Eating For Health

Can you lose weight and keep it off?   Many people are able to lose weight and then maintain that loss while others gain back every pound they lost and more.   So what is the secret to weight loss success?   Two researchers established a National Weight Control Registry in 1994, Drs. Wing and Hill.   They have tracked 10,000 people who have lost weight and kept it off.   On the average this group has lost 66 pounds and kept the weight off for 5 years.   Have you lost 30 pounds or more and kept it off for at least a year?   Are you over 18 years of age?   Then you could join the weight loss registry at:   www.nwcr.ws .   Or visit the web site to read about their success stories . So what are the Weight Loss Success Secrets?   Breakfast – those who started their day with breakfast were better able to keep the weight off.   Of those who were successful in losing weight and keeping it off, 78% were breakfast e...

Many people are successful at losing weight but then aren't so successful in maintaining their weight. When I was a clinical dietitian I started a weekly weight loss program for diabetic patients. One man asked if he could be in the class even though he wasn't a diabetic. Prior to the class we did a weekly weigh in. Well this "guest" in the class began losing weight and kept losing. Within a few months he was nearly at his target weight. Since so many were successful in this class, I decided to graduate this group of diabetic patients, and I started a different class for a different patient mix. A few months later I saw the man who had been such a successful loser, only now he was back where he had started. He said without the weekly weigh-ins and the support of the class he couldn't keep the weight off. So once one is successful at losing and are at or near their target weight, what should one do to maintain the loss? Well, if one knew for sure they would be wr...