WEIGHT LOSS TIPS!

As many people have found out, losing weight and keeping it off for good is not as easy as it sounds. Yet, it is not impossible, as the subjects of the largest on-going study  on people who have lose weight and kept it off have proven. Although 80 percent of the people studied were women, the researchers feel everyone who wishes to achieve a normal weight can learn from their “secrets”.

• It’s not all in your genes.

A research suggest that if you have been overweight as a child and have at least one overweight parent, you’ll have a much harder time losing weight as an adult. The majority of the participants in the study fit this description. They are proof that, yes, there are genetic factors involved in obesity, but it doesn’t mean that you cannot be successful at weight loss.

• If you fail, try and try again.

No matter how unsuccessful you have been in your past attempts to lose weight, don’t give up trying. Most of the participants had failed several times before successfully losing weight.

• Change both eating and exercise habits.

Almost all the participants said that to lose  or maintain their weight, they changed both their eating and exercise habits. In other words, they didn’t just diet without exercising or vice-versa.

The most common strategy in changing eating habits was to eat less a certain type of food. These foods were those that have very high calories like desserts.

The second most common strategy was to eat all kinds of food, but limit the quantity. The majority reported that they’ve watched their fat intake.

Very few of the participants used crash or fad diets. This confirms the result of other reliable studies that indicate that  crash diet have a poor success rates.

A study also show that it is very difficult to manage your weight without exercise. Keep in mind that the heavier you are, the more calories you burn when you exercise. 2,800 calories a week is not a literal goal for everyone. The less you weigh, the fewer calories you need to burn to lose or maintain your weight. Most weight loss experts recommend burning 1,000 calories a week through exercise.