Don't Panic!

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We are going to take a break from FAST ways to lose weight article for a few weeks. We will come back to it soon.

Do you struggle with your diet? Does it feel like it is stalled? Don't panic! I found a great article in the Fitness magazine from a few years ago that will help kick start your weight-loss. The article is written by Sandra Gordon.

Ever felt that everyone you know seems to be losing weight, but when you try their dieting tricks, you don't have the same success? You may not be doing anything wrong. It could be that those strategies just aren't a good match for you. Achieving your goals is all about finding the specific lifestyle fixes that work for you - not your neighbor. Try these 14 tactics (you have nothing but weight to lose).

1. Start with sneakers
Everyone knows it takes a combination of diet and exercise to lose body fat, but researchers now believe that it's best to tackle exercise first. "Once you invest time in a daily workout, you'll be motivated to make the more difficult dietary changes," says John Foreyt, Ph.D., director of the Nutrition Research Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

2. Make ambitious exercise goals
Instead of saying "I will exercise three days a week," plan to exercise everyday, even if you know you won't make it. Most of us accomplish only 60 percent of our weekly fitness goals, according to research from the college of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida in Gainesville. So if you plan to work out for an hour every day, you'll probably make it to three or four workouts a week.

3. Find a groove
Blocking out an hour or two for a sweaty workout takes dedication. make the prospect a little more fun by buying an MP3 player or an iPod. A recent study from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey found that women who listened to music while walking lost twice as much wight at those who didn't. the music-listeners walked more often each week and adhered to the full program, which also included weekly dieting and group meetings, says the study's lead researcher, Christopher A. Capuano, Ph.D.

4. Keep your diet simple
Most successful losers are unadventurous when it comes to eating. "Too much variety actually stimulates your appetite," explains Holle A Raynor, Ph.D., R.D., assistant professor of research at Brown Medical School in Providence. "If you're faced with a ton of options, you'll likely east more just out of curiosity" (or perhaps because the various choices are right there, tempting you?) Curtail your dietary diversity by preparing dinners at home instead of eating out. Stick to cooking a few tried-and-true recipes with a wide range of nutrients, and rotate them often.

5. Overestimate your calories
Most dieters underreport the calories they consume by a third and overreport the amount of exercise they do by half, says Foreyt. Keeping an accurate journal allows you to objectively analyze what you're eating and why. "But even more than that, keeping a record helps you to stay committed to your goal," says Daniel S. Kirschenbaum, Ph.D., director of the Center for Behavioral Medicine & Sport Psychology in Chicago and author of The Healthy Obsession Program. When you do guesstimate, round up by a few hundred calories.


Check back next week for the remainder of the article! Remember, you need to find what works best for you! If something doesn't work, try something else.



Until Next time!

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