Looking For The Best Way To Lose Weight? Here's What You Need To Know

Are you searching for the best way to lose weight?

There are so many approaches to losing weight today - literally thousands of diets and weight loss strategies. There are so many that your head can start to spin. Where do you start?

Would it surprise you to know that the best way to lose weight is NOT by a specific diet like Southbeach, Atkins or the Soup diet? Let's get real - every weight loss program has pretty much the same thing going for it - lower calories and healthier food

So why do some people seem to lose weight and keep it off while others try countless diets and never lose a pound?

I would suggest that it's not the DIET itself.

Maybe, it's the way you choose to lose the weight - and how that fits with who you are. Each weight loss plan has features that either work with your personality and lifestyle - or don't. So if you go with a plan that's a bad fit for your lifestyle, it won't get you the results you want.

So for example, if you choose a plan that requires you to spend hours preparing food - but you're a busy career woman - it's just not going to work for you.

You'll end up frustrated, hungry and thinking to yourself "I knew this wouldn't work". Here's the thing - it's not that you failed - it's that the way you chose to lose weight - the plan - didn't fit with your lifestyle and needs.

The first step when deciding on the best way to lose weight is to examine yourself.

What do you need? What do you want? What kind of lifestyle do you have?

Do you enjoy making meals? Do you want your food to taste gourmet? Do you need a certain type of meal? Are you always on the go? Do you have time to visit the grocery store

If you've tried diets that didn't work in the past, ask yourself why you didn't like them. What was it about them that drove you up the wall? By asking yourself these questions, you'll start to discover the best way for you to lose weight.

Here's an example of this.

A while back I tried a raw food diet. If you've ever tried this diet you'll know that while it's healthy, it's also very labor intense. You need blenders, food processors, hard-to-find food that you have to shop for at specialty stores. You have to dehydrate things for hours at a time.

I also work on a full time basis. So obviously - it was not a good fit. I ended up frustrated and hungry with my face down in a bowl of ice cream, thinking there was no way I could do this - but feeling bad because I 'should' be able to do it. Has something like that ever happened to you?

It took a while to learn that I was not a failure - the requirements of that kind of diet did not meet my lifestyle. Since I was working so much, I needed to find a program where I could grab quick, healthy food on the go. That's when I tried a diet food delivery service and was hooked.

The food tasted ten times better than I could have made (gourmet chef I am not). It was there in my fridge, ready in five minutes so it was quick to grab when I came home. Plus I lost weight. It was a totally different experience than my other weight loss efforts. It was thoroughly enjoyable and I loved it.

So when you want the best way to lose weight, the first thing to do is examine yourself, who you are, your past experiences. Then decide what you ultimately need in a weight loss program. Investigate different plans and what they can give you.

For example maybe you really need a plan that includes that rare bit of chocolate. Maybe you want a plan that focuses on comfort food like lasagna or pizza. No matter your tastes, preferences and lifestyle, there is a diet out there that will fit with your needs.

Once you've found that diet, then take a chance and go for it. Because when you find a plan that fits with your personality and lifestyle, it's easy - and surprisingly enjoyable - to lose weight.

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