Diet Talk - Basic Rules

DIET TALK is a series of 56 topics addressing the psychological and social aspects of successful, long-term weight management. DIET TALK is based on my NPR series. This lecture addresses basic rules.

Transcript

The Basic Rules of Dieting You've decided to lose weight but feel confused and unsure about how to go about it in a reasonable way.

What are the basic rules to help you get started?

The first thing to do is to make sure to eat a balanced diet.

If you don't,

Your body will continually crave food until you give it what it needs in order to function effectively.

Never eat a lot of anything.

Keep only appropriate foods in your environment.

You won't be tempted if the foods aren't around.

Drink eight glasses of water each day.

Have a glass as soon as you get up,

One during mid-morning,

Two with lunch,

One during mid-afternoon,

One as soon as you get home from work,

And the last one with dinner.

Water helps rid your body of the fat you have released from the cells by dieting.

Never boil vegetables.

Steam or microwave them and use only fresh or frozen.

Skip the appetizer and dessert unless you have something like broccoli or spinach salad as a first course and have fresh fruit for dessert.

When traveling by plane,

Order your meals in advance and get what you need to comply with what you have determined is appropriate for yourself.

Have some fresh vegetable sticks about a half an hour before dinner.

Replace an alcoholic drink with vegetable juice or homemade bouillon.

Make it on weekends and freeze it in ice cube trays for using during the week.

Make sure to make a commitment to changing your eating habits.

Take time to determine what role you want food to play in your life and what that means as far as specific rules you'll be making for yourself regarding eating.

Combine weight loss with exercise.

You'll lose weight faster and firm your body at the same time.

Reviews

Excellent tips, especially around drinking water. Thank You

Great advice again! Thank you!