Weight Loss Plan For A New Year 's Resolution

Secondly, I began eating more nutritionally. I selected foods from the USDA Food Pyramid groups. I made sure that vegetables and fruits were a part of my daily diet. I limited sweets and salty crunchy snacks.

Often many people dwell on their failures and dream about a time where they can go back in time and do things differently. I recall the summer transitioning from junior year to my last year in high school, I aspired to be thin like the models you see on TV or in any of the magazines. I decided to take it upon myself to exercise daily and limit my diet to healthier options. This method however, was taking too long for me, I needed to find a quicker way. My obsession with perfection took over and I began watching my caloric intake too closely. I consumed 500 calories a day and advanced my workout routine. I ran 2 miles in the morning, went home to sleep for a couple of hours and then went to Volleyball practice followed by another run. Eventually, after three months or so I grew so tired and so weak that I had to cut down on my workouts.

Ever since a young boy, I was known for my crazy eating habits. I had an abnormally large sweet tooth and stomach. There would be days I would eat a whole bag of candy and still have a taste for more sweets. I had a fairly thin physique with some muscle tone. Everybody told me that one day, I’ll become obese and regret all these “bad” decisions; I disregarded every comment and lived by the motto, “ As long as I don’t get fat, I’m fine.”

My actual intake is not what I expected it to be, I never thought I would be eating some of the foods that I am now eating because of this project. This project made me realize how poor my intake was from the first essay. I use to intake some of the unhealthiest food ever, I never realized how much harm I was doing to my body. Now, my intake is fair, I think I’m very much satisfied with the progress and changes I have made in my eating habits. Eating healthy is truly not that bad at all. I had to motivate myself to change my intake tremendously.

“…So many people want to know about diets because so many people are going to try them, but they don’t work … some weight will be lost temporarily.” Harvey Diamond, author, was speaking. “But let me ask you something – do you want to be healthy temporarily? No. But you want to lose weight temporarily. They’re – They have failures built right into them.”

I can now return to my old habits without any guilt, except, I do not want to. This project has shown me the power of extremes. I do not want to continue with not eating any sweets, and yet I do not want to ignore what these five days have taught me. I want to find a moderation between the two. I want to compromise by balancing the mental endurance I gained from my

Ever since I have been in school I was always the “bigger girl” of all my friends. I constantly wished I could look like them, and fit into the same clothing that they wore. I know that sounds silly and when I look back at it now it was absurd, I was young and did not know any better. I struggled through middle school, and then high school took effect. I pushed myself so hard to lose weight, to reach my goals, to finally be happy with myself. I ended up losing twenty pounds. Back then that still was not satisfying enough for me; I was obsessive about the number I would see when I stepped onto that scale. I wanted more! That was then and this is now. Being twenty years old, I wish I could go back to that weight I was in high school, but not having that negative unhealthy attitude towards myself. A negative mind is never going to give you a positive life. As a college student I am always busy and on the go, I sometimes lose track of what food I am putting into my body, and how I am putting that food into my body. This book put a different perspective into my mind, and made me realize that I needed to change something in order for me to be happy with myself again. One specific part of the book really caught my attention. It is titled,

Recently I have been motivated by my friend Adrian’s life changing decision of putting behind his desire of just letting go and being determined to live a healthy life. I have always had an active life and enjoy playing sports but figured that it wouldn’t be enough and I am currently on a diet which has cut down on my calorie and sugar level intake. Nowadays I take the time to read nutrition labels and measure portion sizes which make a great difference. Every now and then I have a break and consume foods that are not healthy but I now I am doing better now. It is a constant struggle to not get tempted into a delicious looking pizza or some perfectly rounded donuts but I stay motivated to achieve my

