During the diet planning process, don't ignore the necessity for a maintenance plan for the period after you've met your weight loss goals. It's an unfortunate fact of dieting that most people regain all the weight they've lost and then some once they relax after dieting.
During diet planning, you're going to be faced with a decision of getting rid of all your good-tasting tempting food and replacing it with food that's good for you but not so tasty. That can be effective, but it can also sabotage you later. If you don't learn to exercise your willpower, you'll never be able to control your eating habits.
Include in your diet planning a hobby or two to keep you occupied rather than looking forward to your next meal. Your new hobby can be just about anything, though of course you can kill two birds with one stone if you're willing to take up an active hobby like jogging or biking.
