There is No Miracle Weight Loss Product! Tips for Keeping Weight Off!

Published: July 14, 2009Posted in: Body
Carrie
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Carrie

We believe that there are prod­ucts that are very help­ful with your daily life and some are made with exquis­ite ingre­di­ents, some have sci­en­tific research and oth­ers just feel won­der­ful to your senses.  Nevertheless, the most we can hope for in a prod­uct is to do one thing really well.

Keeping Lean in a Bikini Like Megan Fox

Keeping Lean in a Bikini Like Megan Fox

When it comes to sus­tain­able weight loss, there isn’t any pill to take to keep your weight off per­ma­nently except to keep in mind these tips from the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR).

Created in 1994, the NWCR is the largest source of infor­ma­tion for exam­in­ing the habits of peo­ple who have suc­cess­fully main­tained their weight losses.   The NWCR tracks more than 5,000 peo­ple who have main­tained a 30 pound weight reduc­tion for one year or more.

Here are tips for main­tain­ing a healthy, sus­tain­able weight loss in time for summer:

  • Exercise reg­u­larly.  There is no magic pill, the hard work of exer­cise on a reg­u­lar basis will keep you healthy, beau­ti­ful and slim.  More than 90 per­cent of those in the study reported exer­cis­ing reg­u­larly and on aver­age, one hour a day.  This is the num­ber one habit of keep­ing your weight off and lead­ing a healthy lifestyle.
  • Eat break­fast every­day and prefer­ably with pro­tein and grains.   Your body assumes you are fast­ing and starts to con­serve excess calo­ries since you have not eaten all night and into the early day.
  • Get on the scale and mon­i­tor your weight on a reg­u­lar basis.  It may not make you feel good but the more infor­ma­tion you have, the bet­ter you can mon­i­tor your exer­cise and calories.
  • Just do it!  Get up and out doing any­thing that makes you move.  Take that walk to the store.  Do those chores.  Go to that danc­ing class.  Try watch­ing fewer than 10 hours of TV a week.

These steps will help reduce yo-yo diet­ing or weight cycling.  Keeping these tips in mind will change your habits and every­day you change your habits is one more day you are on your way to healthy aging and the beau­ti­ful life you have always wanted!

Source: National Weight Control Registry (NWCR)

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