However, by July 12, 2010 I realized that I did not think about Young and the Restless unless someone brought up the subject. I wondered if the reason for this was due to my busy schedule. By July 14, 2010, I realized that I was no longer bothered by the fact that I could not watch the Young and the Restless. After contemplating why I no longer has a desire to watch Young and the Restless; I began to wonder if I should give up something else. In addition, I wondered what I could give up and whether it would seem as if I could not handle not being able to watch the Young and the Restless show. Therefore, I decided to continue the Young and Restless abstinence experience. However, by July 16, 2010 I also decided that I would begin the Adkins Weight Loss Diet realizing that the first two weeks of the diet are brutal. I believe that I was in the preparation stage at this time because; I have been in every stage of change before when it comes to dieting. I lost 40 pounds last year however, I was not able to consciously make a decision to eat properly and exercise on a daily basis. Therefore, I gained 10 pounds of the 40 pounds lost back. Due to the fact that I had plans for the weekend I decided to start the Adkins Weight Loss Diet on Monday. In addition,

Extreme dieting may produce results, but they are often not lasting results. In order to achieve healthy goals, Maxfield suggest there must be a change in our daily habits. She argues that food is not inherently good or evil, but our lifestyle could be. Instead of cutting out foods that have been deemed by society as “unhealthy,” humans need to learn to trust their bodies to meet their needs (Maxfield). Goals to meet these expectations should be monitored by healthcare professionals(HCP). HCP can make an impact on their patients by “offering simple and concrete advice (start a realistic exercise program, eat at home ... not just "lose weight"), and emphasizing that even small changes can lead to big health gains” (Gaines). By making goals, setting plans and following up with their patients, HCP can contribute significantly in curing

This chapter deals with dieting and why going into a diet program is important for a person. The chapter touches on the misconceptions about diet are discussed which, as experts claim, is one of the reasons why losing weight fails.

I applied these strategies to help me lose weight. Before I began my weight loss journey, I must admit I didn’t have any set plans in mind but only to sign up for Weight Watchers (WW) to try it out. I had seen plenty of success stories, so I figured what’s the harm right? I signed up blindly, but once I activated my account I did notice WW had a set plan of a daily allotted points and pre entered foods with points attached. With this information I became motivated, so I set my phone aside and created a plan of action. I identified any and all crucial moments as to when I may want to eat poorly, or if I am having days I don’t want to cook or count any points (it seemed like a lot in the beginning). I also created vital behaviors and how I will enact these toward my crucial moments. First, there were no days off for weight loss, if I was going to lose weight I must commit. So I told myself if I chose to eat badly this day, the next day would be a great day. I also removed all foods that I knew were not good for me, only shopping for foods that were well within my point range for the day, and were filling as well. I turned a lot of bad days into good data. I noticed eating out wasn’t working because I lost more weight when I prepared my own meals versus eating out. I also realized, I love certain meals and made mistakes along the way of making old recipes just to have that meal I

This practice of allowing myself to eat what I restricted is a huge part of the foundation I now have to trust and respect my body. At first it can feel a little scary and out of control but when you get out of your own way and follow the feeling you let go of the desire. And once again you will see all foods as equal. Food is energy to sustain and nourish us. As my relationship to food started to heal and the initial novelty of eating cookies for breakfast wore off I began eating more nutrient dense foods because that is what my body was

Everyday it is possible to open up an issue of “Men’s Fitness” or “Muscle and Fitness” or “Modern Woman” or “TIME” or any magazine for that matter, and find the “new and/or improved” way to lose weight, improve the quality of life, or extend your years working towards the other two goals. Almost all of the methods prescribed can work; some are exercise and some are diet. For the most part though, achieving diet or exercise goals requires one to have great discipline. It has been proven, by each of these diet deveopers, that the diets they prescribe will work if the individual will just manage his caloric intake.

We live in a land of too much food. Every where that you look food is trying to entice us to just take one little bite. It is a fact of life that food is the long haired siren that is beckoning us to the shore lines. Some give in to the temptation and gain weight. Others try to maintain their weight and self control. So, what is the answer? Well, the first thing that most people think about is taking off that excess weight fast. This is especially true in the summer months, when we shed our clothing.