Tips for meshing your goals for your body with the goals for your life
And therein lies the key difference between weight loss and weight maintenance: results vs. progress. Weight loss is all about hitting a number, achieving a goal; maintenance is about the paradox of staying at said number while continually, gradually, building a life that makes the number irrelevant.
There's isn't a Result to achieve anymore --...
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Now, now, don't say "Well, duh!" In attempts to stay contemporary, many fast food chains are marketing or creating "lite" menus and more healthful dishes. While they're a great last resort, the point is you can diet and still easily rely on the same restaurants that contributed to your weight. Again, flip sides of...
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In some ways, Angela’s review of key maintenance predictors yesterday was a nice validation for those of us who’ve been slugging out on our own. After all, the National Weight Control Registry’s research is pulled from surveying successful maintainers. Yet in my interview with Graham Thomas, he explains that while they were able to...
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People say in equal measure "Just because you lost weight doesn't mean your a different person" and "It's not just about losing weight, you have to change your lifestyle." Do you see how those two comments clash? One says weight loss won't change your life, but to hit goal and successfully sustain weight...
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With the popularity of weight loss surgeries and the surplus of excess skin in its wake, plastic surgery responded by creating an entire sub field called body contouring. The name’s significant, because loose skin isn’t limited to your stomach alone. It also isn’t limited to various bariatric procedures – diet and exercise-focused weight loss,...
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It’s a common practice for nationwide chain restaurants to provide nutritional information, but it’s much less common in more foodie-oriented independent restaurants. A new Web site, Fitmenu.net, fills the void. The Web site, envisioned by longtime fitness professional Chris McNeil, features a database listing dishes at a number of restaurants as well as their...
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A number of researchers actively seek the post-weight community’s help and it’s worth taking a few minutes to help them learn more. Several scientists are leading the charge to help round out and balance scientific understandings of obesity, its causes and pitfalls. Several registries — be they online questionnaires or agreements to participate in...
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As the heat skyrockets this summer, a stimulating glass of tea can mean far more than a refreshing drink. To a point, of course. It's still just a glass of tea . But it's the simple things that make a difference between a life you enjoy and one that's uninspiring -- which coincidentally makes...
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Brimming with bad techno and “inspirational” lyrics, workout mixes don’t address those times you really, really don’t feel like working out. It’s on those inevitable occasions you’ll listen to “The Eye of the Tiger.” And be tempted to shove that eye right up the tiger’s ass. Let’s face it. The overtly “inspirational” songs just...
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Ever wondering how the food writer-weight loss combination works out in practice? I distilled my strategy for each scenario down and offer it to you. I talk about "making it work" all the time, it of course being life and your goals. But this is something more significant than that. This is about making...
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