? Make sure that you get plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables,
nuts, lean protein and whole grains.
? Incorporate more exercise into your life to counteract the effect
your medication might be having on your weight.
? If all else fails, consult your doctor for any alternative medication
equivalents without the side effects.
The Diets That Lead Us Here
Let’s face it; the word “diet” gives us the impression that it is
temporary. But you want long term weight loss and that means getting
rid of all the old bad eating habits.
If you are on a diet you are losing weight for right now, next week and
it is short-term weight loss. If on the other hand you want to lose
weight on a more permanent basis this is what I would refer to as a
“lifestyle change”.
Think long term and permanent change which is what you want to get
out of this program as opposed to just wanting to lose weight for the
moment.
Because dieting is for the short term, once we stop the diet we gain
back the weight because we fall back into our old eating habits. This
leads to “Yo-Yo Dieting” as we go from one diet to the next in the hope
that the next diet will be the solution to our weight problems.
Just like a rollercoaster goes up and down so does our weight with
each diet we start. Each diet has the same pattern. You start out and
have quick weight loss then you can't seem to lose any weight, plus
now you begin gaining weight..
Why do we gain all of the weight back plus those horrible extra
pounds? Our bodies have what we call a 'set point’. Think of it as your
body’s natural thermostat. It regulates your weight. When you lose
weight after starting diet that severely restricts your caloric intake
your body goes into a defensive mode.
don’t be tempted to eliminate carbohydrates completely from
your daily eating plan.
