Flat Belly Diet — Setting Goals for Weight Loss
There are lots of reasons for people who are overweight or obese to lose weight. To be healthier. To look better. To feel better. To have more energy.
No matter what the reason, successful weight loss and healthy weight management depend on sensible goals and expectations. The Flat Belly diet is designed to make it safe and easy to lose weight, and keep weight off. However, you still need to set sensible goals for yourself. There's no need to set an goal that you are bound to fail. Set a reasonable goal, and you'll achieve it with the Flat Belly Diet. Losing even five to 10 percent of your weight is the kind of goal that can help improve your health.
Most people should have an objective to lose weight gradually.
What you weigh is the result of several things:
* how much and what kinds of food you eat
* whether your lifestyle includes regular physical activity
* whether you use food to respond to stress and other situations in your life
* your physiologic and genetic make-up
* your age and health status.
The Flat Belly Diet takes all of these things into account to help you meet your goals. The diet takes a realistic approach to weight loss and weight management.
Many people who are overweight or obese have decided not to diet, but to concentrate on engaging in regular physical activity and maintaining healthy eating habits in accordance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, emphasizing lowered fat consumption, and an increase in vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Others — who try to diet — report needing help to achieve their weight management goals.
Fad diets that ignore the principles of the Dietary Guidelines may result in short term weight loss, but may do so at the risk of your health. How you go about managing your weight has a lot to do with your long-term success. Unless your health is seriously at risk due to complications from being overweight or obese, gradual weight loss should be your rule — and your goal.
For many people who are overweight, weight management generally requires achievable goals and a commitment to make achievable changes in their lifestyle and improve their health. A plan based on healthy eating and regular physical activity can be a real lifesaver. The Flat Belly Diet allows you to achieve this kind of lifestyle.

