portions at restaurants

0 points

Habitually Tasting Food while Cooking

0 points

THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR EXERCISE 

Pace Yourself and Make it Fun

CURRENT WEIGHT GAIN SKILL:
Finding Excuses Not to Exercise

We all possess the knowledge that our bodies require daily exercise but many are not disciplined enough to continue with a routine of regular exercise.
A random exercise session is not enough to cause any appreciable weight loss or physical benefit.

We find every imaginable reason to procrastinate starting a regular exercise regime. This indiscipline promotes mental and physical laziness and contributes to our lack of motivation.

The slothful individual does nothing but hopes that someday he will muster up the willpower to start exercising like a pro-athlete.

RESULTANT EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS SKILL:
Get Serious by Planning an Exercise Schedule

Any holistic weight loss diet plan must have components of both dieting using healthy nourishing foods and a sensible exercise program.

Used together regularly, the unwanted pounds will definitely melt off at an amazing rate.

Whenever you burn more calories than you consume, the body taps into your glycogen and fat stores for energy.
Continue this routine of net negative calorie intake for an extended period of time and biological reality is that you WILL lose weight. This is a biological guarantee.

Those who are committed to their weight loss diet plan and are disciplined enough to exercise at least 30 minutes a day for ideally four sessions a week, will indeed be rewarded with consistent fat loss and will quickly reach their ideal weight.

Draw up your exercise program and display it prominently to motivate yourself.

IMPORTANT: Before starting any weight loss diet plan, visit your medical practitioner to assess your current physical condition.

Start the exercise component at a very slow pace. Perform a minimum of about 20 minutes of light calisthenics every other day or so.
Listen to your body and you will know when its time to increase the intensity and duration.

By speeding up your body's metabolic rate the calories will continue to be consumed even when you are inactive. And you'll get an added boost of self-confidence and willpower with each fulfilling workout.

"You know what you have to do - Just Do It!"

IT'S LAMBADA TIME! 

What are the Benefits of Losing Weight?

Question: "After all that hard work and sacrifice, how will I really benefit?"

Answer: "An Improved Quality of Life!"

Reduced Onset of many Lifestyle Diseases (Heart Disease, Diabetes, Osteo-Arthritis, Strokes, etc)

1 point

Increased Self-Esteem

0 points

More Attractive to the Opposite Sex

0 points

General Ease of Mobility

0 points

Finally Shopping for Clothes We Love

0 points

No Longer the Target for Fattest-in-Crowd Jokes

0 points

Increased Fitness (at Sports, Dances, Picnics, etc)

0 points

Comfortable when Disrobing (at Swimming Pools, Beaches, etc)

0 points

Increased Sexual Performance

0 points

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BEEN THERE .........DONE THAT! 

At 316 lbs - Never Again!

THE PRODUCT OF YEARS OF UTILIZING FINELY HONED AND TEMPERED WEIGHT GAIN SKILLS

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE 

Fired Up and Confident at 296lbs

Still a long way to go but enjoying every step of the journey.

Eliminated Weight Gain Skills:

1) Stopped consuming Soft Drinks and other highly sweetened drinks.

On many occasions when the body is thirsty (craving for pure water) we unthinkingly assuage that thirst by drinking the habitual sugar-laden sodas and fruit juices.

2) No more contrived pathetic excuses for skipping scheduled exercises. IT HAS TO BE DONE!

3) No more Junk Foods allowed in the house. There's no temptation if there aren't any fattening foods readily available when you're getting hungry.

4) No more visits to Fast Food Restaurants or the nearby Bakery. Most of the foods there are totally excluded from my weight loss diet plan.

5) Eliminated simple carbohydrates from diet. Switched to eating more vegetables which contain complex carbohydrates.

New Weight Loss Skills:

1) Began a regime of light exercises four times a week.

2) Committed to eating three balanced meals a day and limited servings of healthy snacks in-between.

3) Hunger controlled by drinking at least 2 Liters of water throughout the day.

4) When the need arises, indulge in high-fiber low calorie foods such as natural yoghurt, fruits, unbuttered popcorn, granola based cereal bars and salads with olive oil.

5) General Rule of Snacking: Fruits are best in the mornings and vegetables are for mid-day and evenings. This system harmonizes with the natural chemical and biological rhythms of the body.

6) Weekly weighings on the bathroom scale to monitor body weight.

Dr.Joseph Mercola 

Take Control of Your Health Blog

Weight Loss using Natural Products.

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About DFlo

Hi and welcome...I'm Dflo.
Dflo has been overweight for most of his life and has tried many weight loss diet plans over the years. He has only recently been successful in losing weight and keeping it off by using a step by step weight loss diet plan that leads to a lifestyle change. This weight loss diet plan holistically combines several effective weight loss principles. His focus has been on training himself to replace dire weight gain skills he has developed over the years with sensible and effective weight loss skills to safely and quickly lose fat and increase general fitness.
He is hoping that all those who are currently struggling to lose weight and will be inspired by his efforts and will utilize these weight loss tips to finally achieve their ideal weight and maintain it.

 

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