How To Stick To A Diet Plan!

Can’t seem to follow through your diet plan? Here’s how you should be doing it.

Going on a diet is one thing, sticking to it is another matter entirely. But if you can get your brain in the right place you have a greater chance for success. Here are 13 tips to try!

Find a diet you like

The most successful diet is not successful because it’s high protein or low carb, it’s successful because you stick to it, say Canadian researchers who compared plan results. Ensure whatever plan you choose includes foods you enjoy and that it can fit into your life.

“I suggest clients rate their confidence on sticking to a particular diet out of 10,” says dietician Sanchia Parker. “If you score seven or below, then look at why it might be hard and if you can come up with solutions to those barriers.” If you can’t, then it’s not the plan for you.

BUY A RED PLATE 

You eat fewer calories if you eat from one, finds Dr Nicola Bruno from the University of Parma in Italy. He isn’t exactly sure why, but says it might be related to ‘cultural associations of red to danger and avoidance'.

SET THE RIGHT GOAL 

While some people can plan a whole week of eating and stick to it, others might only see all the hurdles in a full week and therefore fail to get going. “Never actually starting your diet, or starting but quitting time and time again, is a good sign that your goal or time-frame is too big,” says clinical psychologist Gemma Cribb. “Find a change you can actually commit to – and just concentrate on repeating that.” That might mean focusing on making the right choices day by day, or even just meal to meal.

ALTERNATE YOUR MOUTHFULS