Category Archives: Maintaining Weight

How Many Calories Do You Need Each Day?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Steve

Denis Faye at Beachbody shared some information on this topic.  Here’s snip/summary of what he had to say: Basically how many calories per day are right for you: Sedentary lifestyle (desk job): Current weight in pounds x 12 = Maintenance … Continue reading →

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Holiday Weight Gain Study

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Steve

Interesting info on this via the San Fran Gate – Despite what many people believe, the average adult gains only about 1 pound between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, according to a study from the New England Journal of Medicine. … Continue reading →

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Goals, Obstacles & Honesty

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Steve

By just about every independent assessment I hear, I’m in good shape.  And, via the same sources, I’m in “great shape for someone my age” – although that speaks more towards the state of most people, today, by the time … Continue reading →

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Rebound Fat

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Steve

I just came across this report from a few months back – Some weight regain is common after weight loss, but in older women many of those regained pounds return as fat mass rather than muscle mass, according to a … Continue reading →

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How Others View Your Weight Loss

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Steve

Yesterday, I saw someone who I know who has also recently lost a lot of weight. I am not sure how he did it – and I am not comfortable in asking him about it.  But, I suspect, from what … Continue reading →

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How To Maintain A Weight Loss

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Steve

I was just reading an old Nutrition Action Healthletter that the National Weight Control Registry shared with me (with their one-year follow-up survey).  It’s an interview with Rena Wing where they talk about how people who lost weight kept it … Continue reading →

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The Fat Trap

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Steve

If you haven’t already read Tara Parker-Pope’s feature in the New York Times Magazine entitled “The Fat Trap,” I highly recommend it.  Click here to check it out. Perhaps all those who have successfully maintained a weight loss are “results … Continue reading →

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Study: Fitness More Important Than Weight Changes

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Steve

Via the Daily News – If you want to live longer, new research suggests that maintaining your level of fitness could add years to your life, regardless of whether or not you gain weight along the way. In new findings … Continue reading →

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Is Your Body Trying To Reverse Your Weight Loss?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Steve

Via the L.A. Times – As if Americans needed any reminder that weight loss is hard and maintaining weight loss even harder, a study has found that for at least a year, subjects who shed weight on a low-calorie diet … Continue reading →

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Strategies For Long-Term Weight Loss Success

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Steve

I saw this one at SparkPeople and thought it was spot-on perfect.  Here are their top strategies to keep the weight off for good: Get Moving and Stay Moving Being active is extremely important for keeping weight off—not to mention … Continue reading →

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