How To Maintain Your Weight Loss

Once you have started losing weight, it is crucialactivities around the house to get my heart rate
to think of how to maintain that weight loss in theup and I try different forms of exercise all the
days ahead.time because I get bored easily.
It may seem hard to believe, but taking theI think it is vital to get moving every day,
weight off is the easy part. Maintaining weight losssomehow, and it doesn't always mean you have
for good is where the real challenge lies. If youto be in an aerobics class or on some sort of
are like me, you have tried countless diets, onlymachine to get your heart rate up.
to gain the weight back. People lose lots of weightI eat organic whole foods and healthy oils. I am
on diets everyday, but 95% of them gain it backnot sold on the idea that low fat and high carb is
because they have focused only on the weightthe way to go. High fat is not the answer either,
loss. They follow the diet until they get to abut healthy oils are not the enemy. The rights oils
particular number on the scale and then, shortlywill actually speed up the metabolism.
after, they go back to the old lifestyle that madeI eat only 3 meals a day and rarely snack. I do
them overweight in the first place. Over time, ofbetter when I don't snack or graze on food all
course, the weight comes right back.day. BUT, you may be different. You have to do
The truth is, almost everyone can lose weight butwhat works best for you and your unique body.
only 5% keep it off. These are the Weight LossThis is the MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL: I think of
Registry's figures, not mine. The WLR followedthe health I have now and my future health
highly successful dieters and came up with sevenEVERYDAY. I really want to enjoy my older
reasons why people were able to keep theyears and I want to be healthy. I don't want to
weight off.sit in a rocking chair, talking about all my
Here are the seven reasons the dieters weresymptoms and the things that ail me when I am
successful.in my golden years.
1. The dieters accepted failure and kept on trying.The Weight Loss Registry tips and my
2. The dieters did not deny themselves--theymaintenance tips are not the only path for
indulged from time to time.everyone, but instead are some ideas you can
3. They weighed themselves often.use to come up with your own way to keep the
4. They exercised one hour a day.weight off once you have lost it.
5. They added little bits of activity into their dailyUltimately, I think it is crucial to focus on your
life.health when changing over to a healthy lifestyle.
6. They followed a high carb and low fat diet.So many people are in a hurry to lose weight.
7. They ate 5 meals a day.They spend their entire lives putting on the
When I compare my own weight loss success toweight, losing the weight temporarily on diets and
the list above, I would say I learned how tojust wanting to get rid of it as fast as possible,
maintain weight loss due to the following: I do thenot taking into consideration their state of health. I
best I can with what I have available. Sometimesknow you have heard this many times before,
I am not always in a perfect situation with thebut if you don't have your health, you don't have
healthiest choices, but I make do with what ismuch. Being thin will mean nothing to you if you
there and I stick to the plan. If I make a not socompromise your health along the way.
healthy choice, I don't beat myself up for it.Even if you are losing weight slowly, good for you!
I eat YUMMY and whole foods. Using the finestThe idea here is to take off the weight and keep
ingredients makes the most delicious meals andit off for good. Even just a couple of pounds a
has helped me stick to Living Well. If I wanted tomonth adds up over the course of a year. And
indulge, I would make it from scratch using thefor those that were doing everything they could
healthiest ingredients possible. To me, indulgingand continuing to gain weight, just stopping that
does not mean eating junk.weight gain is a measure of success.
I use a tape measure to keep tabs on my weightWith these tips, you now know how to maintain
and occasionally weigh myself.weight loss. Give yourself time to adjust to a new
I really struggle with exercising regularly and Iand healthy lifestyle and enjoy yourself along the
have NEVER exercised for one hour a dayway. A year from now your body will be thanking
consistently. I will do heavy housework and otheryou for it!