| There are many different factors that contribute | | | | 1. What healthy foods do you like? Think about |
| to losing weight and being able to keep that | | | | what foods you really like, that are healthy. Can |
| weight off. Balance is an important factor in your | | | | you work these into your diet more often, |
| weight loss plan. You will find people that have | | | | making it less tempting to indulge on something |
| been successful at weight loss do not usually | | | | that is not as healthy and higher in calories? |
| deprive themselves of foods that they like. The | | | | 2. What are your favorite foods that you do not |
| best way to deal with the situation is to have a | | | | wish to give up? Make a list of foods that you |
| small portion and the craving is gone. | | | | really like and that you do not feel you can live |
| The important thing to remember is that you | | | | without. The best thing to do with these kinds of |
| need to compromise to maintain balance in your | | | | foods is to buy them in a single serving or to eat |
| diet. If you satisfy that craving and it was high | | | | them out in single servings. So, if you like cookie |
| calorie or high fat, you will need to take away the | | | | dough ice cream it is not in your best interest to |
| fat or calories somewhere else in your diet. You | | | | buy it by the gallon and keep it in your freezer. |
| could also add more exercise for the extra | | | | 3. What foods can you not be around? It is best |
| calories. There are options for maintaining balance | | | | to keep all food, which you have no control over, |
| in your weight loss plan. | | | | out of your home. It is best to avoid these foods |
| You have a certain amount of calories that you | | | | completely as much as possible. |
| plan on eating and you can spend them anyway | | | | 4. What foods can you give up and not miss? If |
| you like. A calorie is a calorie and they are all going | | | | there are high calorie foods that do not have |
| to cause you to gain or lose the same amount of | | | | much nutritional value and you do not mind not |
| weight. So the key is deciding what foods you | | | | having them, give them up. Doing this will only |
| want to spend your calories on and how many of | | | | benefit you in the end. |
| them you want to subtract with exercise. If you | | | | If you are able to put these four simple concepts |
| look at your weight reduction plan as just | | | | into practice you will be able to balance the foods |
| numbers, it may make it a little easier for you to | | | | you enjoy and still be able to lose weight |
| stay on track. | | | | successfully. Give these principles a try and you |
| Consider these four things when you re deciding | | | | may find it easier to stay within your weight loss |
| how to use your calories: | | | | program guidelines. |