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Saturday, 8 September 2012

Helpful Information About Diet Plans

By James Steele


Choosing among the different diet plans is almost as difficult as trying to stick to one. Finding the right one out of the thousands of diets available is made more complicated by the fact they all contradict each other. To help you choose the right diet, we'll be looking at some well known diet plans and some of their advantages and disadvantages.

The 1500 Calorie Diet is one of the more well known diet programs whose key focus is on limiting caloric intake. The best thing about this particular program is that it does not limit you in regard to what you eat as long as you stay within the recommended range of calories each day. What you need to do is make sure the portions in your meals have a breakdown of 40% protein, 30% carbs, and only 30% fat to help you reach your goals. Easy enough to follow, by simply counting every calorie that you consume, you will do well with this particular program. Be sure that the program that you choose does not cut out too many daily calories because this could actually compromise your health.

With lower being better, different foods are rated on a GI scale of one to 100 in order to determine what you should eat. Those that deal with daily spikes in their blood sugar level, from extreme highs to extreme lows, will find that they will level out when eating low scale GI foods. If having more energy every day, and losing weight on a steady basis, is a goal of yours, the GI Diet can help you whether you are diabetic or not. Dieting is extremely easy if you enter programs that actually provide prepackaged meals for you to eat each and every day. The Atkins Low-carb Pack, one of the more well known prepackaged programs, is a great solution for those that are not fond of cooking. This particular diet has been represented as being dull which may be a drawback for some. For those that do not mind eating packaged meals each and every day, this might be the program you're looking for. Many people cannot stand preparing and cooking meals, so if that is you, you may find success with this program.

The heart of the matter for a lot of people is fat reduction in their diet. When choosing a low fat weight loss program, you need to be aware that some fat is still required, along with a balanced diet. You need to absorb some degree of fat for a healthy diet; a good way to achieve this is to eat nutritious oils such as olive, flaxseed and fish oils. Another way to get healthy fat is through nuts and legumes. On the other hand, it's a good idea to reduce the amount of saturated fats, which are found in animal products, and trans fats (the worst kind of all).

Reducing stress, and getting enough sleep, are so very important. If you want to feel good, and lose weight too, you need to relax more a regular basis.

To recap, with all the various weight loss programs to choose from, you might try the one that sounds like it would work for you and try it out. If you follow a diet that has you eating healthy foods and also getting regular exercise, you should be able to succeed sooner or later. The best approach is to think in terms of long term changes in your lifestyle rather than trying to find a quick fix.




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