Creating a diet calendar is a wise choice if you have decided you are going to try to lose weight. Putting key dates and decisions down on a calendar gives you a chance to understand when changes will take place and when they will be implemented. Many people find that this approach helps them to prepare mentally for the physiological changes that will come in their diet.
Step 1
Give yourself a two-week buffer period before you start to your diet. Pull the calendar off the wall. Mark the start date two weeks from the next Monday as you read this. Make the first step something positive that you are going to do and add to your diet instead of taking something away. This is to create a positive mental approach. For example, for your first dinner, you will have boneless, skinless breast of chicken and one portion of fresh vegetables. This will get your diet off to a fresh start.
Step 2
Take away all fast foods three days later. This is a significant step. These foods are loaded with saturated fats that will prevent you from losing the weight you want to lose. By giving yourself a lead-in time to your diet, you have a chance to get mentally prepared.
Step 3
Add a healthy breakfast to your diet three days after taking away fast foods. Breakfast is the way you start your eating day and instead of grabbing a sweet roll or a bagel on the way out the door, get up five minutes earlier and make fresh oatmeal with blueberries. This will give you protein, nutrients and vitamins needed to get through the day.
Step 4
Get rid of all junk foods three days later. Now it's time to get rid of the empty calories that go with doughnuts, cookies, cake, pie and muffins. These foods are high in saturated fats and difficult for your system to digest. Stopping your intake of these items will help you meet your weight loss goals.
Step 5
Make your first revision at the two-week mark in your diets. Check if you are losing weight. If not, make other changes in your diet at this point. Replace red meats with white-meat chicken and fish. Eat no more than one 6-oz. portion of red meat each week. Have two portions of fresh vegetables every day. Have fresh fruit every day. Drink at least eight glasses of water every day. Figure out where are you meeting your goals and where you are falling short. Make assessments of your progress and make adjustments at the two-week mark.
Things You'll Need
- Calendar
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