You
decide to start a new diet plan. You shop around,
get ideas, talk to friends, family, co-workers, forum
friends, chat room buddies…then you choose the
one that sounds best and works within your budget
and sign up.
Next
comes the fun part of learning a new system. You count
calories, track servings, buy special foods, hit the
treadmill, plan meals around special recipes, weigh
in regularly and log everything.
What
happens over time? Maybe some of these: |
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You
lose some weight. You gain some weight. The food choices
start to bore you. You'd rather count sheep than calories
and put the little weighing gadgets back in the drawer.
Everyone who thought you could stand to shed a few pounds,
even recommending diets for you to choose from, are now
saying things that trip you up like, "Oh, you don't
need to loose any more weight." Or "It's OK to
eat a Big Mac and French fries this time."
You've
started skipping weigh-ins and meetings because of time,
then "just because"…no reason. I mean, why
go through that, right?? You KNOW what you should and shouldn't
eat, so why go listen, weigh in, blah, blah, blah…
You
quit - for now - fully intending to pick up the program
next week. OK, next month in reality. Or next year. OK,
next LIFETIME.
To
begin, simply consider these facts…
A
healthy diet goes hand-in-hand with healthy weight management.
No pain, no gain, right? Wrong!
Individual
activity and dietary goals depend upon each person's health
and weight goals and issues. Depending upon individual health
concerns and issues, food choices can affect body and mental
health. Arriving at the Perfect Diet is no quick, simple
task in today’s world of fast-paced living.
For
example, there are a several different educational food
pyramid plans. The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has a food guide pyramid. And the Mayo Clinic, in
conjunction with the May Foundation for Medical Education
and Research, has their Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid.
(A list of pyramids are updated regularly at the USDA site:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html
Then
there are the lifestyle choices to go along with the dietary
plans. Lives need to be balanced in order to make the perfect
diet effective. For example, depending upon the body type,
history, physical and mental make up and other factors,
some dietary solutions are more perfectly suitable and /
or adaptable than others when working in accordance with
day-to-day activities; exercise, nutrition, health, etc.
You
must learn about foods with respect to nutrition, dietary
and body basics and common disorders. Then you can choose
which areas of importance you would like to focus on from
subscriber and other organizational programs available today
for help with diet solutions, to weight products, to an
assortment of food planning tips, and more.
All
the above should be made under the guidance of your own
medical practitioners.
About
The Author
Michael
Fortomas is a teacher of Biology and his E-book "The
Perfect Diet Just for You" covers an overall look at
what makes up a “perfect” diet, covering all
the bases.
http://bodyhealth.ceint.com/perfectdiet.html
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