With a new year right around the corner, there are more and more people out there using this four-letter word– “diet.”
So for those of you gearing up to make the New Years resolution to lose weight, I have a few tips and tricks to take the “die” out of “diet.” I personally use all of these tactics to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. I love food and I don’t believe dieting should be an exercise in torture. Torturing yourself and cutting out the foods that you love altogether is not realistic. Furthermore, crash dieting usually leads to the very things you don’t want- like lowered metabolism, weight gain, and even liver failure, kidney failure, strokes and heart attacks.
Remember, food is meant to be enjoyed. And it is possible to enjoy the food you love and still lose weight. So when you make your New Years resolution to lose weight, remember to primarily focus on realistic, gradual and permanent changes in lifestyle.
Here are a few ways to make sure you reach and maintain your health goals:
