In a perfect world, the only thing that you would need to do to reach your fitness goals would be work out occasionally. Unfortunately, the only way to truly get the body and level of health that you want is through the combination of diet and exercise.

If there is anything I have learned through my years as a personal trainer is that dieting right is the number one obstacle people face while trying to get fit. But filling your plate with healthy food doesn’t have to be a miserable experience.

Here are the best strategies I have found to keep people in shape.

Give Yourself Some Flexibility - If you box yourself into too strict of a diet, you are setting yourself up for failure. It’s true that that for most people if you want to lose weight, it is going to have to involve cutting back a bit on how much you eat, but if you allow yourself nothing but rice cakes and unbuttered wheat toast, you turn yourself into a ticking time bomb that will go off onto the nearest piece of cheesecake. Expect that you are going to indulge a little every now and then, and accept it.

Make Your Foods Easy to Make- I’ve discovered that most people eat junk food because it’s just so darn convenient. Microwaveable pizzas take three minutes to make, and there is a fast food joint on every corner who can give you a greasy pre heated burger in a matter of seconds. The only real way to counteract this is by making your healthy food just as convenient as unhealthy food.

For example, you might keep some whole grain tortillas in your cupboard so that you can make a quick and easy burrito with lean chicken or beans. You might also keep some frozen vegetables in your freezer, because they can be heated fairly quickly and be ready to eat. You may also consider buying lots of canned soups, because they take little time to prepare and are often very low in calories.

Find Ways to Combat Stress - Whenever someone has a relapse in their diet, it is usually during a particularly stressful time in their life. Maybe dealing with a toddler has kept them awake for much of a few nights or their new job is giving them a lot to worry about. This is when people start binging on French fries and ice cream. But if you want to conserve your waistline, you need to find other ways to combat stress.

To best way to deal with this by recognizing times when you might be getting stressed and react too it. If you find the pressure building up, find some time for yourself to do something that you really enjoy. Just half an hour of “me time” can make your diet go along a lot more smoothly.

Cut Out the Liquid Calories - If has calories and comes in a liquid form, try to limit your intake of it. The reason is that stuff like soda, alcohol, and milk can add a bunch of calories to you daily diet, but they never make you feel full. So you feel hungry even as you consume far more calories than you need. Focus mostly on whole foods and use tea or water to satisfy your thirst.

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在这样的一个美好的世界里，你所需要做的一件事情就是怎样有条理的达到你的塑身目标。然而，不幸的是，为了能够真正的达到你所想要的体魄和健康的标准，唯一的办法就是通过节食和锻炼。

如果说我作为一个私人教练这么多年学到了什么的话，那就是我发现，正确的节食是每个希望得到好身材的人所面临的最大问题。实际上，让你的盘子里装满健康的食品并不是什么痛苦的经历。

以下就是我发现的适合人们保持好身材的最佳策略。

给自己一个适应的时间。--如果你太强制性的让自己节食的话，那你简直就是在为失败而做准备。的确，对大多数人来讲，为了减少体重，他们就必须在原先的饮食上削减一些。但如果除了米饭，蛋糕及没有奶油的烤面包你什么都不吃的话，你就会让自己成为一颗定时炸弹一样，在不经意的一块酪饼后，而体重突然暴增，所有的计划都付诸东流。除非你能有限制地在你所能接受的范围内让自己不时的享受一点。

学会制作简单的食品—我发现许多人喜欢吃剩菜剩饭，因为吃起来很方便。把匹萨放进微波炉里，三分钟就可以吃了。而且，在我们周围的每个角落都会有快餐店为你服务—提供一个有油脂有热气腾腾的汉堡牛肉饼只是几秒钟的事情.那与之抗衡的唯一方法便是，让自己制作的食品就像快餐食品那样方便。

比如说，在你的橱柜里可能回存有谷粒的玉米粉薄烙饼，你就可以用这些材料作成一个由纯鸡肉或土豆泥做馅的面饼卷。你也可以在你的冰箱里储存一些冷冻的蔬菜，因为它们很容易解冻然后就可以吃了。你也可以考虑买一些罐装的汤，因为这些它们不用花太多的时间准备，并且所含的卡路里也不大。

找到抗压力的方法—一旦一个人在他的节食计划中出现了旧病复发状态，那么这个阶段一般是他生活中压力最大的时段。可能为了照顾小孩，他们很多个夜晚不能好好的入睡，也有可能是他们的新工作并不能让他们安心。于是他们便开始钟情于法国炸薯条和冰淇淋。然而，如果你想保持你的腰围尺寸的话，你必须找到方法来抗压力。

最好的办法就是，你首先要清楚自己什么时候最容易受到压力的影响。一旦你感受到了压力，你应该给自己一点时间做自己真正喜欢的事情。即使只是短短的“自我半小时时间”，都会让的节食计划更顺利地进行。

减掉液体卡路里—尽量限制以液体的形式吸收卡路里。因为，像汽水，酒精及牛奶这样的的饮品就会在你的日常饮食中增加热量，但你永远都不会有饱的感觉。因此，你总会感到饥饿，即使你吸收的热量已经超过了你的所需。所以，当你渴的时候，应该首要想到茶或水来解渴。

瘦身专家克里斯.麦克白是美国加州好莱坞的一个私人教练。他发现了一个燃烧脂肪的基本快速方法，这个方法也是他现在帮助人们减脂肪的方法。克里斯在私人训练市场方面也是个专家，他不仅帮助私人教练，也为其他做健身锻炼行业的人提供帮助，在让他们减少一半的工作时间的同时却让他们的收入增加了三倍。