There are so many diets that promise a great looking body in just a few days. Unfortunately whatever you do the weight keeps coming back !
It’s hard to stick to a diet plan, even in the form of a lifestyle trend. You can’t avoid going at a restaurant, to a birthday party or simply to eat an ice-cream during summer.
So, what can we do to maintain our figure for the long run ?
After all the purpose of weight loss is a not a few days intervention and then going back to the old eating habits. An ideal diet should help us eat smarter so that we change our unhealthy habits with a compromise that matches
our old lifestyle and personality.
It’s important when choosing a diet to pay attention to your own eating routine. Answer with yes or no (Y/N) to the questions above.
1. Are you organised ?
Yes – If you are organized you surely love discipline. From counting fat and calories to exercising portion control, restrictive plans are all about the details and discipline.
If yes, try: The Glycemic Index Diet, South Beach Diet, Atkins
No – If you can never plan your meals then counting calories will not be your strong point. The ideal diet plan
for you is to combine a list of ingredients regardless of the hour you eat your meals. There is only a downside of this unscheduled eating pattern – you must limit your portions. But that’s a small price to pay if you ask me !
If no, try: The Paleo diet, Beck diet
2. Do you eat a lot of spare time ?
Yes – If you like to cook and you have time to do this, you’ll need a plan that doesn’t feel like deprivation. By preparing the meals yourself you can get closer to a lifestyle diet. Also in this way you will learn new way
to combine ingredients and you will never get bored.
If yes, try: Mediterranean diet, NuVal
No – If you are a busy person you can call the meal delivery programs as the prepackaged diet meals might be just the thing for you. These aren’t the best long-term solutions, but eventually you will learn to appreciate healthy meals and maybe even take some time to make them yourself.
If no, try: Nutrisystem, the Zone, Healthy Choice
3. Do you eat when you are bored/stressed ?
Yes – Eating can easily become a copying device. If you eat in stressful situation, to deal with sadness, anger, boredom, fear, loneliness, or even anticipation and excitement you need a diet plan that focuses on your emotional well being.
If yes, try: The Beck Diet, the Instinct Diet, counseling
No – If emotions aren’t displayed on your plate try to eat at regular hours. This is helpful not only for the weight loss, but also for the digestive system. You can chose the perfect diet for you depending on your other habits.
If no, try: Nutrisystem, the Zone, Healthy Choice, Mediterranean diet, NuVal, The Glycemic Index Diet, South Beach Diet, Atkins, The Paleo diet, Beck diet.
4. Are you patient ?
Yes – Step by step diets work the best. This is why long-term diets have grown in popularity over the last years.
Mounting evidence demonstrates how effective small, gradual changes are in managing weight until this is no longer a diet but a lifestyle trend.
If yes, try: Duke Diet, Small Plate Movement
No – If you want results over night you need to know the risks you are submitting yourself to. There are diets that limit the calories intake, but you are advised not to follow them for more that 5-7 days.
If no, try: The hCG diet, Master Cleanse
5. Do you think of yourself as being fat ?
All of those reading will probably answer yes. Why would you read this if you not ?!
The fact is that many people tend to consider themselves fat and cut down the calories intake when their measures are normal. This is a common misconception because the media promotes skinny models as the
ultimate model of beauty. To see if you really need to lose weight calculate you BMI (Body Mass Index). There are a lot of online calculators you can use to get an objective result.
Hopefully the advice above will help you get started on a diet and chose the best diet plan. Remember to combine healthy eating with exercise in order to look and feel great !