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Weight Loss and Dieting Secret #1 - IN and OUT

Any dietary plan on the market has some portion of it thatworks| but the basic principle of any good eating program| nomatter how sugarcoated| centers around calories IN? caloriesOUT.

The eating ?only one type of food diets? will not be effective|and such a restricted diet defeats you mentally. Most diets arejust too unrealistic for a person?s lifestyle. Plus they don?tsupply enough basic nutritional needs for people to stay withthem. Balance is the key! Attitude is the key to keepingbalance!! Here are what I call the 5 P?s of eating and theattitude one must take to keep food in check!

Perspectives toward food

Ask yourself| ?Why do I eat?? Most will say| ?I eat because Ihave to.? Well| think about it. Do you? If you eat just becauseyou have to| then your choices will be more for taste. If youate with the attitude that food was fuel| then how would youeat? You may be more likely to make a quality choice. Yourattitude toward food is very important!

Pattern of eating

Do you drive the same way to work every day? Do you go to thesame grocery store? Do you hang out with the same people most ofthe time? The same thing is true with your food.

Chances are you eat at the same time| gobble up the same foodtypes and in most cases| you take in roughly the same amount offood on a weekly basis? Your body gets used to eating the sametypes and same amounts. As in exercise| it is really importantto incorporate a variety of foods in our daily eating to keep itoff guard| so to speak.

Pushing your buttons

Why do you think advertisements are so powerful? They sparksomething inside of you and immediately you find yourself onautopilot going to the refrigerator or the next fast food jointto get something you don?t need. Recognize this so you can makebetter choices.

Portion Control

Being aware of how much you eat at one time is very important.Take spaghetti for example?fifteen years ago the doctors cameout and endorsed pasta as a healthy food. While this is true|physicians didn?t explain portion control. Even though pasta maybe a good food type| an extra hundred or two calories a fewtimes a week adds up. Learn to push the plate away.

Pre-Planning

This may sound like common sense| but with our busy lifestyles|pre-planning meals in advance is far from simple. However|pre-planning is essential.

For most of us all we can do to just keep up with the day?sactivities| much less cook in advance. It really boils down totime management. If you have good choices in the refrigerator|you will be more likely to eat that food. When healthy foods areunavailable| you will go out of your way to the pantry| pizzaparlor| or fast food restaurant for immediate gratification.

In a nut shell:

Eating right has a lot to do with how you look at food| how muchyou eat and what you eat. Recognize if you have eating patterns.The patterns may be lifestyle| emotional| physically related orall the above. Pre-planning meals and shopping ahead solves alot of the poor decision making. Learn to push yourself awayfrom the table. YOU WILL EAT TOMORROW!

From the suggestion box:

If you have excessive eating habits| they may be emotionallyrelated. Figure out your bad habits and counteract them.

Pre-plan the week| if possible. You?ll make better choices ifyou have better choices from which to choose.

Food journal twice a month with times| types and amounts of foodeaten.

Snacking throughout the day helps overeating.

Eat until comfortable ? you will eat tomorrow.

Eat with your opposite hand.

Sit while you are eating.

Proper - Planning - Prevents ? Poor - Performance!

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