Should you lose weight? Or not?
Many people, both women and men, jump into dieting without any clear motivation or goals. They diet because they don’t like the way they look, or there is something wrong with their lives they can’t handle, so they decide to diet… after all, if you can control what goes in your mouth, you have some control, don’t you?
Inevitably these “dieters” quit, or they lose weight, only to pile the weight on again quickly.
Even before you choose to diet, you need to make sure that you are fit for it, both mentally and physically. Dieting is the right choice for you if:
1. You are not a great foodie and don’t mind restrictions on your food choices: It is no secret that almost all modern diet programs would restrict your food intake in one way or other. Usually, your junk food intake would be curtailed drastically. Now, this shouldn’t pose a big hurdle for you if you’re not a “power junk food eater”. If you eat junk foods only once in a blue moon then living without them won’t be a big issue for you.
2. You are not an emotional eater: Emotional eating is one of the leading causes behind obesity. Many a time people eat gobs of junk foods not out of hunger but rather to satisfy themselves mentally or to derive comfort from those foods.
People who have been ditched by their lovers, had an angry fight with their spouse or parents, or are faced with financial crisis, usually resort to eating tasty junk foods in the hope that those foods would make them feel happier. The reality though is that junk foods make their bodies more uncomfortable than comfortable, and at the end of it all, they acquire a huge, fat belly.
Now, if you don’t eat for emotional reasons then the usual dietary restrictions shouldn’t be a reason of concern for you.
3. You take interest in detailed record-keeping and analytics: When you are dieting, you would need to maintain a food journal and keep track of what you are eating and when. You would need to keep track of each and every morsel you are putting into your mouth. Snacks, meals, occasional junk food eating, eating at a friend’s party etc., should be recorded in minute details in your journal.
Additionally, if your diet program is based on the “calorie counting method” of dieting, you need to count calories of each and every piece of food you eat. You need to cook foods in a way that they don’t go over your allotted calorie limit.
Now, if you don’t mind doing all these things then dieting is definitely the BEST choice for you.
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