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9. Slow Down
Did you ever notice that thin people take an awfully long time to eat their food? Eating slowly is one method that can help take off pounds. That’s because from the time you begin eating it takes the brain 20 minutes to start signaling feelings of fullness.
Fast eaters often eat beyond their [...]
8. Lose Weight Slowly With Small Changes
Try to remember that “losing 15 pounds in two weeks” is nothing to celebrate. It is important to realize that the more quickly weight is lost, the more likely the loss is coming from water and muscle, not fat.
Since muscle tissue is critical in keeping our metabolism [...]
7. Watch Your Portions
With the advent of “supersize” meals and increasingly huge portions at restaurants, our concept of normal serving sizes is a distant memory.
Be mindful of the amounts of food you consume at a sitting. When necessary, divide your food in half and ask for a take home bag. It is all too [...]
6. Get Support
A big key in long term weight control comes from receiving encouragement and support from others.
You can check to see if groups such as Weight Watchers, or The Solution offer programs and resources in your area by clicking the links.
You may also wish to check with your local hospital to see [...]
5. Find Out What’s Eating You
All too often overeating is triggered by stress, boredom, loneliness, anger, depression and other emotions.
Learning to deal with emotions without food is a significant skill that will greatly serve long term weight control.
The Solution, a book and national program developed by Laurel Mellin, R.D., helps participants to identify [...]
Holiday festivities don’t have to be a time to let your health and weight get out of hand. You can use a little planning and stay well in control whilst enjoying the celebrations. Each festivity is also an opportunity for you to leave a lasting gift and make a great impression through the gift of [...]