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Weight Loss Help Request: Help Jen
Weight Loss Help Request
Jenny is asking for your help to find the best way for her to lose weight. Many minds can do more than just one. Please help by using the form below.
My sister in law is asking for YOUR help. She wants to learn about the best way to lose weight as she has tried many weight loss plans but failed every time. Knowing about her life, it doesn’t really surprise me. Jenny is a single mother of two, office worker, and junk food lover. She is tall and very pretty, but doesn’t seem to think so. She would love to meet Mr. Right, yet doesn’t feel worthy enough. She strives to be the best role model for her kids and feels she fails. Being overweight is definitely the biggest obstacle that prevents her to move forward addressing other issues in her life.
Now Jenny is asking for your help to find the best way for her to lose weight. It doesn’t has to be easy or a lose weight quick approach, but should fit her lifestyle which includes a 9am - 5pm job, weekend off, likes fast food, jogs around the block on and off, and does not seem to be able to stick with a weight loss plan.
Weight Loss Diet - How To Do It
You might wonder which one of the weight loss diets out there would be just right for you. That is good and the first step to keep with your resolution of weight loss or more precisely fat loss. As weight loss diets differ, so does motivation. You may ask yourself “why do I want to lose body fat? The answer will certainly vary for people reading this. Summon it all up, people want to lose body fat
Should you think of more examples please post them here. Then again, to come back to the question, which one of the many weight loss diets is right for you? Well, to help you in the quest, I will add that are very popular and some that are not but well worth the mentioning. For now, you’ll find links in the sidebar that examine some diets closer to help in the questions that come up concerning a weight loss diet.
Weight Loss Plan: Selecting it Right
Selecting The Right Weight Loss Program
For some people a formal weight loss program isn’t necessary. They can summon the willpower, do the research and carry out the needed actions independently. Others will benefit from support, guidance and a helping hand.
When seeking out that weight loss program there are a number of important questions the second type will want answered.
The most essential, and therefore the first question is: What are the facts about diet, exercise and weight loss? There are dozens of fad diets, special exercise regimens and all manner of junk science surrounding the subject.
Weight Loss Stalled: Muscle Weighs More Than Fat..
Weight Loss Stalled: Don’t Give Up
Just about everyone’s New Year’s resolution list includes lose weight. Whether you have a little or a lot to shed, it’s important to stay motivated. Some people give up a few months into the year, but for those die hard fans of a better body, you keep at it day after day waiting for the first glimpse of change.
When it happens, not only do you notice, but so do family, friends, and co-workers. This reinforcement along with the dropping numbers on the scale, spur you on to victory. Then, one day, the numbers stop falling. You are still thirty pounds from your goal and the scale refuses to budge. What should you do?
One thing that shouldn’t be done is giving up. Look at it this way: You aren’t losing weight, but you aren’t gaining weight either. Plateaus are experienced several times over the course of a weight loss program. In the beginning, weight loss is steady because it’t new to the body.
Your increased metabolism and decreased caloric intake work to shed those pounds. Water loss accounts for at least the first ten pounds of [tag-ice]weight loss[/tag-ice]. As your body works to adjust to your physical activity, more calories are burned which translated into more weight lost. Plateaus come when the body has become accustomed to the routine.
Don’t stress. Giving up will put you right back at square one.
First of all, throw out the scale (if it was expensive, just pack it away in the back of the garage). You may have heard this before, but it’t true: Muscle weighs more than fat. If weight training has been a component of your [tag-tec]weight loss program[/tag-tec], then as the muscle mass increases so will your weight. You may still be losing fat, but the weight of the increased muscle balances everything out.
To jump off of your current plateau, examine your diet and exercise program. If your fitness routine hasn’t changed since the beginning, consider making a few changes. Try a new activity. If you’tre used to aerobics five times a week, switch to the treadmill or an elliptical trainer. Muscles need to be challenged on a regular basis in order to grow.
If the exercises are still a challenge, then consider what you are eating. If you’tve been having a free day more than once a week you could be taking in too many calories. Go back to what you were doing at the start of the program. Keep journals for a couple of weeks to track what works for you and gets the scale moving again.
Remember, change one thing at a time. When you change something, give the change a full thirty days, and then check the results. Weight loss isn’t easy, but it is rewarding to reach your goal. Keep at it!
The Food Diary: The “Best” Way To Lose Weight
As a child, you may have kept a diary to record your daily activities, your hopes, and your fears. If you wrote in the diary each day, it might have seemed as if the diary itself had become one of your best friends. As you grew older, the diary might have become a record of your job search, love life, or wedding plans. Psychologists, in fact, tell us that writing down your goals can be the first step to achieving them. It has been demonstrated that individuals who kept a written record of their hunt for employment were more likely to find the job they wanted than those who did not.
It’s not surprising, then, that some dieticians recommend keeping a food diary or journal if you’re hoping to lose weight. If you’re not accustomed to writing, the idea can seem a bit daunting at first. After all, if you don’t seem to have the time to record all of your baby’s “firsts”-the first words, the first steps, the first day of reciting the alphabet-how can you be expected to find the time to write down everything that passes through your lips? It’s a valid question; however, if you stop to consider just how much time you spend eating, surely you can find the time to write down what you eat.
The key to keeping a food diary is motivation. You have to have a desire to record your food choices. One good way to do this is to place a picture of your heaviest self onto the cover of a notebook. Also, make sure that you keep the notebook in full view, either on your bedside table or on the kitchen table. This could provide you with just the incentive you need to make note of what you’re eating. Another motivating factor could be to log your daily weight at the beginning of each diary entry. That way, you can see if your dietary choices are having an effect on your weight. If you find that you are shedding pounds, you can affix a gold star next to your entry. The gold star can provide the psychological boost necessary to continue to lose weight.
Of course, the next question you’ll face is: What exactly should I write down for each entry? To begin with, just include a running list of foods, along with portion sizes. You might be surprised to find out not only what you’re eating, but also how large the portions are. Next, categorize each food entry. Is it a fruit, vegetable, whole grain, or fat? Such information could be vitally important in determining where your excess pounds are coming from.
You can also use your journal for meal planning. If you think about what you should eat ahead of time, you’ll be less likely to indulge in the wrong foods. Such planning can make you feel more organized and more in control-two important elements for losing weight.
If you indulge in comfort food every once in a while, don’t panic. Eating high-calorie foods occasionally can help prevent a feeling of deprivation which can lead to overeating. The key is to eat “bad foods” in moderation. It is also important that you write down everything you eat, including fatty foods. Trying to hide your food choices by not writing them down is counter-productive and could lead to feelings of guilt. Yet another helpful idea is to write down your goal weight each day. This can be an important element of psychological warfare. Knowing what your goal is-and mapping out a way to get there-can improve your chances of achieving critical milestones.
Also, when possible, try to make your diary experience fun. Do your writing on the patio, by the pool, or in your bathtub. Set the mood by playing some of your favorite music in the background. Decorate your diary by using colored pens or colorful stickers. Whatever you can do to make your diary-keeping chores more interesting will certainly be helpful.
Be aware of the fact that it could take you a while to get into the diary-keeping habit. But, once you see those pounds melt away, you’ll find it’s well worth the investment of time and energy.
About The Author: Burt Cotton - http://www.weightloss-guide.org
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