Part 4: Learning how to diet
Most people have little or no clue how to diet effectively. They think that simply cutting out a meal or doing away with one food will solve their problems. The trick to dieting is knowing what you are eating! Don't set unreasonable goals and try to force yourself to eat almost nothing. And don't set a maximum for yourself that you then attempt to hit because most likely you WILL GO OVER YOUR LIMIT! The best solution is to create a reasonable goal and to strive for changes in the types of foods you eat in general. 3500 calories= one pound so time is your best friend when talking about losing weight. 100 calories taken off your diet a day will result in a pound being lost every 5 weeks. Doesn't sound like much? How about over 10 pounds that year? Sounds better now doesn't it? And all from sacrificing 100 calories more a day which really is a minimal sacrifice.
The best tips for dieting are these: stay away from the deserts and snacks in general. While these can be okay they are very high in calories, easy to lose track of, and also can destroy a long time effort of losing weight in a single bite. One big cookie can be hundreds of calories of fat and can erase your week's work at losing weight. The best trick is this: eat lots of fruits and vegetables. The vegetables provide most essential vitamins and nutrients (which you should get from a vitamin anyways) and are so low in calories that you can basically eat until your full. Fruits are necessary for energy. The best ones are strawberries, grapes, and blueberries. They are low in calories yet provide the tiny bursts of sugar for energy. The main component of any good diet is replacing a high calories food with a low calorie food. That job was made for fruits and vegetables.