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Diet is a tricky word. I'm not a fan of the word dieting, but diet on the other hand is OK to me. If you think about it, everyone is on a diet. The dictionary calls it our habitual nourishment. The problem is that most peoples diets aren't that nourishing. The goal is to turn your diet into a healthy one that nourishes your body and helps you lose weight or keeps you at your ideal weight.
A great book that I recommend is
The Four Day Win - End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace by Martha Beck, PhD. The Four Day Plan is a science-based thought and behavior strategies that will enable you to stay on a healthy eating program forever
I also recommend
The Plan by Lyn-Genet Recitas. The Plan gives readers a ground breaking 20-day program designed to help them unlock the mystery behind what works for their individual body. I've learned so much about what I should not eat. It's not easy and I didn't follow it to a tee.
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Fitbie has several 2 weeks jumpstart/challenges to get you started on a diet plan and/or fitness program. This is a great way to find a plan that works for you.
The Abs Diet for Women Jumpstart is a simple, sacrifice-free plan that helps you lose weight and shape the healthier, hotter body you’ve always wanted. The plan’s fat-blasting meals and toning workouts will help you trim away belly fat for good.
- Expert-approved meals and workouts will turn your body into a lean, fat-burning machine.
- 12 Abs Diet Powerfoods fuel metabolism and help you slim and tone your figure faster. You’ll eat them at every meal.
- Exercise anywhere! The pounds-melting workouts can be done at home or the gym.
Eat what you love and still shed pounds to get the body you’ve always wanted. Our diet plan teaches you to limit your meals to about 400 calories with simple portion control tricks. It’s the world’s easiest weight loss plan.
- A 2-week jumpstart program helps you drop pounds quickly and easily.
- The structured plan is built around tasty 400-calorie meals to keep hunger at bay.
- Healthy fast food options and recipes fit into the busiest schedule.
Whether you have diabetes or just want to look and feel better, the Diabetes DTOUR Diet Plan delivers a one-two punch: weight loss and blood sugar control. Stop fretting over calories and carbs and start picking the right foods in the right portions. It’s that easy.
- A 2-week diet plan helps you drop up to 13 pounds right away.
- A flexible meal plan built around the Fat-Fighting 4 allows you to indulge in your favorite foods like spaghetti and ice cream.
- 5 meals and snacks a day keep you full and your blood sugar stable.
Don’t let sneaky calories add extra pounds to your waistline. Making a few easy swaps every day will help you save thousands of calories and lose more weight—without going on a diet. You can build the lean body you want and still enjoy burgers, pizza, ice cream, and more!
- Eat 5 or 6 times a day. Curb hunger all day with calorie-controlled meals and snacks.
- No need to cook! Learn to find the healthiest foods at any restaurant or supermarket.
- Satisfy your cravings—no foods are off-limits with this Eat This, Not That!
Try the cutting-edge plan that has helped thousands of women conquer belly fat! The secret? Delicious foods packed with monounsaturated fats (MUFAs) that keep you satisfied as you peel off pounds.
- The five major MUFA groups are: (1) oils, (2) nuts and seeds, (3) avocado, (4) olives, and (5) chocolate.
- Eat one serving of any MUFA at every meal to help control calorie intake and lose belly fat.
- No exercise required! This plan helps you lose weight by eating the foods you love.
Boost your in-the-buff confidence and sculpt your best body ever. Our simple plan helps you torch fat and build tight, toned muscles, so you’ll look and feel amazing—with or without your clothes on.
- An innovative strength-training regimen targets and tones trouble zones.
- An intense interval workout boosts metabolism for supercharged weight loss.
- A healthfully indulgent meal plan lets you eat your favorite foods and still lose weight.
- Built-in “off” days help you stay on track.
Don’t work out harder, work out smarter: The Women’s Health Personal Trainer Plan combines the genius of interval cardio with full-body strength training to keep your body burning calories longer.
- Exercise for a total of 3 hours per week to get your fittest body ever in fewer steps than you ever imagined.
- 10 strength-training moves help you build lean, toned muscles, especially on your backside.
- An interval-sprint cardio workout helps you slim down and banish belly fat.
Transform your body, clear your head, and feel stronger and sexier than ever with the Slim, Calm, Sexy plan. These simple yoga workouts will help you manage stress, elevate your mood, and firm your figure in just 2 weeks.
- Do the Fat-Burning Yoga Workout 4 days a week to slim down and build a lean body.
- Boost calorie burn with a 5-minute Metabolism-Revving Kickoff 3 mornings a week.
- Wind down with a Relaxing Yoga Sequence once a week. Do it more often if you really need to mellow out!
You can lose weight just by walking! The secret is a mix of steady-paced walks, fat-blasting intervals, and strength training that will melt away fat and send your metabolism soaring.
- Lose up to 3 times the weight with a mix of cardio and body-toning strength-training workouts.
- Maximize fat loss with interval walks that challenge your body with bursts of high intensity and bouts of recovery.
- Eat what you want! This exercise-only plan helps you spur weight loss without a strict diet.
If you’re new to running, signing up for a race is the perfect way to kick off your routine and boost motivation. This 2-week Runner’s World 5-K Training Jumpstart will help get you build your base to prepare for a full-length training plan.
- Train 3 days a week. Running just a few times a week will get you where you need to be.
- Go at your own pace. The emphasis in this plan is distance, not speed, so you don’t have to worry about your finish time.
Challenge yourself mentally and physically with this popular distance race. The 2-week Runner's World Half-Marathon Jumpstart will help you build your base before you embark on a complete 10-week training regimen.
- Run 3 to 4 days a week. Add cross training to your regimen twice a week to build endurance and prevent burnout.
- Build up strength and endurance with a mix of moderate and easy runs.
Ready to turn flab into muscle and have fun while doing it? The Bicycling Weight Loss Kick-Start is designed to increase the number of calories burned after your wheels stop spinning, so you will maximize fat loss on every ride.
- Four original cycling workouts challenge your body all week long—it’s like having a personal coach!
- Ride 3 days a week. Mix in optional easy rides on days off to improve results.
