Contents Introduction ..................................................................................... 5 Why Do You Want To Lose Weight? .............................................. 8
Other Reasons Why You May Want To Lose Weight...................................... 10 Does Your Weight Have Emotional Control Over You? ............. 11
Health Issues................................................................................................... 12 The Difference Between Being Overweight And Obese. ............ 14
How Did You Get Here? ................................................................ 14
Why We Eat ................................................................................ 16
Emotional Hunger............................................................................................ 16 Boredom Eating................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Mistaken Hunger ............................................................................................. 17 Medications ..................................................................................................... 18 The Diets That Lead Us Here. ....................................................... 20
Fad Diets ........................................................................................ 21
10 Signs A Diet Is A Fad ................................................................................. 22 The Four Basic Food Groups: ...................................................... 23
Grains................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Dairy .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Fruits and Vegetables ..................................................................................... 24 Meat .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. The Recommended Daily Servings For A Balanced Diet ........... 25
A Closer Look At Fad Diets ................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
The Atkins Diet .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Low Carbohydrate Diets – Why They Are Bad For You .............. 27
Diets Low In Fat .................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Bad fats ........................................................................................................... 29 Good Fats ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Popular Programs - Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig ............. 30
What Draws Us To These Diets? .................................................. 31
Factors Affecting How We Lose Weight ...................................... 31
What We Eat – Our Calorie Consumption ....................................................... 32 Why We Gain Weight .................................................................... 33
Here’s How You Increase Your Metabolism ................................ 34
Other Factors Affecting How You Lose Weight – How You Eat .............. 34 Your Genetics And Your Metabolism. ............................... 35
How To Dump The Weight For Good This Time. ......................... 37
Inches or Pounds? ........................................................................ 37
Starting Point – The Importance Of A Goal ................................. 39
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