Welcome back. One of the reasons a lot of people start looking around at all the different diet programs that you can get onto these days is that they look pretty easy and in the main are generally convenient and time saving, while helping to shed that excess weight in the most efficient way there is.
One such option is the convenient kind of diet food delivery diet. Another is the phased strategy typical of diets like South beach. That one works out pretty well for people who can take a two week hit of going without a lot of the things they like for the reward of being able to start introducing some of those thing after the first two week phase of the diet is over.
Getting to know hoe it works is pretty easy, as it goes in three main phases, with the first, two week phase the toughest, the second phase which lasts about three months being easier and after that, the final phase is just a long term, on-going weight maintenance phase which sees the dieter maintaining a healthy diet and exercise plan to ensure long term health.
If you are wondering what you are going to have to go without, it might be better to look at what you can eat rather than what you can't. If you like eating meat, fish, and green vegetables, along with some dairy produce and eggs, then you will be fine on this diet, as you can eat quite a lot of these foods.
On the other hand, if you like to eat bread, pasta and any other high carb foods, forget it as you will be miserable!
A big part of learning about diets is getting a fuller understanding of what they are about before you sign up for them. Its never a good idea to get involved in something you don't like, after all!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Facts about Diets and Dieting
Welcome back once again. You may have tried this or that great new diet program or weight loss solution in an effort to reduce your waistline by a few inches and tip the scales at several pounds less than you started at but found that little seemed to work for you.
There are several alternatives to choose from when it comes to diet programs. One option you may not have tried is a phased approach like the South Beach Diet or something similar like the Zone or Dukan diets.
The way they work provides a very successful solution for many people who have had trouble with other options in their attempts at losing some weight. The difference with this particular system is that it is done over three or more stages, or phases with the starting phase made short but tough and then relaxing into the second stage once your body has gotten used to burning fat and also by eating smaller portions of the right foods.
It may not suit everyone, especially those who simply do not have the determination to work with an initially restrictive diet that cuts out all the things most people like to eat. You know the things that I'm talking about here, such as bread, pasta and other foods rich in carbohydrates as well as all the usual culprits in sugary foods, candies, cakes, pies, cookies etc.
Where you can encounter a first phase that is more focused on high protein foods, in a similar way to the Atkins diet, you can be very strict with what you eat and lose weight fairly rapidly. However it is only for two weeks, after which some carbs are re-introduced in later phases, making this kind of system a more healthy and balanced one which is better for your health in the long term.
Many people prefer a steady dieting approach that is provided with some of the better known diet delivery programs. Big brands like Nutrisystem, Medifast and Jenny Craig all have advantages over phased diets in that they are not so restrictive at the time when dieters are most vulnerable to quitting when the going gets tough, which is the early days.
When you know more of the facts about diet systems such as Nutrisystem, it all soon falls into place. It's a sure way of shedding that excess weight as well as being a good long term means of trimming up, slimming down and keeping the weight off.
There are several alternatives to choose from when it comes to diet programs. One option you may not have tried is a phased approach like the South Beach Diet or something similar like the Zone or Dukan diets.
Working for Success
The way they work provides a very successful solution for many people who have had trouble with other options in their attempts at losing some weight. The difference with this particular system is that it is done over three or more stages, or phases with the starting phase made short but tough and then relaxing into the second stage once your body has gotten used to burning fat and also by eating smaller portions of the right foods.
It may not suit everyone, especially those who simply do not have the determination to work with an initially restrictive diet that cuts out all the things most people like to eat. You know the things that I'm talking about here, such as bread, pasta and other foods rich in carbohydrates as well as all the usual culprits in sugary foods, candies, cakes, pies, cookies etc.
Where you can encounter a first phase that is more focused on high protein foods, in a similar way to the Atkins diet, you can be very strict with what you eat and lose weight fairly rapidly. However it is only for two weeks, after which some carbs are re-introduced in later phases, making this kind of system a more healthy and balanced one which is better for your health in the long term.
Steady Dieting for Long Term Success
Many people prefer a steady dieting approach that is provided with some of the better known diet delivery programs. Big brands like Nutrisystem, Medifast and Jenny Craig all have advantages over phased diets in that they are not so restrictive at the time when dieters are most vulnerable to quitting when the going gets tough, which is the early days.
When you know more of the facts about diet systems such as Nutrisystem, it all soon falls into place. It's a sure way of shedding that excess weight as well as being a good long term means of trimming up, slimming down and keeping the weight off.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Nutrisystem Coupons
Welcome back once again and in this post, I just want to take a high level look at what has become known as the discount coupons that you can get for certain diet plans offered by Nutrisystem from time to time. Nutrisystem discount coupons exist to allow first timers to try the diet meal plans of their choice with a discount so that it is affordable and you don't feel like you are taking much of a risk by trying it out.
Of course, the coupons offered by many affiliates of the company are nothing more than carrots at the end of the proverbial stick to entice you to click through to the Nutrisystem website to learn more. Once you're there, you'll probably find that the discount offered by the coupon turns out to be just a regular discount the site is offering for online registration anyway.
Not a big deal, as you still get the discount that attracted you to the place in the first instance, but its just goes to show that not everything you see online is as clear cut as it first appears.
So what kind of discounts should you be expecting to see?
Well, they range from free batches of meals to money off the various diet plans, or extended diet plans with say a free week of food or two. In fact, there is currently, at the time of publishing this article, a pretty lucrative offer that you can get direct from the website that is giving away a total of four weeks worth of food! That sounds pretty generous and it is, but I believe you have to jump through a few hoops to get it and order a certain amount of regular diet meals in order to get it tacked on to the end of your order.
Either way, its worth checking it out especially if you plan on doing one of their plans anyway. If you already plan on buying a monthly plan, then why not take full advantage and get a free month thrown into the deal? It makes a lot of sense to do that.
So really, the long and the short of it is that while there are a variety of apparently useful discount or other coupons advertised on a lot of affiliate websites, they generally boil down to regular discounts and offers that Nutrisystem are running on their own site and they will change from time to time as they come up with new ideas for more great offers. So keep your eyes open if you're thinking about trying one of the Nutrisystem diet plans and you could save yourself some money or get an extended plan for the regular price.
Of course, the coupons offered by many affiliates of the company are nothing more than carrots at the end of the proverbial stick to entice you to click through to the Nutrisystem website to learn more. Once you're there, you'll probably find that the discount offered by the coupon turns out to be just a regular discount the site is offering for online registration anyway.
Not a big deal, as you still get the discount that attracted you to the place in the first instance, but its just goes to show that not everything you see online is as clear cut as it first appears.
So what kind of discounts should you be expecting to see?
Well, they range from free batches of meals to money off the various diet plans, or extended diet plans with say a free week of food or two. In fact, there is currently, at the time of publishing this article, a pretty lucrative offer that you can get direct from the website that is giving away a total of four weeks worth of food! That sounds pretty generous and it is, but I believe you have to jump through a few hoops to get it and order a certain amount of regular diet meals in order to get it tacked on to the end of your order.
Either way, its worth checking it out especially if you plan on doing one of their plans anyway. If you already plan on buying a monthly plan, then why not take full advantage and get a free month thrown into the deal? It makes a lot of sense to do that.
So really, the long and the short of it is that while there are a variety of apparently useful discount or other coupons advertised on a lot of affiliate websites, they generally boil down to regular discounts and offers that Nutrisystem are running on their own site and they will change from time to time as they come up with new ideas for more great offers. So keep your eyes open if you're thinking about trying one of the Nutrisystem diet plans and you could save yourself some money or get an extended plan for the regular price.
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