Getting Started With Weight Loss

If you want to lose weight the healthy way, there are some things you will need to give up. I know. That just doesn’t seem like fun at all. But you can do it by gradually reducing – over the course of a few weeks – those foods you will have to give up when you actually start your diet.
It is far better to remove food from your diet slowly than to cut it out completely, only to take it up again after a week or two. For instance if you are a coffee drinker you could cut back by one cup per day, then reduce by another cup after a few days have lapsed. Each time replace the missed coffee with green tea, herbal tea or a freshly squeezed fruit juice.

Sometimes when we cut back on foods we have been eating for a long time the body will respond in a negative way, especially when it comes to sugar or caffeine. To remove these from our diet right away can leave us feeling restless, irritable and fatigued. So remember to always cut back slowly. You don't have to change in a day, but if you want a fitter and healthier lifestyle you will have to change eventually.

These are some of the foods you will want to reduce prior to going on a diet:

    * Alcohol
    * Sugar
    * Artificial Sweeteners – Check labels. If a packet says “No Added Sugar” it may have been replaced with artificial sweeteners.
    * Soft Drinks
    * Cow's Milk
    * Margarine - Ghee or butter is much better
    * Caffeine – Coffee, tea, etc.
    * Wheat based products - such as bread, pastry and cereals.
    * Carbohydrates – Generally speaking we eat far too many carbs. And what happens when carbohydrate enter the body? It acts just like sugar!

Does that sound like a tall order? Remember at this stage all you are doing is trying to cut down on consumption of these foods. A little later we will get to some replacement foods you can use instead of the ones above, foods that are much healthier for you and will promote wellness rather than destroying the body.
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