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4 Common Diet Mistakes
Posted by: | CommentsAll too often, we make mistakes we may not even be aware of that can really sabotage our weight loss efforts. Here are a few of them:
1. Drinking Liquid Calories – Many people don’t realize how many calories they are consuming in the beverages they choose. Regular sodas, fruit juices, purchased coffees and alcohol can contain many calories and make weight loss very difficult. Research shows that these calories do very little to satisfy our hunger and may actually cause our hunger to increase.
2. Skipping Meals – Skipping breakfast is the most common mistake that many individuals make. They think that they are cutting back on their calories to enhance weight loss and don’t realize that they are setting themselves up to overeat later that day.
3. Underestimating Calories – Extra bites of food throughout the day really add up! We need to figure in all the extra taste testing we do at meal times and the foods we “pick on” during the day. Consider adding 25 calories for every extra bite of food that you take during the day.
4. Taking Weekends Off – We can destroy all our efforts made during the week by consuming many calories on the weekend. Every day is as important as the next and must be considered in our overall weight loss plan. This strategy will set us up for a long-term lifestyle change that will enable us to maintain our weight loss.
Stay tuned as Claire and Dr. Clark share some advice on how to eliminate or minimize these mistakes in your everyday life.
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Success is mine this time!
Posted by: | CommentsAt CMH, we are seeing a record number of people meet or exceed their weight loss goals. In addition to the educational curriculum offered through our Weight Management University, individualized counselings, group lifestyle education and fitness classes, newsletters, podcasts and personal training, we instill the confidence for patients to say “Success is mine this time!” It is another reminder of their commitment to break the yo-yo dieting cycle they may have been on in the past and learn what to do and how to eat so they can be successful for life! As an added benefit, these motivated and successful people are wonderful examples for the loved ones in their life.
It is inevitable with any weight loss plan to reach a plateau or experience a relapse. It is most important during these times to talk to your weight loss coach, get involved and overcome your plateau or relapse without using it as an excuse to abandon all of your efforts that were working up until this point. Often, mild tweaking of your plan can make all the difference in the world and keep you on the road to success.
We welcome your struggles here on our blog. Let us know your barriers and struggles and we will give you sound, practical advice so you can experience success this time as well! We offer expert advice and motivation for successful weight loss results each and every day and welcome this new forum so we can do the same for you. We all have barriers to weight loss success - don’t go it alone – share them and help others as well along the way!
