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Before you begin a healthy weight-loss
plan, you need to assess if it is one
that is livable for you. Livability is
the key building block of long-term
sustainable weight loss and determines
how well a weight-loss plan will fit
into your daily life.
A livable weight-loss plan provides the
tools, confidence and flexibility to
handle everyday situations that
determine success. For example, a
weight-loss plan is livable if it allows
one to eat at any kind of
restaurant, to enjoy meals with
family and friends without feeling
ostracized and to shop easily at
the grocery store.
Before beginning a new weight-loss plan
or diet, evaluate how well it meets the
11 criteria listed below.
A livable weight-loss plan should allow
you to:
1) Attend social functions without
feeling like an outcast
2) Prepare meals that the entire family
can enjoy
3) Lose weight at a safe and healthy
rate
4) Improve physical health and mental
well-being
5) Get all the essential nutrients a
body needs through food
6) Eat any food wanted or preferred
(without being forced to eat
disagreeable or unfamiliar food)
7) Make the positive changes to achieve
long-term weight loss
8) Enjoy an active lifestyle
9) Maintain a positive outlook
10) Create a personal balance between
food and exercise
11) Enjoy eating without guilt or
deprivation
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