Dieting Tips

Learn the Secrets of Long Time Losers

Never Skip Breakfast
Focus on getting more of your food earlier in the day and you'll burn more calories instead of storing them as fat. You should have at least 4 hours between your last meal and bed time.

Move
Regular exercise is important, but don't miss out on the everday actions, such as becoming an "inefficiency" expert, so you make more than one trip to put the laundry away. Park further from the stores. Choose the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk 11-12,000 steps a day.

Breathe Deeply
Move lymph through out your body more quickly by taking some time each day to concentrate on your breathing. The lymphatic system moves toxins out of your blood stream as well as return cleansed lymph back to the blood. The clean lymph filters back into your blood at the height of the deepest part of each breath. Exercise & body movement also moves lymph.

Read Labels...REPEAT Read Labels
Check the serving size and number in the package and compare the weight of a "low carb" serving with a regular version. Many times the portion has been reduced, the servings per container INCREASED and the fat has been increased to create a lower carb count. Stay away from hydrogenated oils, transfats, corn syrup, "fake" sugars and ingredients you can not pronounce.

Write it Down
Keep track of how often you exercise, and all foods you have eaten. How many servings of fruit or dairy can make you concious of your eating habits and point out a weight-gain trend before you've packed on 10 pounds. Also note bowel movements & how you feel each day so you can keep track how your present dietary routine is aiding or failing you. Reviewing daily will help you to stay on track.

Plan for Disastors
Stressful times will tempt you to go back to your old habits, so have a strategy in place (yoga, call friends but anything other than food) and write it down. Find good for you snacks to satisfy during these times such as nuts, raisins and fresh fruits. If you DO fall off the wagon do not get discouraged - Jump right back on and look forward not back.

Stay away from non-nutrient foods
General rule: Anything put on this earth from God eat - anything else don't. Look for foods grown on fertile soil and animal sources which gave been grain fed natural feed without chemicals. Supplement with all natural organic vitamins, herbs, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients. If you are getting the nutrients your body needs you are less apt to crave junk.

Water, Water and more Water
Drink half your weight in water i.e If you weigh 200 lbs drink 100 ounces water each day.

Consistency
Don't binge on weekends. Eat in the same manner every day and you'll be one and a half times more likely to maintain your weight.

Special Occasions ARE Special Occasions
Don't treat every restaurant meal as a special occasion when it's a "I don't want to cook" meal. In this way, you can indulge the moments that really count.

Put Yourself at the Top of Your TO DO List
Start doing now what you dream you will do "when you lose weight" and the rest will follow. Pamper yourself with a full HomeSpa body treatment at home once a week. Soak in a hot Epsom salt bath with essential oils, apply a facial mask, trim nails, give your hair a hot oil treatment with all natural jojoba oil. Feeling good about yourself will enhance your attitude for the better.

Acknowledge It Will Be Easier the Longer You Do It
Research shows the more you adhere to a healthy lifestyle, the easier it becomes to continue it and keep the weight off.