What Does A Healthy Weight Loss Plan Look Like?
In a world of fad diets, how can you navigate the waters of good nutrition and healthy weight loss?
We have compiled a list of what you should look for in a healthy diet and what things you should avoid.
A healthy diet should contain:
- Well balanced nutrition
- Exercise
- Steady weight loss of 2-3 pounds per week
- Tracking your progress
What to avoid in fad diets
- Anything that bans specific types of food, such as carbs, or requires eating only specific foods.
- A diet that claims to shed more than 2-3 pounds per week as this can be dangerous, and counterproductive in the long run
A good rule of thumb is this: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
A diet that promises rapid weight loss without a plan to then keep the weight off is how most dieters fail. This is what they call yo-yo dieting.
If you are striving for real weight loss, it must be based on a balanced nutritional diet, and exercise.
Remind yourself that you are not in competition with anyone other than yourself. You will not be perfect. You will have good days and bad. The important thing is to keep your eye on the prize. Know your weekly, monthly, and overall goals. Reach for them.
Healthy weight loss starts with a commitment to healthy weight loss.
Set clear attainable goals. Write them down. Go after them. Achieve them.