The New Year is fast approaching and the extra sugar cookies and egg nog of last week are on your mind...there is only one thing to do, drop 20 pounds by February 1, right?? WRONG!
Even if it doesn't feel true, it is true that weight gain is a slow process. We accumulate excess weight over time and that is exactly how we should plan to lose it...over time. Dropping pounds quickly leads to muscle loss, since muscles require calories to survive. That is why when you lose weight quickly you tend to gain it back even faster, because you have lost the lean muscle that you need to effectively burn the calories that you take in each day.
The secret to achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight is to find a healthy eating plan that fits your personal life-style and add regular exercise that focuses on increasing muscle. Start with a strategy that you can live with - then do just that - live with it! You may notice a quick few pounds disappear but you will find that slowly you will achieve your body's ideal weight. If you allow this to become your new normal you can change your personal health and the overall health of your whole family.
If you want to ask questions of our Registered Dietician in formulating your personal eating plan, just fill out the form on our Nutrition Corner and she will get back to you as soon as she can. Let's make 2012 a new beginning for all of us and resolve to do everything we can to feel our best and be the healthiest we can be.
Posted on
Wed, December 28, 2011
by Alicia Prince