Learn About Nutrition Become an informed food consumer, rather
then a grazer who eats without thinking. Research on weight loss
shows that dieters who understand the importance of good
nutrition are more likely to lose weight, and less likely to
regain it. Understand that crash diets or weight loss gimmicks
often produce a boomerang effect that can leave you weighing
more than you did when you started. Try to see your weight loss
as part of a larger plan to improve your overall physical and
mental health. A sustained weight change requires sustained
changes in both your diet and your behavior. Are you really
willing to live on nothing but grapefruit and poached eggs for
the rest of your life? If not — and who would? — then you need
eat balanced meals and make changes in your diet that you can
maintain over time. Track Your Progress Hang up a calendar, and
mark an X on the days you exercise. Keep it simple - no need to
mark workout time, reps, laps, heart rate, and so on. Once a
month, review what you've accom