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What
is your happy weight?
That
will also determine your diet and exercise program
Does
the term "happy weight" sound new to you? It
is somewhat new and all it means is that when it comes to
determining what is the best weight for a specific person,
the range is broad not only based on height, gender, and age
but also on body type and posture. If you blindly
follow the ideal weight suggestions, we find that many
people simply get too discouraged to do anything.
So what do we mean by happy
weight? In
our opinion, a happy weight is that number at which you are
happy. It is less than your dream weight. It is a more
realistic number based on where you are and where you can hope to
reach in a reasonable period of time by going on a diet that seems
reasonable to you and following an exercise regimen that doesn't
kill you. (Related:
Katherine McPhee eating disorder)
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You
will need to do some research to see what your happy weight (Why
am I fat?) but this
research does not involve weighing your body or measuring your
height or other dimensions, or even your body fat percentage.
We recommend that you determine your happy weight by visualizing how
you want to look. You could do that by looking at your old
picture (if that applies to you) or looking at another person (does
not have to be a movie star or model; could very well be a person
you have seen/met or is a family member). If you do that and
feel that you would be happy with that look and body, all you need
to do is to find out the weight of that person. If this person
is close to you, you could even ask her/him to have a look at
her/his wardrobe. That way you can get a good idea of size of
clothing and that is what will motivate you to move forward with a
diet and exercise program. (Related:
Diet
makeover) |
 Why
do we recommend that you set your happy weight as a goal? Because
it is more achievable and realistic. Not many of us want to or
need to become like Kate Moss. All of us have an optimum
weight and that is what we should try to achieve rather than
shooting for some unrealistic number. The other thing that we
have found is that when you do achieve your happy weight, you are
actually happy. This does not happen with the dream
weight. When you achieve your dream weight (if you do), you
only dream of something else and are rarely happy. (Related
article: Lose
weight the easy way) How
can you achieve your happy weight?
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Pick a diet that you
like. For instance, many of our readers have really
liked the South Beach
Diet. We recommend South Beach
Diet to many of our readers but do your research and pick
what makes you happy. Others that we like are Atkins or Weight
Watchers or Jenny Craig or one of the online dieting
programs (e.g. eFitness or BeachBody)
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Exercise what you truly
enjoy. For instance, many of our females readers have
become big fans of belly dancing.
Men are finding that even if they simply work in the yard
during the weekend and run on the treadmill at home in the
morning (while watching the news), they can do the exercise
without driving themselves crazy
Recommended links: Techniques
for weight loss Making
dieting a habit
How
to stop the cravings?
Oprah's
boot camp
Lose
weight one ounce at a time Eat
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Diet
myths that stop you from losing weight |
