subject: Healthy Diet Plan To Maintain A Fit Body [print this page] The wearer knows where the shoe pinches and only the overweight people know how difficult it is to lose weight or maintain a strict diet. However, a healthy diet plan along with regular exercise can train the body of an individual and become an integral part of his or her life. According to a recent survey, more and more people this year have made resolutions of losing weight and sticking to a healthy diet plan.
The key factor in losing weight is maintaining a healthy diet plan and believing in oneself. A person needs to think like the popular Japanese saying, "If all can do, I can also do and if no one can do, I must do". The positive attitude and belief in oneself helps a person to reduce cravings for high calorie food and stick to the diet chart. One needs to set achievable goals and motivate himself or herself toward attaining those. Once a goal is reached a person can reward himself or herself with small things. A healthy diet plan constitutes of all essential food elements like milk, yogurt, meat, cheese, eggs, oils, fats, vegetables, fish, fruits, bread, cereal, pasta, and so on in appropriate amounts. In order to maintain a healthy body, a person needs to eat the right amount of all elements in a food pyramid.
Preparing a healthy diet plan is usually done by expert people like professional weight management guides, dieticians, physicians, nutritionists, and so on. One should not try to do it on his own. The expert prepares a diet chart taking into consideration some basic factors like age, sex, physical activities, health history, and so on. Generally, foods with high cholesterol or fat are given in smaller amounts. These are replaced by the ones with high fiber, minerals and protein. Consumption of balanced diet reduces chances of many diseases like blood pressure, heart failure, type II diabetes, and even cancer. One should avoid eating oily junk food. An obese person is also advised to take cabbage soup.
