Safe dieting means making sure that you eat a nutritious diet, and include all food groups. If you’re eating ONLY healthy foods, with plenty of fruit and vegetables, then your diet is safe.
Any meal plan that involves healthy controlled choices from all food groups coupled with exercise can be labeled a safe diet. If you are pregnant or if you suffer from any heart ailment or other medical condition, even the safest of diets should be discussed and approved by your health care professional.
Lose a Pound a Week, Tops
This may sound like too slow a weight loss program, but it is something that is achievable by simple changes to your lifestyle and can be categorized as a safe diet. Losing 6 pounds a week may sound great but it is difficult to maintain and sometimes the pounds pile on again.
A simple way to lose a pound a week is to burn 500 calories a day. You can do this by eating 250 calories less and burning 250 calories on an exercise machine. 500 calories multiplied by 7 days in a week is equal to 3500 calories that is one pound. Just saying no to extra cheese and biggie size options alone can save you 250 calories and brisk walking on the treadmill for around 40 minutes at around 3.5 miles an hour can expend 250 calories.
It may sound like a lot of numbers, but the math in this safe diet is very simple.
Don’t fall for gimmicks with pills, powders and patches not approved by the FDA.
So many advertising dollars are spent online, on TV and in print about how a miracle pill can make you shrink 10 dress sizes or how you can look good in a bikini in just one week! Don’t be tempted by taking these short cuts; they just may land you in the hospital. So many people have heard about the complications that ephedra-based products had and many lawsuits have been filed against other such ‘doctor-recommended’ safe diets. The people in the advertisements aren’t even really doctors as the fine print often states and the side effects can greatly outweigh the short term benefits.
Be inspired by celebrities like Kirstie Alley and now Ricki Lake who have lost tremendous amounts of weight by diet and exercise as opposed to a fad diet that is in fashion one day and out the window the next.
You can diet safely and lose weight – just eat good food, in reasonable amounts, and get some exercise every day. Start off by taking a daily ten-minute walk: that’s reasonable and possible for anyone, no matter how busy.
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