Conquer Your Weight: Changes that Lead to Long-Term Weight Loss Success
By Jennifer R. Scott, About.com Guide to Weight Loss
When it comes to weight management, long-term success is about adapting to permanent lifestyle changes that will help you make the right choices and stick to good habits. These are the changes that will help you conquer your weight once and for all.
- Deal with Emotional Eating
- Cope with Cravings and Overeating
- Practice Portion Control
- Friends, Family & Support
- Avoid Common Mistakes
Assess Your Weight
Assessing your weight, body mass index, and understanding the health risks your BMI may indicate is the first step toward losing weight you should take.
Get Ready
These are the first things you want to know ... and do ... to get your weight-loss journey off to a good start.
Get Real
It's time for a reality check... make sure you're on the right track with your thoughts, goals, and expectations as you start to lose weight.
- Do You Have the Wrong Idea?
- Common Weight Loss Myths
- The Health Risks of Obesity
- Is Medication Causing Your Weight Gain?
Choose a Diet
Don't start a new diet without doing a little research first. These resources will help you find the right diet and to make sure it is safe.
- Ask the Right Questions
- Before You Choose a Diet
- Beware of False Weight Loss Claims
- The Facts About Fad Diets
Keep a Food Diary
A food diary is like a secret weapon in the weight-loss arsenal. It is the best way of getting a true picture of what your eating habits are like and where problem areas lie.
- Six Steps to a Great Food Diary
- How and Why to Keep a Food Diary
- Questions Your Food Diary Can Answer
- Food Diary Print-Out
Deal with Emotional Eating
Emotional eating can sabotage your weight-management efforts. Getting a handle on your tendency to eat in response to emotions can be one of the most important factors in achieving long-term success.
Cope with Cravings and Overeating
Reign in an out-of-control appetite, get a handle on overeating and conquer cravings.
- Stop Overeating Before it Starts
- Is it Overeating or Binge Eating?
- Control Your Appetite
- Conquer Cravings
Practice Portion Control
Portion control is possibly the most important skill you can learn when it comes to long-term weight management. By learning to control portions you can enjoy virtually any food without gaining weight.
- 10 Ways to Control Portions
- Portion Control Secrets
- How to "Eyeball" Portion Sizes
- Downsize Your Dishes to Control Portions
Friends, Family & Support
Learn how to get the support you need from friends, family and in your community, as well as how to deal with problems those around you may cause.
- Cope with Weight Loss Sabotage
- Get Your Friends and Family to Help
- Do Your Friends Hinder Your Weight Loss?
Avoid Common Mistakes
Sometimes long-term success comes down to knowing what not to do as much as what you should do.
