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Although some people
find themselves dealing with more serious weight problems, most
people who want to lose a little weight are relatively healthy.
If you want to lose 10
pounds, there's a good chance that those pounds were gained very
slowly of the course of many months - the weight doesn't represent a
problem as much as a few times during the past year where you
overindulged (usually the holidays) and failed to make up for it.
Here are some tips to lose those 10 pounds:
Pick Your Time
Weight loss involves very personal issues for most people, and is closely related to their self esteem. It is crucial that you attempt to lose 10 pounds at the appropriate time - at a time where you otherwise feel good and satisfied with your life. If you try and lose 10 pounds during a period of time in your life where you have a lot of stress or other distracting things going on, you drastically increase your chances of failure, which will only make things worse.
Change Your Diet
Try as much as possible to balance your diet. This doesn't mean that you have to starve yourself -- rather make a point of getting no more the 30% of your calories from fat. Eat more fruits and vegetables and try to add as much variety to your diet as possible. Try new things, and new meal ideas.
Keep Track Of Your Progress
The problem with dieting for many people, especially in the early
stages, is that even if the diet is working they can't see any
results.
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