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Persevere to Lose Weight and Keep it Off

January 1, 2012 / Staff

Tenacity is the best way to keep off the weight.

With all the resolutions to lose weight being made this year it is easy to forget that reaching your goal involves a lot of changes.

And in making those changes there are bound to be a few slips along the way.

Well, it is not in the mistake but rather in the recovery where success is borne.

Behavior change is the cornerstone of healthy, successful weight loss and it takes about three months to establish a new behavior.
Only 20 percent of Americans who’ve tried to lose weight will keep the weight off after one year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bartfield offered the following tips to help reverse this trend and help people achieve and maintain their weight-loss goals.

Don’t forget to to give yourself some slack.

A few mistakes here and there is no reason to give up.

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Doctors Dodge Weight Issues

December 14, 2011 / Staff

Doctors seem to have trouble discussing weight issues with their overweight patients.

Lisa Flowers says weight is something she wishes her doctor would address more directly. At 47, Flowers stands 5 foot 7 and weighs nearly 300 pounds. She wasn’t always obese. But after she had a baby five years ago and moved from Washington, D.C., to Delaware, she says her workout and eating habits got off track.
Flowers says she’s brought up her weight with her doctor, but the topic is “kind of avoided, almost as if he’s uncomfortable.”

Doctors feel discouraged by the lack of commitment they perceive in their patients to losing weight.

And as patients look to their doctors for answers their expectations may be unrealistic in that they are looking for a “magic bullet” to tackle their weight issues.

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Normal Weight People Snack More than those Who are Over Weight

November 21, 2011 / Staff

Overweight people eat fewer meals than normal weight people.

It might seem counter-intuitive, however, it seems that all this snacking leads to consuming less calories overall throughout the day.

Generally, though, “weight loss maintainers” consumed the fewest calories, at about 1,800 a day, compared with the normal weight and overweight subjects, who took in 1,900 and more than 2,000 calories a day, respectively.
Weight loss maintainers also were the most physically active of the three groups, Bachman said, burning off about 3,000 calories a week through exercise and other activities, compared to 2,000 calories a week among the normal weight subjects and 800 calories a week in the overweight group.

The take away? You can be satisfied eating less if you spread the food out over the course of your day.

A lighter belly also leaves you more inclined to be active in between meals.

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The Surprising Things That Coconut Can Do for You

November 19, 2011 / Staff

The surprising benefits of coconut listed below are explained in detail and are truly amazing.

Although we have been told that these kinds of fats are to be avoided, it is the saturated fats which are attributed with having the curative, preventative and restorative properties contained in this tropical nut, wonder.

Improves Your Skin
Helps You Lose Weight
Stress Relief
Makes Your Hair Grow and Repairs Damage
Anti-Aging Properties
Improves Healing and Fights Infections
Improves Digestion
Gives you Energy
Prevents Disease
Great for the Heart
BONUS: May Protect Against STD’s

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Keeping Quiet About Your Weight Loss Goals is the Secret to Success

November 17, 2011 / Staff

Losing weight is as easy as zipping your lips!

Just telling others about your plans creates a sense of accomplishment that could derail your ultimate goal of losing weight.

Keeping your plans to diet to yourself also eliminates the conflict with those who might not want to see you succeed.

The advice seems counterintuitive. Weight Watchers and similar groups tout support as a major reason for their programs’ success, and studies have found that accountability is important in accomplishing a goal. But telling family, friends and Facebook about your diet plans could have a detrimental effect, some experts say.

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