What Can You Do to Implement a Successful Weight Loss Regime?



Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010

by Sheatina Sparks
Sparkelly Enterprise

Let me start with the fact that I do not like to use the term "weight loss" as we all know what is lost is meant to be found. We want to permanently dispose of the excess weight, right? Therefore, I tend to use the term, "disassociating with negative influences".. ie.. bad food, for example.  In any endeavor like this, we must focus on the end goal of being more healthy. Did you know that for every pound you gain, it puts five extra pounds of pressure on your joints? So, look at the opposite, every pound disposed of, takes off five pounds of pressure.

When starting a healthy eating regime, we need to start with something we can stick with for a lifetime. Not fad diets or crashes. These tend to just mess up our metabolism anyways.  My suggestions will work for you no matter how hard you have struggled in the past. If you follow my advice, you will lose that weight forever!!  For the first couple of weeks (or longer if you have a lot of weight to lose or if you have a very stubborn metabolism) eliminate all high starch foods from your diet. Foods such as white potatoes, white rice, corn, bananas, carrots, sugar, honey, and bread are several of the top ones to eliminate.  Focus on healthy vegetables, nuts,  lean meats, cheeses and sugar free jello or fudgepops (for treats). Also drink plenty of water. Every day, I mix up 64 ounces of water with liquid thermogenics from Oxyfresh and I drink all that before having anything else to drink that day. Also, in the morning, I take one yerba matte capsule and at lunch, I take another one. You can take up to three each day. This helps to curve sugar cravings and also to help boost your metabolism. Be aware, that for the first few days or a week, you may have strong sugar cravings, but after that, they will greatly diminish. That is why I keep sugar free jello and sugar free fudge pops on hand.  Be sure to experiment with different kinds of seasonings and blends to add flavor and change to your foods.

An example of one day of meal plans for the first few weeks would be like this:
Breakfast: Two eggs scrambled with cheese and two slices of turkey bacon.
Lunch: A large salad with plenty of fresh veggies, bacon bits and grilled chicken or turkey.
Dinner: Grilled seasoned fish or chicken with asparagus, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower or even a large salad. Be creative with your dishes!!

For snacks, I eat various types of cheeses, sugar free yogurt, cottage cheese, nuts, or turkey roll ups (deli turkey meat with lettuce, cheese and dressing rolled up in the middle of it.)  If I have a sweet craving, I eat sugar free jello or sugar free fudge pops.

I eat three meals each day with at least 2 or 3 snacks, so you can see, I do not go hungry. Stay on this eating plan for a minimum of two week and you will see and feel the difference. After that time, you can gradually add some low starch fruits (no bananas or watermelon), whole wheat pasta, brown rice and high fiber breads.  You can even have a sweet potato once in a while. This gives variation to your eating plans. 

After giving birth to 6 children, I had put on some pounds over the last years. I had tried various fad diets and nothing worked. I would lose a few and gain even more. This eating plan has worked for me and I have kept the weight off for over a year now.  My one weakness is cheesecake, so I found a recipe that substitutes xylitol (a low glycemic, natural sweetener) for sugar. It tastes great and it is a special treat for me at times.

One main thing to keep in mind is to keep healthy foods on hand all the time to snack on and do not even buy the unhealthy ones. Do not let yourself get too hungry or you may want to just grab something to eat and that could be a bad choice.  I can make a promise to you that is you will follow this plan, you will shed the pounds!! I would love to hear your comments on this article. Thanks for allowing me to share.

Sheatina Sparks
http://sheatinasparks-weight-loss.blogspot.com

Sheatina Sparks is a WAHM with 6 children. Her full time job is networking with a company called Oxyfresh. She loves to write and also to work out side in the garden. Sheatina loves to read to her children and encourge them to write. You can visit her company site at www.oxyfresh.com/sheatina and her personal site at sheatinasparks.com . She loves to meet new friends online and in person.
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» left by WhiteGyr
 2 years 135 days ago.
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» left by Marijo Phelps
 2 years 135 days ago.
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I love your first sentence: "Let me start with the fact that I do not like to use the term "weight loss" as we all know what is lost is meant to be found" Another herbal sweetener is stevia and it is wonderful and has no bad press, so to speak. Thanks and welcome to Searchwarp! Marijo
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