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Weight Loss - Hello Cupcake

Avoiding Calories in Favorite Foods for Weight Loss Success, Even Cupcakes

You're on a diet - sailing right along without any issues. Before you know it, a few pounds drop off.

Then out of the blue - a familiar 'friend' sails into the water to tempt you. It may be a strip of bacon. It may be a boat-load of gravy. It may even be an entire holiday dinner - or as simple as a box of Valentine's chocolate or a basket filled with candy eggs.

And yes, it may even be a cupcake. You should be further concerned in a bunny named Harvey is holding the cupcake.

Fact is - here it is....a favorite food tempting you to swim nearer so that the two of you can play awhile. No harm will be done - just a few lingering minutes of freedom.

And then you think....freedom. Who need a crummy diet plan? After all, you've missed your dear favorite food friends, dearly.

Then just before you surrender and float aimlessly into the black hole, you come to your senses and sail away - into the Sea of Weight Loss. And just over the horizon - you see it! The Weight Loss Finish Line which you cross with a smile etched onto your beautiful, thinner face. Yes indeed, life's a beach.

From this point forward you must proceed with caution as there are sharks adrift in the short distance, culling together to formulate a plan that will tempt you back into the waters. Once there, you'll be lost amid snack time.

Diet Tips for Weight Maintenance & to Stop Weight Gain Include:

- Once your diet has ended, keep your daily diet filled with healthy items going forward. While you can enjoy old food favorites to your daily diet, proceed carefully and don't blow off your life preserver. Weight gain can do that to a perfectly good trim body.

- Nothing is free when it comes to calories and weight. Even a cucumber with its teensy calories will be stored in the fat cells if the body exceeds its calories needs for the day.

- After the diet has ended many a dieter has walked the plank and has fallen into the Dead Sea of Fast Food Calories & Fat Grams. It's a very large sea, you see. Therefore, never assume the calorie content of fast food menu choices. Even when it comes to French fries - not all are created equally, much less burgers and hot wings.

- Keep up your activity schedule. When a daily diet becomes too lax, activity can help hunk-up the metabolism and strengthen muscles, and yes - burn a few extra calories. However, never assume that any amount of exercise is powerful enough to burn up 10 slices of raspberry cheesecake dipped in chocolate in one day.

- Learn to love healthy foods, not because they helped you lose weight rather because they make you feel good, look good and at times, even smell good.

- Keep in mind that it's very easy to gain weight. Losing weight is an entirely different animal. It's like a mouse vs a lion. The lion will always win. Respect and understanding goes a long 'weigh' in assuring that the lost weight is buried and that's one treasure chest that you never want to dig up again, right?