As you might have guessed, the top New Year's resolution made is "lose weight," followed closely by "get into shape." There's no age limit on wanting to look good and feel good. Diet and exercise are both equal opportunity endeavors. Men and women of any ethnicities and those who are young, old, or somewhere in between are all welcome to join millions of others in eating less and exercising more in pursuit of looking better and being healthier.

The first step in a diet and exercise program is usually determining what kind of diet to use. There are a lot of choices. You can choose a diet that requires you to count calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams. You can choose one that includes a number system that makes counting calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams easier or simpler. You can choose a diet where food is sent to you weekly or monthly already prepared and in the correct serving size. Nearly any way you want to begin, there's a program already set up for you to use.

Diets can be quite different, but the one thing you should do before starting on your goal of feeling and looking great should be consulting a physician. A physician can tell if your body can tolerate the diet choice that you've made. Look for other diet recommendations from him, too, as he can suggest other choices that may better suit you.

Changing what or how you eat is nearly inevitable when you begin dieting. Changing your structure of eating can be a bit troublesome for your digestive system. As you might upset your system, please make sure that you are pretty healthy, overall. Certain reactions may be seen if you're not in good health. Note that system upset can come from any form of diet change, even simply moving toward a more balanced diet.

In order to function correctly, your body needs varying amounts of nutrients like minerals and vitamins. A lack of nutrients in the body will result if you eat less food without supplementing your bidy with vitamins. Taking a multi-vitamin can help keep your nutrient levels up, if you feel like your diet doesn't supply you properly. The outcome of any good diet structure is to eat well, but eating a perfect diet that provides the body with all of the elements that it requires to function properly is of the utmost importance.