1. The first step you should take is to adopt healthier eating
habits. Not only will you gain more food volume this way but you
can use natural low calorie seasonings such as onions to improve
the taste. This is proven for long term health and fat loss while
removing the strain of dieting itself...
2. When preparing meat, always trim the fat off of it. Or if
it is something like chicken, remove the skin. If that is too
bland chop it up and add it to something like rice!
3. Find someone to 'report' to. People tend to be more dedicated
when they know after a week or two they need to check in with
someone. Find someone to walk with for example, a close friend
or even a diet buddy. Share your goals! Trying to do things on
your own can sometimes be a lot harder.
4. Write down what you eat and stick with it. You'd be surprised
at how many extra things you might be eating if you don't write
your menu down. Either plan ahead with your food intake or start
keeping a food journal just to see!
5. If you must fry things, use a non-fat cooking spray. This
will save you many calories versus cooking with oil. For example,
one tablespoon of cooking oil contains 120 calories! Whereas a
2.4 second spray of PAM contains only 16 calories.
6. Don't ever give up! Never view yourself as a failure. The
only time you fail is when/if you quit. It may take more research
or a different approach but it 'will' happen. Statistics show
that most people do not succeed their first time trying. Nothing
can take the place of persistence! Not intelligence, not talent,
nothing! Everything else is secondary.
