It is possible to regain weight after having weight loss surgery. After you've achieved your weight loss, many post-operative patients think they are done and slip back to old habits. Whether you lose weight through weight loss surgery, work with a weight loss coach or do it on your own, you can regain lost weight. A new, healthy lifestyle is the key to lose weight and keep it off.
Here's the Top 10 reasons how to do it:
10. Don't exercise.
9. Don't bother drinking water.
8. Drink soda, fruit juice and alcohol.
7. Grazing throughout your day.
6. Eat mostly carbs in your meal, especially sugary, refined carbs.
5. Don't take vitamins or take them whenever you remember or is convenient.
4. Protein first? Eat protein after you eat your mostly carb-heavy meals only if there's room.
3. Don't bother keeping a food and exercise journal.
2. Believe you don't need support either by a support group, online support or your own weight loss coach.
And the number 1 way:
1. Thinking you are cured, your surgery will do all the work in maintaining your weight loss, and never have to be concerned about emotional eating or food issues ever again.
Losing weight is a process. We didn't gain our weight overnight and it won't come off overnight either. Keep this list and refer to it. You can maximize your weight loss and the rate that you lose. When we make the decision to have surgery and lose weight, we want it NOW.
Rather than focus strictly on the number on the scale, appreciate all the positive changes you're making. When you reach your desired weight, you will have experienced all sorts of little and big "wins" along the way. Follow the Top 10 and you'll enjoy all sorts of wins. You'll be able to zip up jackets, wear jeans you haven't worn in years, you'll no longer need a seat belt extender, you'll have more energy, participate in activities that would have exhausted you beofre, and many more that will be special and unique just to you. Losing weight can be a wonderful adventure and journey with many wins along the way.
The process of losing weight is to change your habits. You need to discard the old habits that made you heavy in the first place and replace them with new, healthy habits. The above Top 10 are the best habits you can incorporate into your life. Habits are learned behaviors. Just as we learned the unhealthy habits of becoming overweight or obese, you can relearn habits that will allow you to lose weight and maintain the weight. I've lost weight before but never maintained it. How did I do it? I did it by following the Top 10. You can too.
One should always keep in mind that weight loss takes time and is not going to happen overnight. It requires a change in eating habits. It doesn't mean that weight loss requires eating less. It means you have to keep an eye on the calories you are taking and how much your physical activity and other works help them to burn.
Weight Loss Tips
- Don't keep yourself hungry as if do so; you are more tempted by unhealthy foods. This can lead to overeating and your weight loss goals will become dream.
- Walk 20-30 minutes daily after your last meal. These will help you to speed your metabolism up before the food has a chance to get settled in and lower your body fat storage.
- Whenever you feel laziness, take several deep breaths and try to do something creative to keep yourself busy.
- Get in the gym 3-4 times a week for resistance training. Do this early in the day if possible.
- Make a list before going to shop for groceries, and always stay on the outer edges of the grocery store. There's lot unhealthy diet in the inner aisles. This will help you to avoid junk and unhealthy foodstuffs to get in.
- When you slip up on your diet or weight loss program, pick yourself back up immediately and make a renewed commitment to your weight loss goals.
- Eat fruits and vegetables rich in fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. They fill up your stomach fast and are also low in calories and help to keep your calorie count low.
- Taking small frequent meals help to balance calorie intake throughout the day, instead of eating 3 big meals, try to eat 5 - 6 smaller meals throughout the day.
- Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. In provides hydration to your body and help you feel full.
- Sweetened beverages such as juice, coffee and tea may satisfy your thirst, but gives you lots of empty calories. Even drinking these liquid calories doesn't make you feel full so you won't eat less food afterwards.
Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.
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