Found a good article that cuts through all the conflicting dieting information that’s out there.  And, there’s a lot and way to complicated for most people. When you think of all the diet books that have come out over the years, no one should have a problem controlling their weight if they want to. It seems that information overload on the subject does more harm than good.

Successful Dieting Methods Are Real Today
By: Carter James

Successful dieting methods would seem to be elusive.

What one weight loss program promotes; the next says is off
limits because it hurts your ability to lose weight.

For the past few years; the most “hyped” programs fall under
three categories; all of which have their good and bad points.
All of them can produce good results when their respective plans
are closely followed; but therein lies the problem: Are they
practical and by practical; I mean easy to follow?

It breaks down like this:

1) There is the age old method of “counting calories”. The truth
be known; losing weight is simply a matter of burning more
calories than we consume. But doing that is not a simple matter
for physiological reasons. Yes; if you successfully eat fewer
calories than you consume; you will lose weight; on any diet.
Every diet that works accomplishes that in one way or another.
The problem with calorie counting; as most of have experienced
at one time or another; is that it is really hard to do;
especially when dining out. Sure; you can go to McDonalds and
have a salad for lunch; but how satisfying is that? The fallacy
behind calorie counting is that it fails to address the body’s
natural reaction to a reduction in caloric intake…the
metabolism slows down in order to conserve calories. The body
“thinks” that it is starving and it protects itself by burning
fewer calories. That is why calorie counting diets are hard to
follow and often fail.

In recent years; weight loss programs have become more
sophisticated due to increased knowledge concerning the body’s
reaction to dieting; and that brings us to the next two
categories of weight loss plans; which are somewhat similar; but
still differ from each other enough to be discussed separately:

2) “No-carb” diets that would have us try to avoid carbohydrates
almost entirely. The benefit of such plans is that you can eat
until satisfied; so there are no hunger pangs and no perceptions
of being “deprived”. The problem I see with such plans are that
we are supposed to try to delete almost an entire, important
food group from our diets without regard to the fact that those
foods are being replaced with foods that are oftentimes high in
cholesterol and high in fat. That can lead to other health risks
aside from excess weight.

3) “Low-glycemic carb” weight loss systems. These plans make
more sense to me; and in fact; I have personally had some good
results with one of them. Low glycemic carbs are those carbs
that are more readily burned as energy rather than being stored
as fat if those extra calories are not promptly burned away. The
problem here is that meals must be carefully planned and often
involve purchasing pre-packaged foods which can be somewhat
expensive. And some of those meals are not exactly satisfying.
Additionally, these plans focus upon not just controlling the
intake of the right type of carbs; but fat and protein as well.
We get back to “portion control”; which is not quite as
restrictive; but is essentially the same as “calorie control”.

So what should we look for in searching for a weight loss
program that will actually help us reach and maintain our weight
loss goals?

1) We should look for a plan that allows us to eat fairly often;
rather than seldom; so as not to feel deprived.

2) We should look for a plan that is practical and fairly easy
to follow.

3) We should look for a plan that addresses the body’s natural
response to reduced caloric intake so as not to slow the
metabolism.

The best plans that I have recently reviewed accomplish the
above mentioned goals and are based upon a relatively new
dieting concept known as “calorie shifting”

Calorie shifting promotes a method by which we feed the body
often so as to keep the metabolism running in high gear. That
also helps to keep us feeling satisfied rather than deprived.

The concept of calorie shifting promotes the fact that we can
partake from all of the necessary food groups and still lose
weight; therefore it promotes a healthy diet.

The primary focus of calorie shifting is to eat the right foods
at the right times; so that you feel satisfied; and your body
does not “think” that it is starving; and thus slow down the
burning of calories.

I personally started a calorie shifting weight loss plan three
weeks ago; and I am seeing exceptional results (I want to lose
that last ten pounds!).

If you would like to learn more about successful dieting methods
and diets that might work well for you; please visit:

http://www.TheBodyGood.net

About the author:
Carter James has over twenty-five years of experience in the
Health, Fitness and Diet fields with special emphasis on weight
loss and strength training. Look for his newest book
“TheBodyGood” this fall.

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Have you ever noticed how different eating habits affect what you can buy in a supermarket? When the eating habits are wide spread different choices also appear on menus in the major restaurants. When the trend was to eat lower fat foods there were suddenly little hearts next to menu choices that were lower fat. When the Aitkin’s and south beach diets became popular there were suddenly lower carbohydrate choices on menus. Many restaurants now offer Weight Watchers selections complete with point values and exchanges. The main reason for this is that restaurant owners do not want people to stop eating out because they are dieting.

