There are always plenty of individuals interested in determining the best way to lose weight. The funny thing is that we all already know how it is done. To lose weight an individual should eat less. But even though we all know this…we all still struggle to lose weight.
Wanting to lose weight is an important part of the process, but it doesn’t mean that it will happen. Somebody can really want to lose weight, but their body will still crave foods. The body needs food. Therefore we want to eat. But as is obvious from that confusing line of thought…the problem comes when we have to differentiate between what we want to eat and what we need to eat.
Sometimes there’s one moment in which we decide we’re actually going to lose weight. Many decide in this moment not only to lose weight, but that they are going to do it with a rapid weight loss diet. This big decision requires that several more big decisions be tackled. Which weight loss program will be used? How long will the diet last? Will the dieter follow the rules of one of the popular weight loss programs or will the dieter be creating a diet of their own?
For some the easiest rapid weight loss diet is one that is designed personally by the dieter. In designing their own diet plan they might attempt to limit themselves to one type of food for a specified amount of time. Another common maneuver is for them to decrease their eating to one meal per day. Regardless…the personally designed diet plans are often very extreme. Some of them work.
But sometimes individuals who design their own diets aren’t successful. Their “made up” diet has no history of success. There is also no way of knowing whether or not the diet they have created is sustainable. Dieters have to be able to stick to a diet long enough to see results.
Sustaining a diet is the most vital aspect of almost any dieting program. A week long diet can be good. But when drastic weight loss is desired it will take longer. Continuing on after that first week is important.
Dieters who “make up” their own diet often find themselves “making up” their own exceptions and random adjustments in the midst of the diet. They’re constantly making alterations to their personal program. They may do it in response to difficult situations like eating out or attending a social function. They also might make changes to their plan in response to a “good day.” Regardless of how contrary it seems now…many dieters will reward themselves with a “treat” or “day off” in response to successful weight loss. Using food as a part of a reward system is a big “no-no.” Individuals who have this type of reward system in place need to adjust their perceptions of food in order to approach dieting in a more healthy manner.
Considering any type of rapid weight loss system begins with deciding whether or not the diet (rules and all) is sustainable for a long enough period of time to see results. Dieters have to stick to it; following the rules. It helps to determine an end date at the start of the diet. Leaving the diet with an open ended “ending” makes it really, really hard not to make exceptions to the dieting rules. And there’s no reason to make a rapid weight loss diet harder than it already is.
Amelia Handley studied exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.