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Step 1
You try so hard to lose weight, however, keeping it off it just as big of a challenge, if not more, than losing it. Around 90% of the people who lose weight will put some or all of it back on. The maintenance program after you have taking off the weight is what allot of people need help with.
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Step 2
A big part of keeping the weight off is to change your bad habits and mindset. If you keep a daily journal of what you eat just the food items, not necessarily the calories and other nutritional information you will see the bad things you need to either not eat or cut back the numbers. Really, be selfish with yourself to take care of yourself. On days you are not feeling good about yourself and you want to over eat or emotionally eat,start thinking that you deserve a good body so smile and say"I am not over eating today".
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Step 3
Exercise is KEY! It is easy – calories in, calories out. Overeating can lead to poor health, depression, as well as a slew of other things. When you are healthier and eat better your mood and health will be better and you will have more energy.Stay away from alcohol, which weakens self-control, thus leading to out of control eating and snacking. You can splurge, don’t get me wrong, but you need to do a little extra exercise the next few days to make up for it.Remember the calories you take in need to be burned off.











Comments
PJWilliams said
on 2/18/2009 Great reminders!
khristal23 said
on 2/18/2009 Very good advice and all very true! Thanks for a well-written article.