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![]() 64% of Americans are overweight and this percentage is rapidly increasing. Fat cells in the abdomen may be the single most critical factor in the development of diabetes and heart disease. There are many weight loss plans and medications that work, if you indeed follow the program. When you quit, you gain back FAT not the mix of fat and muscle you lost. Each time you start and quit a weight management program, you create a never ending cycle. This cycle makes it easier to regain unhealthy weight. Most people in the central U.S. are from Northern or Western European or American Indian ancestory. Their dietary needs differ from people with different ancestory.
Success Tip #1 Find a friend or two and make a mutual lifelong commitment to a good exercise program with any reasonable diet. Although this method works, hardly anyone sticks with it.
Success Tip #2 Make small lifestyle changes that you can keep up for the rest of your life. For any diet to succeed it must allow you to
1. Eat anytime you are hungry
2. Eat where ever you happen to be
3. Eat until you are comfortable ~ not full
You must be able to do these three things to sustain you for the rest of your life.
Important Hints for Success
o Don’t buy diet foods.
o Don’t drink diet soda.
o It is impossible to understate the importance of water.
o A very modest exercise plan will make any diet work much better.
The trick is to integrate the exercise into the activities you already
do or to develop a "carrot and stick method" that is right for you.
Using a pedometer has one of the best success rates for
incorporating exercise into your lifestyle. Go to the Texas A&M
site for information multiple links.
o If you have done a good job and do not lose weight, something
is wrong. This usually means pre-diabetes or a thyroid problem.
o Look at many options before picking the plan that is right for you.
The internet provides a wealth of information.
o Look for long term success.
o Glycemic Indexing is a useful tool to make decisions about
specific foods in your diet. This site is the best one I have found
on this subject www.mendosa.com
o Hooked on Sugar (or artifical sweeteners) & can't get off ? See
our how to Get off Sugar page.
o See our simple Diet Plan.
o USDA - The New Interactive Food Pyramid
*This information is not a substitute for medical attention. See your health-care professional for medical advice
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