Dieting Facts

1.  A tendency to overweight can pass through families.  Poor eating habits are developed and then passed on to other family members.
2.  Weight gain can be  associated with a inactivity.  You are less active but still consuming the same amount of calories.  Therefore, you will increase your weight loss if you increase your amount of exercise.
3.  Due to their lifestyle and their tendency to be in the kitchen more, women have more opportunities to overeat than men.
4.  Many people feel the need to eat to make up for something lacking in their lives.  A fresh interest in life may lessen the craving for food.
5.  Remember, eating habits must be changed if long-term success in weight reduction is to be achieved.
6.  Hunger can still be satisfied in spite of a reduction of calories. To avoid feeling hungry incorporate a large percentage of high fibre foods in your diet.
7.  Low-calorie food substitutes for bread, butter, salad dressing and soft drinks may help some people to keep to a diet.
8.  Most other slimming products and slimming foods, such as meal replacements, are designed to appeal to the desire for an easy way out in weight reduction.  They are of no long-term benefit and some can be harmful.
9.  Restricting fluids is no help in slimming and could be a health hazard.
10. Children are more likely to diet successfully if the whole family change their eating habits.
11. Overweight women who become pregnant can still continue to diet and lose weight during pregnancy.  Extra calories are only required during the last few weeks of pregnancy and during breast feeding.
12. Finally, you WILL lose weight if you persist with your diet and exercise more.  When you do, it is likely that you will like the slimmer figure that emerges from your mirror.