By Dawn E Thompson

As soon as you start dropping weight, it’s important you begin thinking about how you are going to maintain that weight loss. Tuck the fact firmly in the back of your mind, that less than 10 percent of those who lose weight, successfully keep it off.

You should congratulate yourself on losing weight, but the real challenge is in keeping it off forever. Ninety percent gain weight back again because they have focused only on their initial weight loss goal. They followed an eating plan until they got to a desired number on the scale. And then, lapse back into the old lifestyle that put the pounds on in the first place.

You can learn how to maintain the weight you loss by learning and applying a few techniques in your everyday life. (more…)

Many information sources give you tricks to proper dieting methods, and most of the time these are guidelines applicable to general forms and types of diets. However, many figure conscious people out there also need more specific plans and options they could try to stay fit or to undergo effective weight loss. Are you one of those searchers hoping for an appealing solution that would cater to your budget, lifestyle and schedule, and food plan preference? Choose from a summarized option guide of the most basic diet layouts for easier reference. Here is a list of the major diets popularly known:
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Losing weight may prove to be quite a challenging activity for most people, and sometimes adhering to a very strict diet and exercise routine could simple be too much to ask. Some weight loss activities can even end up being counter-productive because let’s face it – people get tired and stressed, and they, sooner or later, give up on losing weight.

The real key to authentic and sustainable weight loss has something to do with determining ways by which you can shed off weight in a fun, interesting and non-stressful manner. This means you have to be able to enjoy the process of losing weight so that it is not just the ultimate effect of slimming down that will make you happy. Ideally, you need to also find pleasure in doing the things that will help you lose weight so that you’d end up doing them even if it is not really your goal to weigh less.

Check out some of these non-stressful methods of trimming down:
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By Lindy S. Diffenbaugh

Is there anything better than finally getting off of a steady diet of junk food and onto a diet that will support and ensure healthy weight-loss? As a matter of fact there is! It would have to be eating out at your favorite restaurant. But is that experience really worth blowing the diet that you have worked so hard to maintain? Maybe it is not, but could there be a way to have your “cake” and eat it too? Is there a way to eat out without waking up the next morning with 5-extra pounds clinging to your hips? (more…)

By Dave Townley

For many of us, a major factor in our weight gain, are our emotions. Although we may not necessarily be hungry, emotionally we feel the need to eat. Usually when we feel like this, we tend to graze on fattening or unhealthy foods, which we know to be bad for us, but we just cannot stop ourselves. Many of us are prone to this problem, but with a few helpful tips we may be able to resolve this issue: (more…)

Losing excess weight can undoubtedly improve your quality of life, not to mention your appearance. And like most people, if you’re carrying a few extra pounds (or more than a few) you probably want to lose it sooner rather than later. This is understandable, but some common sense and caution should still be used before doing something that will set you up for health problems later.

Checking with your doctor is a good idea, because he or she may be able to recommend a healthy, effective weight loss plan.

Beyond that, here are a few common sense tips that should help you shed the fat quickly and easily: (more…)

Does it seem strange to think that you could close your eyes and imagine something and have it come true? Using visualization for weight loss is a little more complex than that – but the basic premise does have merit!

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Most people opt to follow a specific diet plan to lose weight, but you can also make a lot of progress just by addressing the habits that caused you to gain weight in the first place.

The first step is to figure out what those bad habits are.

Grab a sheet of paper and a pen, and think about your normal daily activities. What do you do when you first wake up in the morning? Go through every segment of your day and consider the things you normally eat, as well as your level of physical activity. Note any obvious bad habits, like stopping at the fast food place for breakfast, or not exercising except for your twice-nightly strolls to the refrigerator during commercials.

Next, jot down some ideas on things you can do to gradually change these habits. (more…)

Most of us tend to avoid anything that’s very difficult or challenging, simply because we often don’t feel like we have the energy and stamina to keep pushing against the resistance the obstacles create in our path through life. Diets are no different – how many times have you started a diet and eventually quit?

Whether you quit within a few days, or you’re one of the rare few who managed to hang in there for a substantial length of time, the fact remains that you are just as susceptible to defeat as the rest of us.

Below are a few common diet obstacles, along with some tips for effectively overcoming them: (more…)

Is it really possible to lose weight without dieting? For centuries people have followed one diet after another, and more often than not they do lose weight. But is that the only way to lose weight?

Believe it or not, it’s very possible to lose weight without dieting – or what most of us think of as dieting anyway. (more…)