Weight Loss, Losing Weight, Getting Fit and Staying Fit, How to Lose Weight, Secrets

Created by davidlagarza on Sunday, September 21, 2008

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Many people on a diet struggle and gain their weight back, it's an endless struggle for many.
It's really just common sense.
I've listed five things you can do below that will help you keep the weight off.
1.) Forget weighing every day. Your body weight will change on a daily basis, but it is the long term we are shooting for.
For some on a weight loss program though, weighing could be the motivator they need to keep on going. Just don't let it get you down if you do not appear to be losing weight.
One study by the Annals of Behavorial Medicine found that dieters who weighed themselves daily did lose the most weight.
2.)Don't depend on your memory. Write down every time and everything you eat thoughout the day. Keeping a log will help you stay on track
3.) Find an exercise that you like, even if it's just taking your dog for a mile long walk, or bicycling, or tennis - and do it at least a few times a week. It will speed up your weight loss, make you healthier, and dieters who also exercise are the most successful at keeping the weight off.
4.) Plan ahead. If you are going out to dinner with friends or to a holiday office party or even to the movies, what are you going to do when hunger pangs hit? Make sure that you've eaten a filling, non fattening snack or meal beforehand and decide what, if anything, you will eat at the party, movies, or whatever, before you go.
5.)Spoil yourself every now and then. Life is not worth living if you can eat what you want occasionaly. Over time though, your cravings for these addictive sweets and junk foods will go away.

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