Set Yourself Up For Success in Dieting

Being successful on your diet means that you need to set up a specific mindset.  One quick tip to successful dieting is that you should not expect to lose weight all at once.  If you take your diet seriously and have a of weight to lose, you should go slow and steady, just like the tortoise in the race.  If you go slow you will still eventually reach your goal, but at a pace that you can keep up with.  It is better to take the change in the way you eat in small, manageable steps rather than make one big drastic change.  This is the healthier way to diet.  Your body gets used to the changes gradually and does not rebel so that you are forced to go off your diet.

Your first step should be to simplify.  Instead of being concerned with counting calories or measuring out your portion sizes, think in terms of what you eat in regards to color, variety or freshness.  Consider that green leafy vegetables add color and freshness.  Fruit can give your diet variety.  Adding more of these elements into your diet will ensure that you are eating healthier (rather than the plain potato chips that don't add any of these elements to what you eat.)

Make changes to your eating habits over time.  Changing everything at once typically leads to cheating or going off of your diet altogether.  Making small changes, like adding a salad to your meal to help fill you up on healthy ingredients or switching from butter to olive oil when cooking can add up over time.  As your changes become habits, you can then continue to change and add more healthy options.
Also realize that every improvement you make to the way you eat matters.  You don't have to be perfect either, or eliminate some foods that you love entirely.  Make your diet a long term goal that will end in a healthy diet.  And don't let little failures stump you.  If you do make a misstep in your diet (and eat that dreaded piece of cake) just forget about it and go on from there.  Don't let it overcome you and make you quit.

Always keep informed on your healthy choices so that you can make the right choices of what your diet should be. By keeping informed and learning about your healthy options, you also keep your interest in the right direction.

If you would like more information on how to diet the healthy way, try this book:  "Dieting Made Simple".  Its not a diet nor a diet plan, just the information you need to make healthy diet choices.  Available at:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007483MEM