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Profiles of Success
One well known model for weight loss maintenance is the National Weight Control Registry, a self selected group of 4,000 plus adults who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off one year or longer. According to their self reports, these persons succeed by:
•continuing to follow a low-calorie, low-fat diet,
•exercising regularly at a high level,
•weighing themselves frequently and
•eating breakfast every day.
The most commonly reported physical activity is walking at a moderately intense pace for at least an hour each day. Women use up an average of 2,500 calories a week; men, about 3,300 in this physical activity.
A Swedish review of studies published in 2005 also produced a profile of the “successful weight maintainer.” Such a person:
•starts early with an ambitious goal and reaches it;
•is physically active with leisure activities such as walking or cycling and minimal TV watching;
•continues to monitor weight-related behavior by counting calories and weighing regularly;
•eats less than before with less snacking and fewer high-fat foods; and
•has a regular eating pattern of healthy meals, including breakfast.
These two profiles are remarkably similar. Both characterize persons who are serious about weight loss and willing to alter their behavior significantly to maintain it. One study of National Weight Registry members found that those who succeeded in keeping weight off for two years or longer had a 50 percent reduced risk of regaining that weight later.
http://www.amerymedicalcenter.org/A...t_it_takes.aspx
The above is an excerpt from a post at the link. While it is still pushing the low fat dogma, it is another look at the fact that it is very possible to keep that weight off.
