How to Maintain Your Weight

Diet and healthy eating The question many people ask is how to maintain your weight. Many people will go on a diet lose weight and then gain it back. Their weight is like a wild roller coaster weight, never staying still, constantly going up or down.

News Flash! This “just in” hot off the presses…

Research comparing low-carbohydrate diets, low fat diets and reduced calories have shown that ALL participants started to regain weight after six months. By the twelfth month there was little difference between the groups. This shows that learning how to maintain your weight is imperative to your success.

Despite the popularity and apparent success of low carb diets like Atkins or the famous SouthBeach Diet there is no evidence to support that low carb diets help people to maintaint their weight.

Learning how to maintain your weight begins with your choice of the diet and weight loss program you follow. We are living in a world of dietary confusion. Many fad diets and diet pills and other so called “weight loss miracles” keep us in a confused state and distract us from the truth.

From the get-go you need to find a safe and healthy diet that makes sense to you. A plan that you can stay with for the rest of your life. Just because your friend lost weight and kept it off by following the SouthBeach Diet doesn’t mean that you will be able to. Maybe a simpler more convenient plan like one at eDiets will help you to lose pounds and maintain your weight.

If you’re struggling to lose weight, bagning your head against the wall and hoping this time will be different – My friend, if this is your experience with dieting you need to take a step back and choose a diet that you can follow for life. This is the only way you will ever be able to maintain your weight.

Some of the lies we’ve been led to believe are that we can never eat ice cream, cookies, cake or dine at our favorite places is part of the problem. The key is moderation. Any safe and healthy diet will allow an occasional indulgence. Some plans like Bill Phillips or Burn the Fat have cheat days built in.

You need to keep in mind that losing weight is easy! All you have to do is follow a plan. The tricky part is learning how to maintain your weight with out feeling like you are constanly on a diet.

The diet industry wants us to believe that we can not maintain our weight because of our “lack of commitment” or “our self esteem is low” or we have “failed to plan”. The TRUTH is it’s not us – It’s their plan!

95% of commerical diets fail because they are designed for the “quick fix”. They are not designed for a lifetime of normal every day eating. They rob us of our time – and deprive us of things we love.

In order to maintain your weight you need to establish every day eating habits that are in balance with the energy you expend.

Top 3 Tips to Maintain Your Weight according to those that have done it …

1. Find a diet that is practical, nutritious and in balance with your lifestyle

2. Establish an exercise routine that you follow. (Remember exercising allows you to eat more and still maintain your weight!)

3. Monitor your weight regularly. Have a set point (maye about 5 pounds over your goal weight) – if you reach it, reduce your caloric intake until your back down.

Do this, and you are guaranteed success!

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