It's officially ridiculous: Every time
we crash in front of our TVs after a long, hard day's work, we're
bombarded by countless infomercials revealing the newest line of
fat-burning, abdominal crunching, body-sculpting, miracle-working
machines.
Even those Suzanne Somers or Richard Simmons diet plans make us want to shoot ourselves for snacking on popcorn.
Well, we have news for all of you out there:
Don't diet, and don't rush off to buy the next gimmick. Here's the real
secret to losing weight: Just eat less.
Weight Loss Is About Sensibility
Sensibility is your new mantra. After all,
doing everything sensibly in your life is the key to living well. You
don't need to feel trapped behind the prison of your own body anymore.
All you need to do is control your portion sizes by eating less and
eating sensibly.
You think that's easier said than done?
Well, like all things in life, eating less is a learned experience and
takes some practice and patience. Our problem nowadays is that we're too
lazy to turn this practice into a perfectly balanced meal plan.
"The problem for most people is that they
maintain certain habits that make eating less quite difficult," says Pat
Booth, assistant director of the Nutrition Services Department at the
University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Old habits are hard to break, however,
tomorrow you'll be looking back at the "old" you and feeling good about
the "new" you that's yet to come. Get our point? It also has a lot to do
with your self-image. You must first change mentally in order to change
physically.