| Perform a search for the word diet on Google | | | | 5. Our fifth diet tip is to avoid weight loss pills and |
| and you'll find 175,000,000 results. Run the same | | | | prescription diet pills that may be unsafe or even |
| diet search on Yahoo and you'll be presented with | | | | deadly. Although some diet drugs are completely |
| 118,000,000 suggested sites. The popular auction | | | | safe and effective, others (like Meridia and |
| site eBay has more than 26,321 diet items for | | | | Phen-Fen) have surprised users with serious side |
| sale. Finally, searching for diet on will reel in page | | | | effects. The promise of fast weight loss isn't |
| after page of people interested in, confused | | | | worth the risk to your health, so be cautious with |
| about, and seeking answers for dieting. | | | | weight loss drugs and other weight loss |
| With the staggering array of diet pills and diet | | | | supplements. |
| plans on the market today, it's should come as no | | | | 6. Good financial advice always mandates that you |
| surprise that most people are perplexed about | | | | journal your expenses in order to find out where |
| which diet product is right for them. | | | | your money is going. In the same way, you |
| Approximately two-thirds of our population is | | | | should start keeping a journal of everything you |
| overweight, and statistics from the Centers for | | | | eat. Everything! This is one tip on losing weight |
| Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate | | | | that is guaranteed to work for virtually |
| that 80 percent of overweight individuals and | | | | everybody. It turns out that just a bite here and |
| almost 87 percent of obese individuals are trying | | | | a taste there really adds up, and keeping a diet |
| to lose or maintain their weight. In other words, | | | | journal will open your eyes to how many calories |
| there are literally millions of Americans seeking | | | | you're actually getting. Armed with this |
| diet tips and advice they can trust. | | | | information, you'll know where to cut and trim to |
| That's why we've created this list of top 10 diet | | | | lose weight. |
| tips. As personal trainers and health club owners, | | | | 7. Join a support group. Some of the best weight |
| our goal is to offer you sound advice on how to | | | | loss tips and diet advice isn't found in a book, but |
| achieve permanent weight loss with a healthy diet | | | | comes from other people just like you. Joining a |
| program. We're not pushing any particular diet | | | | diet support group like PRISM or TOPS can make |
| food, diet supplement or weight loss program. | | | | all the difference when your willpower starts to |
| Instead, our goal is to provide you with some of | | | | fade and you're tempted to throw in the towel. |
| the best weight loss information available. | | | | Whether you're swapping Weight Watcher recipes |
| 1. Our first diet tip is also our most important. We | | | | or discussing the new diet patch on the market, a |
| strongly encourage you to seek medical advice | | | | support group can be a tremendous help as you |
| before beginning any diet and nutrition program. | | | | write your own weight loss success story. |
| This is good advice for anyone beginning a new | | | | 8. Set realistic expectations. All the doctor advice |
| exercise program, as well. Nobody but your own | | | | on dieting suggests that, if you're experiencing |
| personal physician is qualified to give you the | | | | healthy weight loss, then you should be losing no |
| expert advice you need to make intelligent | | | | more than 1 to 2 pounds per week. Lose weight |
| decisions about healthy weight loss, so first and | | | | any faster than that and you're likely losing |
| foremost get some medical advice before | | | | muscle tissue and water weight instead of just |
| starting any diet. | | | | fat. This is one of the worst things you can do |
| 2. Our second diet tip is to look for all the free | | | | when you're trying to achieve permanent fat loss. |
| advice on dieting you can find. Be aware that the | | | | So forget the infomercials that promise you quick |
| best, most reliable health advice will come from | | | | weight loss without any effort, because that's |
| people actually working in the industry - NOT | | | | just not true. Focus instead on achieving your ideal |
| from marketers and salespeople. With this in mind, | | | | weight with a healthy diet and nutrition weight loss |
| seek tips on losing weight from doctors, | | | | plan. |
| nutritionists and gym owners. Be wary of health | | | | 9. A diet tip that you may not expect requires |
| tips from marketers who are solely interested in | | | | you to eat more often. That's right! Consume |
| selling you a product or plan. The ulterior motive | | | | small high-protein and low fat snacks every 3 to |
| to sell may make their weight loss tips | | | | 4 hours and you'll keep hunger pangs away all |
| questionable. | | | | day. This will go a long way towards eliminating |
| 3. Realize that if a diet has gained national | | | | the binges that are so tempting during a diet. |
| exposure, it has probably worked for someone. | | | | Following this advice will also keep your blood |
| However, just because a diet has worked for | | | | sugar stable throughout the day, giving you more |
| someone else doesn't mean it will work for you. | | | | energy and preventing the 'crash' many |
| Just as legal advice and dating tips must vary | | | | experience when dieting. |
| from person to person, diets are not a | | | | 10. Finally, remember that any weight loss diet |
| one-size-fits-all commodity either. So when your | | | | must include regular exercise to be effective. It's |
| relative or co-worker gushes about the great new | | | | a proven fact that when you diet without |
| online diet they're on, check it out before you | | | | exercising, up to fifty percent of the weight you |
| jump on the bandwagon. What works for them | | | | lose may actually be muscle loss. Losing muscle is |
| may not work for you. | | | | the absolute worst thing you can do when you're |
| 4. Try many different diet recipes to decide which | | | | trying to lose weight fast because for every |
| you like best. People enjoy different foods, and | | | | pound of muscle you forfeit you actually lower |
| finding a diet recipe that pleases everyone is like | | | | your metabolic rate by about fifty calories. In |
| trying to give the same relationship advice to | | | | other words, losing muscle makes it harder for |
| every couple on the planet. It just won't work. | | | | you to lose body fat. With this in mind, coupling |
| Attempting to force yourself to eat foods you | | | | regular exercise with your diet plan makes |
| don't like, just because they're low in calories, will | | | | success much more likely. |
| only lead to frustration and failure. A much better | | | | Take these diet tips to heart and you'll soon be |
| approach is to experiment with diet recipes until | | | | well on your way to weight loss success. Good |
| you find the perfect match for you. | | | | luck, and we'll see you at the gym. |