How to Get Dieting Tips

Once you decide to attempt a weight-loss plan, it may be hard to determine where to begin. If you are new to dieting, you may not be familiar with the importance of healthy nutrition or the negative impact of fattening foods. Get helpful dieting tips to make the most out of your weight-loss challenge.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Dietician or nutrition expert
• Health magazines

1. Get help from a dietician or nutrition expert in order to create a personalized diet plan. Your local gym or health facility may employ a professional who can serve in this role. Your primary doctor might also be able to provide you with a recommendation.
2. Join a weight-loss support group. The members can serve as invaluable resources by offering dieting tips and personal experiences with specific diet plans.
3. Chat online with dieters who have been successful in losing unwanted pounds. They may be able to provide you with unique tips to help you achieve your personal goals.
4. Research popular diet plans. While the overall approach of a specific diet may not work for you, the details of the diet may offer valuable tips that you can incorporate in your own eating style.
5. Subscribe to a health-oriented magazine, such as "Shape" or "Self." These publications offer dieting tips and motivational topics to assist you on the road to weight loss. The subscription rates are inexpensive and the delivery schedule provides you with new suggestions and support stories to keep you excited about your healthier lifestyle. The magazines will also keep you current on new diets and eating regimens.
6. Practice portion control. No matter what diet plan you follow, portion control is key. A serving of protein is about the size of the palm of your hand and a serving of starch is about the size of your closed fist. Another great tactic is to downsize your serveware. Eat from a salad plate rather than a dinner plate and use a salad fork.
7. Visit AOL Body to get dieting tips that are categorized according to special needs such as suggestions for healthy meals without cooking or advice for avoiding extra holiday pounds (see Resources below).
8. Check out WebMD for a compilation of healthy dieting tips from nutrition experts (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• Look for motivation tips as well as dieting suggestions. It is important to find a diet that works for you initially, but it is also crucial to find tips for motivating yourself through the entire diet.
• Avoid buying into tips that promise rapid weight loss. A diet that promotes a loss of more than 2 pounds a week is unhealthy and does not help you make a permanent change to your eating habits.