Ultra-Simple Diet Plan

There are several ways to devise a diet plan, but the easiest plan is one that requires very little in the way of calorie counting or food exchanging. Ultra-simple diet plans are designed in such a way that all you have to do is eat the food and lose the weight.

Packaged Plans

• Plans such as Nutrisystem are designed in such a way that it takes all of the guesswork out of calorie counting and meal planning. After you join, they devise a meal plan for you and then packaged meals will be sent to you weekly. You just heat up the appropriate meal and eat it. This program even includes snacks.

  The downside of this program is that it can be expensive and you have to choose your foods from their selections.

Create Your Own Package Plan

• Create your own package plan based on calorie counting. You can visit several websites online to calculate your calorie count for maintaining your weight. For every pound per week that you wish to lose, subtract 500 calories per day from your maintenance calories. If you need 2,500 calories per day to maintain your weight and wish to lose 2 pounds per week, you will subtract 1,000 calories a day. This leaves you with 1,500 calories to consume.

  Once a week, buy several frozen meals at your local grocery store. Divide them according to calorie counts and with a freezer marker designate them for lunch or dinner. For breakfast, have a bowl of whole grain cereal, fresh fruit and skim milk. Plan for snacks and divide them up into individual portions. Make sure that your daily calorie total is met. Then all you need to do for lunch or dinner is microwave your meal according to package directions and eat.

  This method requires a bit of calculation on your part once a week. It is much less expensive than a paid plan and you are able to choose the foods that you eat.

The Easiest Plan

• Drink water. Replace your soda, even diet soda, with water. Drink a glass of water before meals and snacks. Keeping your body hydrated helps it work more efficiently and help you to consume less food. Eat another serving of raw fruits or vegetables per day. Once a week, eat a small salad with diet dressing for dinner. Eat three bites less at lunch and dinner. Any trick that removes a few calories at a time will be easy and ultimately successful.