It is quite common to start your diet with a lot of enthusiasm and then to have that same enthusiasm disappear after a couple of weeks when you haven't lost as much weight as you hoped to lose. While sometimes you will luck out and get fast results but more often than not you won't be so lucky and it will take quite a lot more time and perseverance. This is why you should learn as much as you can about what actually works in terms of weight loss, no matter what kind of diet that you really want to try.
The idea that all fats are unhealthy is a myth that is difficult to dispel. People are so used to seeking out low fat or non fat foods that it's hard to accept that some fats are actually healthy, and that your body needs a certain amount of fat. You might have heard about fats that are both healthy and unhealthy; this is a very important distinction. You have to keep this in mind before thinking that foods like diet soda or margarine are healthy, for example, which they are not. On the other hand, olive oil, fish oil and nuts contain healthy fats. So don't make the mistake of trying to completely avoid fats, which are an essential part of any diet.
If you are always eating out or getting takeout food, you are making it harder for yourself to lose weight. It doesn't matter what sort of restaurant you've chosen; you're going to eat bigger portions of higher calorie foods than you would have if you had just eaten at home. The same is true for every single meal, so if you've been going out for lunch a lot at work, think about making your lunch in your kitchen and bringing it to work with you each day. This doesn't mean that you should never treat yourself to a meal cooked by someone else but if you go out to eat a lot you're basically sabotaging your weight loss efforts. You are simply too tempted and served portion sizes that are too large for eating out to be good for any diet that you've chosen to try.
If you want to lose weight in a certain part of your body, such as your stomach or thighs, you have to lose weight all over. Some people want to target specific parts of their bodies and they do specific exercises there, and they often neglect other exercises that are also important. People who are obsessed with six pack abs and flat stomachs often fall prey here. When you want to lose weight in your mid-section the best thing to do is to lower the amount of calories you eat and do plenty of exercise that is good for burning fat everywhere in your body. Focusing on just one part of your body isn't going to help you because doing too many of one or two specific exercises won't do too much for your overall weight loss goals. If you learn as much as possible about dieting overall, you will have much better results no matter what diet you have chosen. The truth is that most diets have the same primary goals. It's important, for example, to not expect too much from a diet. Your own actions are going to have a much bigger impact on your success than any specific diet you want to follow.
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