Things You'll Need:
- Shopping list
- Garbage bag
- You on a Diet book
- Food journal
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Step 1
Prepare your kitchen. Begin organizing your kitchen so that foods you'll be eating from the You on a Diet plan can be found in your cupboards, refrigerator and snack drawers and are within easy reach.
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Step 2
Eliminate unhealthy meat. You'll need to eliminate fatty red meat, pork and other types of meat that contain high levels of fat. Stock your refrigerator and freezer with lean protein choices such as white meat chicken, turkey, salmon and tofu.
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Step 3
Remove processed snack foods from your pantry. Potato chips, fried crackers, cheesy popcorn and any sweet snacks such as cakes and fruit bars need to be eliminated from your daily plan. You'll be replacing these with high fiber fruits, vegetables and whole grains for a more nutritious alternative.
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Step 4
Switch to low-fat dairy products. Throw out the whole milk and full fat yogurt to replace them with skim milk, low-fat yogurt and low-fat cheese such as mozzarella.
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Step 5
Eliminate high sugar snacks. Sugary snacks such as cookies, most cereals and milk chocolate can be replaced with fresh fruits that are much more satisfying; try apples, raspberries, blueberries and pears as an alternative.
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Step 6
Remove white flour from the diet. Switch to whole wheat flour whenever possible so you're eating a healthy source of carbohydrates. White flour turns to sugar in the diet and can quickly add pounds to your waistline.
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Step 7
Reduce your caffeine dependency. Switch from coffee to green tea if you must have caffeine each day, but focus on obtaining energy from healthful and nutritious foods.
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Step 8
Write down your daily food intake in a journal. This can help you become more conscious and aware of any diet slip-ups and make the transition from banned foods much easier.
