Diet Plans

Introduction

There are actually many diet plans out there. The tough way, a moderate approach, the natural way, the orthodox way, etc. Choosing a plan that suit you may not be an easy task as the methods are very different in many approaches.

Luckily, for me, I get to witness many successful dieters and here are some winning tips for those they work

1. PLAN

You need to plan! "If you aren't to plan, you plan to lose!" This is the number thing you have to do. You need to write down a detail plan. Breakdown from a monthly, to weekly and to a daily plan of what you need to do.Grab a paper and start drawing your plan!

2. Set CLEAR Goals

Some may ask, "What is so difficult about setting goals? After all, I just need to lose some pounds?" That is not true!

Your mind is like a machine, it only execute the command only if you have give it clear commands. I call it SMART Goals and here is the breakdown.

S - Specific, You need to specify your goal, are you going to lose weight or gain weight? Be more specific, the clearer the message, you are more likely to achieve it!

M - Measurable, Yes, you are going lose /attain weight, but how much? You need to specify the weight you need to lose/attain, said 20lbs?

A - Attractive, Yes, you need to set goals that are attractive. I only see people attracted to pleasant goals,  if ain't attractive, you will lose interest and give up!

R - Realistic, if I am 40lbs overweight, I want to lose it by tomorrow, hey that's impossible and if you can't  even convince your mind to do it, it dooms to be failure then!

T - Time Limitation, I believe all of us are given deadline for assignment before. We will only execute the order only when we know the deadline, else we will not do it.

E.g. of a SMART Goal, "I will be 65kg by 30th April 2011".

3 Work Your Plan Backward

Now you have your goals, it is time to work backward to see how much target you need to achieve each month, each week and daily.

E.g. If I weights 85Kg, and I need to reduce to 65kg by 30th April 2011. I need to reduce 10kg per month, 2.5Kg per week and 350g per day, very attainable and attractive.

4. Diet, Exercise & Contingencies

Diet

They are many way of diets, the Atkins method, the less fried food method, etc... I find this diet solution easier to follow and it is very easy to follows.

Apart from it, I also have a little secret to share. Clearing the colon will make way for your fat lose especially if you weight a lot. Cleanse your body with fiber drink once in the morning and night before you sleep for a week* (Not Recommended for those who is in pregnancy or you are expecting to have baby) and drink plenty of plain, normal temperature water. It will remove the excess toxic to jumpstart your diet plan.

I will talk more about the other of my favorite detox planing called Juicing next time.

Exercise

Yeah, they tell you that you can slim down without exercise. It may be true but your slim body will not last long. Exercise not only help you to slim down and maintain it. It also help you to keep fit from disease and also bring your thinking quicker that  help you to work more efficient.

Start your exercise right now! Depending on your fitness level and if you have any injury before, you can take upon many exercise routine.

If you can jog, jog, that is the best cardioid exercise you can have, next is work out. If not you can try cycling and swimming. If you are very obese, try brisk walk first. The whole idea is to workout for at least 40 minutes and does it every other day. Once you body start exercising, you will slim down faster!

Contingencies

The place when I live in always rains. I have a big storm out there right now. Therefore I always plan for  contingencies so i don't give excuses. We can get simple gym equipment or just simple work out exercise that can work your body.

5. Actions. More Actions...

Now you have the battle plans, the next thing is to Act Now. Find a close friend / buddy, brother, sister, etc to monitor you and encourage you. It will help to you to stay in actions.

6. Review & Modify

Daily review is necessary; you need to keep track of your progress everyday. Review if the process, food or exercise you take is effective, if the particular exercise hurts you too much, change it! Sometime you will slim down faster but some time you will be stable for days, it is alright and it is part of sliming down cycle. If you keep reviewing the progress, take actions, you will eventually reach your goal

Something to motivate you. I manage to lose 20kg in one month time from 75kg to 55kg and remember I a "yoyo" and i did it!

Ok, signing off for now. In my next blog entry, will be sharing more on the power of sub conscious mind and how it helps me to lose weight

Teddy Bear Lim