This is the predicament that most "dieters" face. Not being able to follow a calorie restricted OR healthier "diet". For most people following a prescribed diet restricted on calories and the "yummy" fried foods and sweets is as difficult to follow as keeping your sweet tooth in check during Diwali!
Some points to ponder over which just may put you on thr right track. Sometimes the reason you can't lose is right under your nose and you may not see it. LOOK......................................
- Most people think diets have to be boring. Wrong!! Diets can be made very interesting if you have the right person to guide you. A qualified and creative nutritionist could come to your rescue. On the other hand low cal recipe books could also be of great help.
- All 21 meals a week don't have to have a "diet quotient". Do let go of yourself 3 meals a week. See the difference it will create in your state of mind. As far as your diet goes, it won't mess it up. Just might do some good though.
- Don't stand on the weighing scale everyday. It psyches your mind n your body. If you havent lost on the sclae on "day1", mind does a nosedive, you risk the shooting up of cortisol levels depending on how depressed you get and remain so, and then fat loss gets hindered. Its not all about weight, When weight measures everything in your body including water, muscle your organs, bones and fat, why do we collate weight loss with only fat loss???? or weight gain with fat gain for that matter????
Weigh yourself once a week, better still get you fat% checked from time to time to keep a realistic check on your body stats.
- Don't stay away from fats. Good fats in your diet can do a world of good from accelerating your fat loss to improving the quality of your skin. Good fats come from almonds, walnuts, olive oil (virgin variety), flax seed oil or even safflower and sunflower oils.
The "bad fat" come from those which solidify at room temp, specifically, vanaspati, butter, ghee, malai, etc. Keep the comsumption of these at a minimum or at the least.
- Most people find it easy to stick to a good diet through the day......The nights are the culprit. Plan your nights if you don't go to bed early. A good book or a movie could keep your mind off food. You also tend to overeat at night. Eat smaller portions. Take only what you need on your plate and for the first few days sit away from the dishes on the table. Gift yourself something you really want to buy if you are good at nights for a week. Eat and close the kitchen, dont step in again until the next morning!!
