You want to lose weight, where do you start? With so much conflicting information, where do you go?
Losing weight is different for everyone but if you have been overweight or obese for most of your life like me; it is even harder. If you are going to lose the weight, do it the right way. Get healthy to lose the weight because losing the weight to become healthy is seldom the way to go. There are ways to lose the weight fast, but they may not be safe and can even permanently damage your health.
Choosing the right diet
Is it the latest diet? And does it work? How do you know which diet to choose? Read about what to look for in the perfect diet for you in “For weight loss, which diet is best?” You can also read U.S. News’ best diet of 2020 which is the Mediterranean Diet. While all diets make you focus on eating better and paying attention to what you eat, I would definitely avoid diets such as Keto which do not have good long term data.
Why do you want to lose weight?
Make sure you are doing it for the right reasons and willing to put in the work needed to succeed. Before you begin, you need to decide what it is your going to work on. You also must decide that you are going to lose the weight and work at it. For more on this please see my post on achieving goals
You looked into several diets and have finally decided on one, now what? If you have any chronic conditions, check with your doctors before starting any kind of diet. But if you have a chronic disease like diabetes or high blood pressure you will benefit greatly from weight loss if you are overweight or obese.
what is the next step?
Before you start your diet, start by weighting yourself. You need to know where you started in order to see if you are making progress. Then, keep weighing yourself daily- people who weight themselves often tend to lose more weight. They are less likely to gain weight and will maintain their weight even if they don’t lose weight.
Keep track of your weight
Many health apps can help you keep track of your weight. Use apps to track your progress, find some of the best health apps in this article: 10 Best Apps for your overall health. You may also want to keep track of other measurements like the size of your hips, your wait, and your breast area. Losing weight can mean losing inches rather than pounds.
Expect that things will not be easy, you may find yourself unable to get the weight to come off at first. Consider using intermittent fasting to help you lose weight. Women over forty will find it even harder to lose weight and can easily get discouraged. Finding a body or group for support can help you keep on track.
To lose weight, you must decide you will lose the weight and do the work required. Chose the right diet for you, it should be healthy and nutritional and one you can do for a very long time. Decrease the amount of food and chose healthy foods that will help become healthier to lose weight. Keep track of your weight, weighing daily will help you lose more weight or at least maintain your current weight rather than gain weight.
