The Better Half - Diet

A feature article by littlerbear, Apr 14, 2008         

Summary: The Better Half - Diet is a simple, practical approach that aims for permanent lifestyle changes that includes eating better, eating less and adopting a more active lifestyle. Aim to cut out the high fat and high sugar foods – Eat Better. Halve your portions for your normal meals – Eat Half. Say no to weird foods, or unhealthy diets. Aim for a permanent change in diet and lifestyle by exercising more. It’s easy to follow at home or when eating out with family or friends. Simply eat the Better Half of what you eat now! Get on the road to a permanent change in eating habits and lifestyle.

 
There are many diets to choose from. Many people try them but fail to lose weight using them for the following reasons: => The diet leaves you tired, hungry and cranky => The food is unsatisfying and weird compared with what you normally eat => The diet bears no relation to what you should eat after you lose weight => The diet is very hard to follow when you eat out, or socialise with your friends In most cases you are overweight because you have been eating too much, eating the wrong foods, AND you do not exercise enough. What is required is a change in lifestyle and a shift to better eating practices. It is important that what you do to lose weight, coincides with what you need to do to keep the fat off LONG TERM. Many people diet for a while, lose a few pounds, but then slip back because the diet is too weird and hard to follow. Or they diet some of the time, but slip up when they go out for a meal or eat with friends. The Better Half - Diet is a simple, practical approach that aims for a permanent lifestyle change that includes better eating and a more active lifestyle. Step 1. Cut out the fatty foods, junk foods and high sugar foods. Eat Better Foods. Step 2. Downsize you meals and portions to about half what you normally eat. Eat this food slowly and savour it. It’s not weird diet food. It’s simply less of what you normally eat – The Better Half. Step 3. Change your lifestyle to include more exercise – not weird things that you do not like, but simply increase the duration and vigour of the activities you enjoy. Or start a new exercise that you will like doing permanently. Step 4. Sign up for one of the Online Weight Loss Tools that have been developed such as Desizeme.com, Fitday.com, etc. These tools make it easy to record your weight and compare it with your target, and record your calories eaten and burnt through exercise. The tool should be online and easy to use. Choose one that shows you whether you are on track to lose weight and your Calorie Deficit - this is the difference between the calories eaten in food and calories burnt through exercise. You aim to burn more calories than you eat so you will lose weight. You need to maintain a moderate calorie deficit. If you halve what you eat, focus on the better foods and exercise more you will lose weight because your body will burn fat to make up the difference. Choose a tool that graphs your weight compared with your target, and calculates your calorie deficit. If you are not losing weight then the answer is simple – eat less, reduce the fat and high sugar foods, exercise more to increase your deficit so you do lose weight at the rate you want. The tool should show your weight diary, weight target and calorie deficit on the same graph so you can track your progress and make the right adjustments on a weekly basis. Step 5. Stick to the Better Half approach when you eat out – choose low fat foods and eat smaller portions. Aim to eat Half what you did before, the Better Half! Step 6. When you have lost weight you will be able to keep the fat off by continuing with the Better Half approach – because it is a pathway to permanent lifestyle changes. You may be able to eat more, but use the online tools such as Desizeme.com to keep on track to maintain your weight. The Better Half - Diet is the right way to go for a permanent life style change towards the Smaller, Fitter and Healthier You.

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