Body Transformation Plan

This year you can resolve to evolve from that quick fix mentality with easy to follow diet tips, and exercise routines. Everything you need to transform your body in 2003 can be found below in easy to follow links. You can also follow the 30 days of weightloss goals (coming soon) that will get you into a healthy lifestyle without putting much thought into it.

Getting Started
Weight loss or fat loss depends on three very important factors: healthy eating, exercise, and psychological/emotional support. Focus on all three and your chances of success are 100%. Focus only on one of the above and not only will you fail but you will probably end up gaining weight. When it comes to weightloss there are no shortcuts. Slow and steady wins the race and acheiving the body of your dreams requires commitment and effort on your part, so forget about all those silly infomercials promising you results with products that sound too good to be true. The weightloss strategy below is the real deal that will produce the permanent weightloss results you've been after.

Step One: Eating Healthy
Learning basic healthy eating guidelines is simple and the cornerstone of any good weightloss plan but if this seems too overwhelming start with the 3 1/2 golden rules of nutrition or choose a sensible diet like Body for Life by Bill Phillips, Eat More Weight Less by Dr. Dean Ornish, or The 90/10 Weightloss Plan by Joy Bauer. These plans take the guess work out of everything and allow you plenty of choices so you won't feel deprived. You can also choose from any of the other more extreme diet plans but know that this is not a permanent solution and you will need to learn healthy eating habits at some point or another.

Step Two: Mastering Your Metabolism
Maintaining bodily functions accounts for 60-75% of your daily caloric expenditure so it's in your best interest to boost your metabolism. The two most important things you can do is eat breakfast and eat often and the following articles will show you how to do it, give you ideas on what to eat, plus other amazing tips to turn your body into a fat burning weightloss machine.

Step Three: Manage Calories & Food Issues
Losing weight requires taking in less calories than your body burns so finding your ideal calorie intake is crucial. Don't worry about having to count calories for the rest of your weightloss days. All it takes is a couple of weeks of monitoring to get a grasp of how much you should be eating and then a little tracking every couple of months to make sure you're staying on track. Aside from calories you should focus big on those food issues that matter most like:

Step Four: Exercise or Get Active
Some of us love it and others hate it but here's 50 reasons why you need to exercise. The big advantage to including exercise in your weightloss plan is you can eat more of the foods you love. Start with some fun, uncomplicated, yet effective exercise videos. Build an inexpensive home gym and workout out at home, or start with cardio workouts that work 3 times a week and the beginners 3 day split or try any of the other free workouts I've designed through workout.com for home or gym. If you're more advanced and looking for ways to take it to the next level, increase intensity, or just need a change try these solutions:

What if you absolutely hate exercise? These amazing solutions will help you get in the habit:

Step Five: Strengthen Your Mind
This is by far the most important component of any body transformation plan and one that is often overlooked or even considered too touchy feely to address. Everyone experiences weightloss obstacles, whether it's long work hours, injuries, financial or marital stress, sabotaging friends or partners, depression, and emotional meltdowns that get in the way of what you need to do to lose the weight and get in shape. Strengthening your mind can help you overcome all these obstacles and go on to achieve the body of your dream. Start by managing stress and you'll instantly reduce the amount of fat your body stores. Track your progress in a journal or with nutrition & fitness software and you'll write off the weight in no time by uncovering unhealthy eating patterns, emotional eating triggers, and other useful info that often goes undetected . Use easy mind body weightloss techniques that will give you the will power you need to stay on track. You can also start your Monday through Thursday with an uplifting quote from Insight of the Day and an inspiring story on Friday. It's free and delivered to your email first thing in the morning. Need some heavy duty reinforcements? Try one of the 9 minute mental training sessions designed by Dr. Blair Whitmarsh, PhD, CSCS. Get amazing weightloss advice that works from the outspoken Dr. Phil. Last but not least write out your body transformation mission statement and sign a weightloss success contract that will guarantee your results.

Don't forget to check back for all the latest diet tips, new workout routines, and mind body techniques that will keep you on track until you reach your goal shape.

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	Monica Neave BellaOnline's Exercise Editor