Everyone knows how hard it is to lose weight right? Well is it really if you really want to lose the weight you can. It is like anything else in your life if you really want it you will achieve it. The main objective is to change what you eat not how much you eat. You need to speed up your metabolism to lose weight but everybody's body reacts differently to different diets. So you need to find the right one for you. Generally this would be a low-calorie diet but is that what is really best for you. I found that more fiber in my diet helped me immensely. Believe me I wanted to lose weight and would lose a little on every different plan I tried. But some of them made me down right sick. I tried most of them out there I did not want to use supplements because I have heard horror stories about them. I tried the low calorie route but I was always tired.
Finally I was talking to a fellow football parent who just happened to be a dietitian. He made a lot of since to me so at football practices we would come up with a food plan for the week. I explained to him what I did for a living and that I was always busy going from here to there but I didn't move around a lot I was in a car or a meeting more than anything.He suggested instead of eating my usual doughnut to eat toast instead of my bag of chips eat some kind of nut not all salty or candied up. Maybe have a bag of dry cereal in the morning or as a snack. Try fresh vegetable's at dinner instead of canned or frozen. He also suggested to eat something from the basic food groups at lunch and dinner. Instead of a greasy hamburger get a sub sandwich preferably a fresh one not out of some fridge.
So I followed this plan it took a while but I have lost 80 pounds sine September. I did not have to starve myself I eat when I felt hungry which actually became less and less. Something about the things I where lasting longer I did not really understand it. But hey it worked and I did not have all the misery of starving myself.
I must say though losing weight is like any thing else you really have to want to lose weight other wise you will not be successful. So find out which diet plan is best for you find one that will be easy to stick to. Remember it may not be a overnight success but losing weight needs to be a life long endeavor it is something that you have to change with in yourself not something someone can change for you. Oh and I did not mention exercise this is very important you don't need to drastically change your life but walk the dog an extra block a week go to the park and walk around. If you like go to a big mall and go walk around just remember to stay out of the food court this is a dangerous place if you are trying to lose weight. But if there is a shop that sells non-greasy fresh food enjoy.