Last Updated on 5 years by Sophie

Tips for Successful Diet Plan

You start with diet plan when you decide to lose weight and slim down.

Before you start your journey you need to have a map that will take you to your destination which is you with few kilos lighter.

These are my tips for you and I hope with these tips I can help you put together a diet plan that will work for you.

1- You must know what you want to achieve and in how many days, week or months. Simply how many kilos you want to lose and in how many days, this will help keep you focus in what you want to achieve. Just deciding to lose weight and jumping into any program someone suggest to you might not help.

Do not set high goals, it is possible to lose 10 kilos in 30 days but do you have the time to commit to the program. Be patient with yourself but don’t be lazy.

2- Choose a diet plan that will suit and fit your lifestyle.

If you choose a diet plan that requires cooking and food preparation this means more hard work from you, and this can be implemented only if you have plenty of time on your hand. If you don’t have the time, this type of diet plan will stress you out and you will stop half way. Same with exercise, if you can walk for 10 minutes every day then stick to it, because 10 minutes in one year equals to 1800 hour of burning fat. Write down what you can do and what you can’t.

3- Be realistic, accept failure but do not give up.

Joggling between work and family is not easy task and when it comes to adding new task to your daily routine it won’t be easy. There is always a way and you need to find your way. Involve your husband and friends if you can for great support.

4- Eat three meals a day always, without skipping breakfast.

Make sure each meal will provide you with only 400 calorie, this mean you will still have allowance for light snacks. One of the reasons for skipping breakfast is eating late at night or eating too much at dinner.

5- Control your hunger with water, fruits, vegetable sticks and nuts instead of full meal.

Never snack on processed snacks or French fries. Processed food will always make you eat more because of flavoring.

6- Take your dinner always two hours before going to bed.

Soup with lots of vegetables and pulses especially parley is a good option. When you woke up the next day and you are hungry that means your dinner was not too much.

7- Focus on food that is rich in monounsaturated fats, they are not lower in calories but healthier and some expert say monounsaturated fats help with weight loss, specially with losing belly fat.

8- Motivate yourself & get family or friend support.

Doing it alone might be hard and trying to bringing in a friend or family member will be a great help. If you a friend who is interested in healthy living and losing weight then form a team with her, if your husband is interested in sport then exercise with him.

9- Eat consistently instead of erratically and your metabolism rate will not slow down.

10- Remember it is all about balancing your diet.

Your body needs carbohydrates, proteins and fat.

Don’t make it boring.

Once in a week eat what you like & forget about dieting and weight loss just enjoy it. You don’t need to stop partying and having fun with your friend and family after all your goal should be enjoying life in healthy way.
You don’t need to stop going out with your friend or colleague for lunch or dinner just make sure not to over eat and choose healthy meal.