As you progress further into any weight loss program the foods that you choose will change as initially you’ll be eating predominantly for weight loss.
As your weight gets to a more optimal level you will need to change your diet accordingly as maintenance rather than weight loss will be the key to your nutritional needs.
At any time if you find that you are reverting back to previous habits you should take action immediately and consider the life style and your health problems that those habits delivered to you in the past.
The fitter and healthier that you get the easier it will be for you to stay away from those old habits.
For this reason where possible you should choose a weight loss program that will optimize your health as soon as possible even if you still have more weight to lose, simply because you will be far less likely to slip back into your old habits if you can see the progress coming fairly rapidly and you get to feel that your health is improving and your fitness levels are rising.
Even by taking the correct balance of vitamins and minerals will improve your well-being and help you to feel better about yourself. This will also make it easier for you to continue on a new dietary plan as the supplementation will reduce the chances of your body reacting to the changes in nutrition.
All things being equal, the person who uses supplements, provided they are the correct ones, will achieve more success a lot sooner with any weight loss program than another who tries to reach their goals without the added support that good supplements can bring.
You don’t need to go overboard as it is easy to spend a lot of money on supplements. Simply taking a good multi vitamin and mineral supplement daily will be sufficient to start with.