When it comes to weight loss, you can't "go on" a diet and expect to stick to it. This kind of diet is about deprivation, and both your mind and body will see to it that you eventually fail. However, you can make changes to your diet with much more success by following these steps.
Instructions
1. Change rather than quit. Don't give up bread, just switch to whole wheat. Don't give up sodas completely if you can drink diet sodas.
2. Add rather than subtract. If you want to get more fiber and fewer calories, add salads to your lunch and dinner. Add more vegetables, fresh fruits and water instead of trying to get by on less of what you already eat.
3. Include your family in your new diet, but don't tell them. Don't argue if your spouse puts potato chips in the grocery cart or your kids beg for candy. Feed them plenty of good food first and they won't have room for junk (and neither will you).
4. Resign yourself to doing the cooking. Restaurant food and prepackaged foods from the grocery store will never be as good for you as something you make from scratch. Make time in your schedule to cook and don't wait until you're too exhausted to do more than eat what's easiest.
5. Bring your lunch and a few healthy snacks to work. Resolve not to bring them home at the end of the day. Tell yourself that you go to lunch with coworkers only if you eat the lunch you brought first and that you can't hit the candy machine if you're still hungry after eating your snacks.
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