How to Get Better Results From Your Weight Loss Plan

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By Shaz Slaughter
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Get Better Results From Your Weight Loss Plan

You have decided to get it together and start a weight loss plan, but for some reason you can't lose any weight. You haven't had any pizza or ice cream in months and still you haven't lost so much as a pound. What's the deal, you ask? Here is what the real problem is....

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Will power
Reevaluate your plan

Step 1

Figure out what a proper portion should look like. Studies show that most people underestimate the amount of food they eat by about 700 calories. The simple fact is that most people have no idea what a proper food portion should look like.

Here's what you do get out the measuring cups and spoons and if you don't have one buy a kitchen scale and start measuring out your food. It won't take long before you are able to eyeball a 1/2 a cup of rice or an 8 ounce steak.
Step 2

I can not tell people this enough times. Eat breakfast!! People who constantly and consistently start their morning off with a healthy breakfast are more likely to lose weight and keep it off.

The reason is that people that eat breakfast prevent themselves from running to the nearest vending machine or coffee shop looking for something to fight off that hunger at 10 o'clock in the morning.

With a breakfast as easy and simple as a bowl of whole-grain cereal and low fat milk you can be on your way to dropping those unwanted pounds in no time and better yet you should be able to make it to lunch without "needing" cheese danish or two.
Step 3

Cut down on those high calorie drinks. So many people have great diet plans but ruin them with the beverages they drink. The reason why high calorie drinks, like sodas and juices are so fattening, is because they don't fill you up but they still have the calories equivalent to the food you are trying to avoid.

For example one large margarita can have up to 800 calories, that is the same as eating four large donuts. Another misconception is that juice is better for you than soda. The truth is with the amount of high fructose sugar found in most juice, they can be just as bad if not worse in some cases. I think is because people think that because it doesn't have bubbles in it that juice must be better than soda, unfortunately bubbles in drinks don't make you fat, sugar does.
Step 4

Do you eat unconsciously? Constantly tasting food while your are cooking, sampling food off of other people's plates and playing eating games with the little ones like "one for you, one for me" contribute to your overall calories intake without you realizing it.

A small nibble can average about 25 calories. That doesn't seem like much, but if you have four small nibbles a day, you end up eating an extra 700 calories a week, which becomes 2800 calories you didn't need at the end of the month. Keep in mind 3000 calories is equal to one pound of weight.
Step 5

Stop making excuses. Its not your job, your dog, the weather or your friends and neighbors that are holding you back.... its YOU! People find ways to successfully lose weight and keep it off everyday in spite of "overwhelming odds" and you can too.

Sit down and figure out all of the excuses you have for not eating healthy or exercising regularly and then figure out have to solve those problems.