Use this simple method called the Half Rule to lose weight simply while eating the foods you enjoy every day.
Following a diet for any length of time becomes a frustrating, and often unsuccessful, way to lose weight. Any experienced dieter knows that the more you restrict your food choices, the more you crave them and eventually give in. It's tough to lose pounds, but dieting makes it more difficult than it needs to be. There are some simple weight loss techniques that can make the process a lot less painful than what you may have experienced so far.
Start with what you can think of as the Half Rule. Eat the things you want and like that you're used to eating as often as you normally eat them, but only eat half as much. That means you can have a burger, but you have to cut it in half before you begin eating, and move one half of it out of sight. The same is true for pasta and desserts. Put a regular-sized portion on your plate, then move half of it back off. What you do with it is not important. You can share it with someone else, save it for another meal or toss it. Now is not the time to worry about waste. If you don't really want to eat it and you do anyway, it's still waste. You're just using your body as a trash can.
At first, this might be difficult for you, but you will be surprised to see how easily half of what you're used to eating still fills you. That is why the weight came on to begin with: eating more than you really need. The benefit of this plan is that nothing is off limits, which makes it a satisfying way to lose weight, and there are no complicated rules to follow. Half as much is the only thing you need to remember.
The same rule applies to the small things you might take for granted, like putting sugar or cream in your coffee. Even if your total calorie intake on this plan is not as small as it would be on a restricted diet, you're still going to lose weight because you will be consuming half as many calories as you did when you were gaining. As your stomach becomes used to the new food portions, you may wonder how you ever consumed twice as much food. By then, weight loss maintenance will already be a part of your routine. Of course, you can speed the process up by including an exercise program. Start today enjoying everything you want, only half as much.
