Are you really ready to lose weight? I know it sucks being over weight.
Here are 3 categories which you might find yourself in and how to over come being over weight.
There are many ways you can go about it.
Ask yourself these questions: Which type of food personality are you? Are you the organized eater, always having Pizza Thursdays? Are you the emotional eater, where you hide in a bag of chips when you're down and go to that great Italian joint around the corner for celebrations? Or are you the 'serial snacker,' who loves munching? The 3 Categories which Most people find themselves in * The organized eater works well with a system.
This means calculating the caloric content you have now, and figuring out the long-term caloric goal of how to lose 5 pounds a week.
It also means it's better for you to write out a strict weekly menu of each meal and how much, and that your exercise plan will probably be precisely at the same time every day.
* You emotional eaters swing back and forth, and you'll have to compensate that within your goal to lose 5 pounds a week.
Keep a stash of frozen fruit pops (homemade, if you can't find any natural juices that come without any sugar additives) in the freezer for emotional emergencies.
Get a good recipe book that has delicious, healthy home-cooking or find a vegetarian restaurant that you can celebrate the good things in.
Pulses are a wonderful way to keep nutrition without sacrificing flavor.
Exercising when you're low gives you endorphins to cheer you up and makes you even happier when you're happy.
* The serial snacker also has a lot of choices.
There are the old standbys of fruit and vegetables for those snacking cravings, but there's also nuts (unsalted) and exotic fruit you can now try your hand at.
Substituting natural fruit juice for some of the water you'll be drinking will feed your body with essential sugars and curb the longing for sweets.
Doing exercise instead of nibbling on something, or taking a healthy snack with you for a walk will also help you lose 5 pounds a week.
Here are 3 categories which you might find yourself in and how to over come being over weight.
There are many ways you can go about it.
Ask yourself these questions: Which type of food personality are you? Are you the organized eater, always having Pizza Thursdays? Are you the emotional eater, where you hide in a bag of chips when you're down and go to that great Italian joint around the corner for celebrations? Or are you the 'serial snacker,' who loves munching? The 3 Categories which Most people find themselves in * The organized eater works well with a system.
This means calculating the caloric content you have now, and figuring out the long-term caloric goal of how to lose 5 pounds a week.
It also means it's better for you to write out a strict weekly menu of each meal and how much, and that your exercise plan will probably be precisely at the same time every day.
* You emotional eaters swing back and forth, and you'll have to compensate that within your goal to lose 5 pounds a week.
Keep a stash of frozen fruit pops (homemade, if you can't find any natural juices that come without any sugar additives) in the freezer for emotional emergencies.
Get a good recipe book that has delicious, healthy home-cooking or find a vegetarian restaurant that you can celebrate the good things in.
Pulses are a wonderful way to keep nutrition without sacrificing flavor.
Exercising when you're low gives you endorphins to cheer you up and makes you even happier when you're happy.
* The serial snacker also has a lot of choices.
There are the old standbys of fruit and vegetables for those snacking cravings, but there's also nuts (unsalted) and exotic fruit you can now try your hand at.
Substituting natural fruit juice for some of the water you'll be drinking will feed your body with essential sugars and curb the longing for sweets.
Doing exercise instead of nibbling on something, or taking a healthy snack with you for a walk will also help you lose 5 pounds a week.
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