What are the characteristics of a healthy weight-loss plan?

Answer 1

A well rounded, healthy diet and exercise plan is comprised of several components, however, the most important part of it all is tracking your actions accurately.

First, you'll want to formulate a diet plan that you can actually stick to and that gives you the right amount of nutrition each day.

Next, you'll want to work in an exercise plan (probably plan it on a weekly basis to start with). Make sure you can allot enough time each day to get in a good balance of cardio and maybe some strength training.

Answer 2

A healthy diet for weight losswould be eating sensibly. Cutting back on fatty foods, soda, sweets, and processed foods aids in weight loss. Vegetarian diet is one of the most successful due to its very low fat content. The secret to losing weight is to eat more of greens and a little of everything else. Use olive oils or other healthy oils in your cooking. Grilling chicken, turkey, and other meats reduces most of the fat. Exercise more and eat less, and the help of diet supplements, success is possible.

Answer 3

For people who have not been eating a healthy diet, working with a nutritionist is a great way to get started learning about the right foods for your lifestyle and how to prepare them. Some people also do well with group counseling or a group environment like Weight Watchers.

Answer 4

Here are a few, among others:

You'll need to -

a) Make a firm, behavior-altering decision that you REALLY want to lose weight and are prepared to live differently. b) Gain the understanding of your friends, or be firm about ignoring any ridicule.

c) Find a workable weight-loss program. Special monetary investment is not needed.

Your program will need:
1) Details. Anyone can talk in generalities, but what a person wants is detailed instructions and menus.
2) Precautions. A good program will inform you of possible hazards, will warn against overdoing it, and will ideally include a phone number for diet-related emergencies.
3) Goals. A good program will set long-term and interim goals which you can measure against.
4) Peers. A good program will ideally have you as part of a group, which increases motivation.
5) Moderation. A good program will be one of gradual weight-loss, not sudden.
6) Flexibility. A good program will give alternatives and will not be completely rigid. Rigidity equals difficulty and therefore less motivation.
7) Tailoring. A good program will be tailored to you, personally, by a dietician. Since there is no such thing as a universal diet (despite what the paperback bestsellers perennially claim), you'll be best served by a diet that takes you personally into account: what you are and are not able to do, which weight you're starting at, your health, age, gender, metabolism, etc.
8) Enjoyment. A good program (except in cases of high obesity) will not completely rule out snacks, fat, and sweets, unless you are able to do without. Rather, it can allow for small amounts of them as part of its menu and calorie count.See also the Related Link.

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Answer 5

The most effective is to simply reduce caloric intake. Dropping it down to about 1200 calories per day is enough to keep you from starving, but it should produce safe and effective weight loss.

Answer 6

The best thing to do is go see your family doctor, or a dietician, and ask them for their advice on any type of diet. They can also tell you the risk factors, benefits, and if the program will work for you! There are so many options today and some are dangerous, your doctor will know what is safe for you!

Answer 7

A healthy diet plan to follow would be one that is low in fat. You can find one here http://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm, that will fit into your lifestyle or daily routine.

Answer 8

More muscle, less fat on you.