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Diet Principle #10 is pretty basic though too many people don’t give themselves permission to do it.
 Diet Principle #10 is Don’t be afraid to quit (and try something else) 
Obviously I am not condoning quitting. Quitter’s never win (or even finish the race). That being said, when something is not working, many people stick with […]

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 Boy-oh-boy - does this go right along with the diet principles from dozendiets.com!
I saw this article (Click here for the article) about exercising causing people to binge eat thinking that the exercise canceled out whatever calories they might have absorbed. Sounds like some of the diet principles.
A great answer for this one would be Diet […]

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 Allright, in Diet Principle #8 I promised something positive to look forward to and this is it. I have found this one to be a diet-saver many times and it is currently keeping me afloat in my 2008 investigative dieting!
Diet Principle #9 - Reward yourself and take a day off from dieting (occasionally)
I think this […]

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 Here is one that is near and dear to my heart. I have realized this one during a couple of “guy’s nights out” and definitely during The Super Bowl.
Diet Principle #8 - Avoid Alcohol - especially in the opening stages of your diet.
Now, let me qualify this statement. Do I mean never drink alcohol? As […]

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Okay - this one is painful to write, especially when we are gung-ho about dieting, but it is a fact of life for all of us, so here goes:
Diet Principle #7 - When you cheat (and you probably will) cheat little.
What happens all to often is we decide to cheat “just a little” and then […]

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 Diet Principle #6 is pretty short and sweet, but supremely important, especially for those who have struggled with weight loss. I am definitely talking to those like me who don’t see exercise as a great time. If you love hanging at the gym and spend hours there and/or have ever been called a “gym rat” […]

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 Wow. Posting two diet principles in one day. I am on a roll. I must be enjoying the clarity of mind that only comes to the extremely hungry. Okay, that’s not fair. I am not extremely hungry, but grumpy because I can’t eat anything and everything I want to. It happens to us dieters.
Anyway, the […]

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 Diet Principle #4 is definitely one that applies to all of the diets I can think of. It is very simple, but just being simple doesn’t make it easy.
Diet Principle #4 - Keep a Food Journal.
I can’t stress this one enough. You might be surprised what you eat and forget about if you don’t write […]

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 Diet Principle #3 is less of a requirement and more of just a good idea. It is something I have noticed to provide optimum weight loss, at least as pertains to my physiology.
As always, I should add the disclaimer that I am not a nutritionist, personal trainer, doctor or anything like that. I’m not even […]

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 So my second diet principle has been something I  have noticed over various diets, but I have seen it even more with this low calorie diet.
The second diet principle is this : Diet + Exercise is critical to have optimal weight loss results
Now I know lots of people have success with only one or the […]

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