Everyone has heard of crash diets and all of us have tried at least one at some time or the other.  Miracle weight loss occurs only if a few changes are made to everyday living.  A little knowledge is also needed.  Hence the necessity to know the 5 A’s of dieting.

Avoid starvation. When you cut down on foods, your body will go into the starvation mode where it will start conserving fat.  This is a throwback from the prehistoric days when food was hard to come by and the body had to preserve its fat to stay alive.  So to make the body lose fat, food must come in regular intervals.  Taking five small meals a day will help.

Add an egg.  Yes, taking one with your breakfast is now highly recommended.  Though an egg has roughly a hundred calories, the proteins in the egg will take longer to digest than carbohydrate foods.  It is this factor that will help you will not get hungry quickly and you can diet to your heart’s content.

Appreciate your food.  Do not gobble up food.  Savoring each and every bite will make you chew longer.  The longer you take to chew, the better it will get digested and the lesser you need to eat.

Accept yourself.  You are one of a kind and what works for one may not work for the other.  Your body might need that extra bit of fat to look good.  So try not to emulate the ultra thin models.  Be unique.

Abstain from second servings of food.  This way you can eat what you want but limitedly.  Keep in mind that the extra food, that you do not really need, will add another inch to your waist.

Dieting the smart way will not only help you lose weight but will also help you to stay thin.