Dieting for Your Health
To diet or not to diet. That is the question. Is dieting always the best choice if we are overweight? In this article we are going to look an alternative to dieting for health. That alternative is to consider a lifestyle change.
There are numerous diets available with new ones being announced regularly. Many of us have tried them all. If we lose a few pounds we will likely gain them back in a short period of time. This is discouraging. After a few times of riding the ups and downs we just want to give up and quit trying to loose weight. Even though diets can be a big help in loosing weight initially, it takes a lifestyle change to sustain the weight loss.
If we tend to be emotional and tense, food has a soothing effect. Here I am going to introduce the bad word "exercise". This does not necessarily mean trips to the gym or start jogging again. I does mean that you might park at the far end of the parking lot and walk a few extra steps to the store or office. Take the stairs to the office rather than the elevator. My point here is to purposefully work at adding some physical activity into your daily routine.
Dancing is a fun way to exercise, whether it is modern, ballroom or square dancing. There is dancing for all ages. Enroll in one of the dancing classes. If you think you can't dance because you have two left feet, well, so does almost everyone in the class. You will be in good company. If you are engaged in these activities then you won't be raiding the refrigerator or snacking as you watch TV every evening. Eliminating boredom snacking will be a big pluses in dieting for your health.
You do not need to be a strong willed person to do this. If the want to or desire is there the will will follow along. It is important to be patient with yourself and forgiving. You did not become overweight in the last month. You probably put the weight on over several months or even years. It is not all going to come off in a month. Give your body time to adapt to your new lifestyle. Above all be persistent. Results may not come quickly.
By adjusting your eating habits and adding exercise to your lifestyle you will produce significant benefits in the way you feel and in your overall health.
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