Healthy Diet Tips

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So you want to drop a few pounds. Join the crowd.

Weight Loss is usually what comes to most people’s mind

when the word ‘diet’ is mentioned. Although diet and

weight loss are closely related, at least cousins, they

should be thought of separately.

Of course, with the proper diet you can lose or gain weight.

But diet is so important to good health. By starving

yourself you definitely will lose weight but if you survive,

your health may be a wreck.

For a moment forget the weight loss puddings, shakes,

powders, pills, patches, candy bars and who knows what else.

Let’s concentrate on a few healthy diet tips that should help

you reach your weight loss goals and retain your health.

Tip #1: Old advice but the best: Drink a lot of pure water.

It’s the best drink on the planet. Next best are fruit and

veggie juice. Be careful with the fruit juice it has a high

sugar content, even though it is ‘good’ sugar.

You must stay hydrated (not drowned). The body needs to

flush out what shouldn’t be there (toxins, etc.). Another

benefit is that the body will feel full so less hunger

pangs, less calories, less weight.

Water helps the skin (your biggest organ) stay supple and

retains its elasticity. No one wants skin that is hanging

loosely. Water keeps the skin beautiful and radiant.

Tip #2: Set Realistic & Achievable Goals

Go back to tip #1 – Water Goal- Drink at least 6-8 8 ounce

glasses of pure, clean water every day.

Goals are very, very important. If you don’t know where

you’re going and where you have been you’ll definitely

end up somewhere – lost and frustrated.

Keep track of your progress and your slips, slides and

successes. Be honest: The scales, at least good ones,

don’t lie, only people fool themselves.

Tip #3: Be Accountable to Someone – Not You

This tip can make or break your goals. Find someone who has

the same or close to the same goals that you do. Report

your progress to that person and do the same for them.

Criticize, complement and comment on each other’s goals.

Yes, be tough but be kind. Make sure you really reveal

each others successes and set backs. Keep good records and

keep moving ahead. Speaking of moving. See the next tip.

Tip #4: Move it, move ALL of it.

Get out of the chair, off the couch and out of the house.

O.K. the weathers bad stay in the house but do some

exercise. Walk, jump rope, dance (even with yourself, put on

some ‘moving music’; no one is watching). O.K. the sun is

back out. Play golf, play volleyball, kick the ball (not

the dog), play tennis, or just play something besides a

video game.

Secret: Learn to have fun (called exercise) while burning

calories. I know cleaning the house isn’t exactly like

going to Disney World but you can make it fun. Put on some

music and dance your way through the house. The mop and

broom make excellent dance partners. Hot music burns

calories.

Tip #5: Go look in the mirror – Smile

“Attitude is Everything” Your attitude will motivate or

destroy everything; every goal you set.

See the positive side of your dieting. Your self control

and ’stick-to-it-ness’ will raise your self esteem to new

levels. Look at your ‘failures’ as learning experiences

that you won’t repeat. In the world of sales it takes a

lot of “no” to find one “yes” but that one yes makes all

the negativity go away.

Find your “yes”. The pounds will go away also.

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