Now That You’ve Decided to Start Dieting

Okay, so you’ve read some of these articles, done your homework and now your finally ready to begin a diet and exercise program. But you still have this one same question in the back of your mind, Where in the heck do I start? There is so much knowledge and guidelines out there that sometimes we don’t know how to put it all together. Well, this is your lucky day!

Before we get into this let me make one thing clear. It is virtually impossible to know everything there is to know about diet and exercise. If everyone waited until they knew everything in order to get started no one would get started. What we first need to do is to construct a plan. Our plan will be simplified but will be enough to get you on the right track.

Set your goals. Being without a goal is like wandering in the desert hoping to find an oasis. You have to know what oasis you are looking for before you can begin to travel there. The determination you should of had, You will not have. It is harder to stick to working towards your goal if you can’t imagine exactly what you want. You can ask yourself some questions like: How much weight do I want to lose? What measurements am I looking for? Do I want a smaller waist?

When you have done this it doesn’t hurt to write your answers down to some of these questions as a reference for later. Also, if you have to, record some of your current statistics that relate to your questions like measurements or your weight for example. Then you will have something to compare to and your results can be measured more effectively.

Start to construct your menu along with the quantities. For some this is the hard part since they don’t know how much or how little food to take. The most accurate guideline that I have found over the years is to multiply your current bodyweight by 10. That’s how many calories you should be taking in for the day. Also remember that your true weight is when you get up without any clothes on.

Start developing your exercise regime. If you want permanent lasting results you may want to consider weight training even though it is not required. Running and other low-impact exercises are adequate ways to exercise.

You should start to meet your fitness goals with this plan. After you have laid your foundation in this manner, you can build upon it with new information as you acquire it.