When the Aitkin’s diet was first out my husband and I started following it. At that time there were no low carbohydrate choices in the restaurants or grocery stores. It was hard to find cookbooks that included low carb recipes. There were a few recipes in the Aitkin’s book, but they tended to use ingredients that were not readily available or were quite expensive. I was always looking for low carb recipes because we were getting bored with the same dinner of a salad and lean meat. A friend of mine is a dietician. She was not thrilled that we were following the Aitkin’s diet because she feels that too much protein is not good for you, however she did have a book of low carb recipes that she let me borrow. My husband and I were both craving crunchy foods as well as sweets. At this time Splenda was not yet available in the United States and we did not like the after taste from the artificial sweeteners. My sister’s husband went on a fishing trip to Canada and he brought back some Splenda for us. When I was looking through the low carb recipes I saw a recipe for cheese cake. The cake did not have a crust but it had all the other things that we were allowed, cream cheese, sour cream, butter and whipping cream. The recipe included artificial sweeteners but I used the Splenda instead. The cheese cake turned out wonderfully. It was so good that I made it for guests when we had a dinner party. We found that it was easy to have people over for dinner when we were on the diet. We would grill meat and make a nice big salad. For the guests I would have bread or a potato.

We were both successful at losing weight on the low carb diet. We slowly added carbs back in when we reached our goal weights. I find that if I over eat and need to drop a few pounds I can successfully do this be following the restrictive first two weeks of the diet.

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No. 1 Way to Screw Up Weight Loss: Eating it Because You Paid
for it, OR, Eating it Because It’s There

Do you ever eat more than you want because you paid for it and
want your money’s worth? How about when you’re already
comfortably stuffed, but there are a couple more bites, and
you’re in an expensive restaurant? Are you more likely to go
ahead and eat it? Come on, admit it. It’s okay. We’ve all been
there.

You Only Pay for The First Bite

Today, consider changing the way you think of buying and paying
for food. You are paying for the first bite only. Once you’ve
eaten that first bite, the rest is free, so if you don’t want it
all, throw the rest away, or wrap it up for later. If there’s
not enough to take it home, leave it. You don’t think you could
ever leave food on your plate? Why not? Use EFT (Emotional
Freedom Techniques) on those old, outdated beliefs:

“Even though I can’t leave food on my plate, I deeply and
completely accept myself.”

“Even though I can’t waste food, I deeply and completely accept
myself.”

“Even though my mom always said I shouldn’t waste food, I deeply
and completely accept myself.”

I prefer to buy a piece of cake (or two) from a great local
bakery, like Rose’s Bakery here in Vancouver, Washington
(they’re also in Portland, Oregon). At Rose’s a piece of cake is
$5 or more, but it’s worth it, because an entire cake that costs
far less will mean I’ll eat four or more pieces over a few days
time, so I’m not doing myself any favors by saving money. In
fact, the entire cake is going to set me up to get back in the
habit of wanting to eat dessert every day.

It’s far better to just enjoy some cake when I’m in the mood,
and be done with it. When you want a treat, have a real treat.
So, I just decide if I’m willing to pay $5 for a bite of
delicious cake. If the answer is yes, then I go get some. If the
answer is no, then when I’m in the grocery store looking at that
cheaper cake I have to remember, that first bite. Think only of
the first bite. Would I pay $5 for one bite of that cheaper
cake? Not likely.

Once you get past the belief that you absolutely must eat every
single bite, you’ll be free to explore the notion that the first
bite is the one that matters. Take that first bite and judge it
based on how it tastes, and how much you’re enjoying it in that
moment. Savor that first bite, chew it slowly, roll it around,
or let it melt. If it were to be your only bite would you want
to hurry up and swallow, or would you want to take your time to
prolong the experience? I’d like to think I’d take my time. I
know when you think you are drowning you’ll gasp for air, but we
aren’t starving, and our food supply isn’t in jeopardy so
there’s no need to eat like it’s our last meal.

Yes, good food can be expensive but acting like a human garbage
can will cost far more in the long run with hospital bills and
doctor visits. Eat that first bite and totally enjoy it. Then
decide how many more bites you really want.

Kathryn Martyn Smith, Master NLP & EFT, Weight Loss Coach,
Author of the free weight loss E-book “Changing Beliefs, Your
First Step to Permanent Weight Loss.” Learn to use EFT & NLP for
weight loss with href="http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/getnews.html">“The
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About the author:
Kathryn Martyn Smith, Master NLP & EFT, Weight Loss Coach,
Author of the free weight loss E-book “Changing Beliefs, Your
First Step to Permanent Weight Loss.” Learn to use EFT & NLP for
weight loss with The Daily Bites at
http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/getnews.html

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