Lose Weight - Get Expert Diet Help

Lose Weight
by Carolyn Classick-kohn,MS,RD

I know that most people who finally get around to getting some professional nutritional diet help have been through nearly every diet plan possible first! Most of you have been successful at losing weight, some of you have lost hundreds of pounds. But, if you are a typical “dieter”, you lost 30 or 40 pounds, gained it back, then lost the same weight on another plan (or maybe the same one), gained it back, and so on.

What you probably found is that it is pretty easy to lose weight. And, you may have found that the more restrictive and different the diet is from what you normally do, the easier it is to follow. In fact, if you follow any diet plan, any “magic” formula diet, any diet book, it doesn’t matter what the diet composition is, as long as it contains fewer calories than you need to maintain your weight, you will lose weight. So fat, carbohydrate, protein, alcohol, sugar - none of this really matters at all if all you want to do is lose weight, just cut your calories. That is a plain and simple fact.

But, if that is enough, why do we have you fill out an extensive diet survey, and assess your diet before we give you a new plan to follow? Why don’t we tell you just to eat the same way you are eating now, just eat less of it? The answer is that we don't just give you a diet to lose weight, you know how to do that already - just eat less! PersonalDiets™ go further providing you with a guide to help you eat the way people do who maintain their weight at a desirable level.

Why this is your last diet
Because no matter what you do from now on, (even if you stop following your plan and instead go try the newest fad diet that promises fast weight loss), when you are done, you will have to deal with how you are going to keep your weight off for good. And that is what your plan helps you do.

The Easy Part
PersonalDiets™ are designed to help you practice the habits you absolutely must have to maintain your new lower body weight, while you are losing weight. Once, you reach your own weight goal, you will have already developed the habits you need to be successful. The part that was so hard for you before - to maintain a lower weight, should be easy now, because you’ve been doing what you need to do, all along.

Too Many Calories?
If you are a comparatively short woman over 30, I don’t need to tell you that it’s much tougher for you to lose weight. It is pretty simple math that if calorie needs are based on height, weight, sex, age, and physical activity, the older, shorter woman who is not physically active loses the weight loss battle every time! However, I am very much opposed to lowering the calorie level further just so weight can be lost quickly.

First, it is very unsatisfying and difficult to stay on such a low calorie level. Second, nutritionally, you will not get the nutrients you need for good health, and third, the fewer calories you consume, the less energy your body has for exercise. So, if you think your diet plan is too high in calories and too slow, the remedy is to increase your physical activity (if you can), not to eat fewer calories. The smaller you are, the more important this is for healthy weight control.

And, for you younger, tall, large men, it's most likely I'll give you a calorie plan that is quite high, probably much more than you would expect. This is because your calorie needs are very high to begin with. You will find that you can lose weight on a relatively high calorie level, and you will be much more satisfied with the amount of food you get. There is no physical advantage for you to lose weight any faster than anyone else just because of your size. Yes, it will take you longer to lose weight, but if you follow your plan, you will be losing more fat and less muscle, especially if you become more physically active. This will really help you when you get to your weight goal because your calorie needs are greatly influenced by lean body mass, it’s to your advantage to preserve it, and lose body fat instead.

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