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Target to Success

J0341386 Many a dieter has missed the target to success in weight loss. One simple solution is to always plan ahead regardless of the situation.  “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!”   Do this a few days ahead of time to allow adequate time to prepare for any challenges that may be there.

Apply your planning with everything around food. For example if dining out occurs frequently, figure out where you can go and still make good choices. Check out the menu online to check your options so you can have the leisure of making the best choice. Plan on some comfortable responses when people try to force you into something you really don’t want to eat. ("I had a late lunch," "my doctor said..." "I have a bit of an upset stomach," etc.)

Eating in a cafeteria maybe as fattening as going out. Plan ahead and bring your own lunches. (It also can save you money as well as calories.) Don’t forget to bring some healthy snacks to avoid the mid-afternoon vending machine trap. Have healthy alternatives like fresh fruit and healthy nuts available when the candy dish is kept in your vicinity. Eat every few hours so you will not get overly hungry and overeat later.

These are just a few ways you can plan ahead. Readers what are some other ways you can plan ahead to stay on target? Share your challenges and solutions with us!

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COMMENTS:

Posted by: Carmencita | Jul 9, 2009 12:47:36 PM

Planning ahead is defenetly the key for success. I lost 44 pounds last year with the cookie diet program. I feel healthy and more energized than ever. Now I am assuming my responsability which is mantaining my weight. I exercise 5 times a week but most important I PLAN AHEAD when I am going to go grocery shoppin and what I am going to put at the dinner table every day. Check them out at http:www.cookiediet.com

Posted by: jayant | Jul 8, 2009 3:30:00 AM

I completely agree with u elaine. One of the many ways that you can go about achieving a fat weight loss or rapid weight loss is by reducing the foods that you eat. When reducing your food consumption, it is important that you only reduce your consumption a little bit. Unfortunately, many individuals who want to achieve fast weight loss think that they need to stop eating altogether, even if it is for two or three days. That is something that you do not want to do. Once you resume eating again, you will likely gain all of your weight back, almost automatically. It is also important to mention that starving yourself is dangerous to your health.

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Posted by: suzanne | Jul 7, 2009 10:25:16 PM

I just did it tonight when we had people over :) I gave them angus burgers and chose a veggies burger for my self on a whole wheat bun, a low fat hot dog/no bun and some raw veggies with a low fat dressing on the side!! And i enjoyed every bit!!

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