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Yo-Yo Dieting 101 :

May 18, 2007

Summer will be here soon, and everywhere you look there are ads for this diet and that diet pill, regimen or some kind of "lose-10-pounds-the-first-day" plan.

While some of these may work for a week or so, most results of dieters wonā€™t reach their primary goal of losing weight and reflecting a healthy and vibrant status... not for long.

The main reason is that most of us who do go with an unsupervised diet plan usually gain all of the weight back, and add a few additional pounds. Unfortunately, this puts us right back where we started, but also with more weight and higher risks of diabetes, heart attack and a good chance of a stroke.

Typically, known as "yo-yo dieting," doctors and scientists find the strain and stress, both emotionally and physically, associated with this pattern actually prove we might have been better off by never starting a diet in the first place.

Here are some suggestions you might be able to live with:

Realize that what might work for someone else might not work for you.

Get a complete physical from your doctor and talk with him about the best plan to lose weight for your individual body type, make-up and age.

Go with a plan that can be closely supervised by an individual with a degree or registered license to supervise your program.

Calories need to be checked on a daily basis.

eDiets can help you start losing weight and getting in shape. Pick from 24 customizable programs . One can work for you.

Write down everything you put into your mouth.

Begin exercising by implementing brief sessions and building from there.

Include weight lifting into your daily routine.

Change your eating pattern.

Eat healthier by eating smaller meals more frequently.

Eat more fruit.

Switch your snacks to healthier ones.

Program your brain to acknowledge it might take months to look and feel the true benefits of a healthy and safe program .

If you mess up, and fall off the new plan, donā€™t beat yourself up with negative thoughts.

Always have a positive support system where you can network and be around others who are also trying to lose weight.

Don't compare your weight loss with others and get down on yourself when you donā€™t lose weight as quickly as someone else might. Sometimes, people actually weigh more during a weight-loss program, but are actually healthier than before they started. This is due to muscle weighing more than fat.