Weight Loss Industry Facts

When it comes to losing weight, nothing can sabotage your efforts quicker than the confusion that is caused by myths created by the weight loss industry. Sensible weight loss starts with a good understanding of the facts related to weight loss and long-term weight management.

If you’re seeking a new life that provides you with a healthy body and mind, then take time to review our basic weight loss industry facts that will support your journey going forward:

1. 50 million Americans ‘start’ a diet every year and many of them will succeed, but only for the short-term.
2. Only 5-10% of those who are successful at losing weight with fad or crash diets will keep it off for the long-term.  Although they may have the motivation to lose weight initially, they do not have the mindset to maintain weight loss for the long-term.
3. Americans spend over $30 million a year on diet programs and fads that are short-term solutions to a long-term challenge.
4. “Crash diets” will likely trigger a cycle of weight loss and regaining weight that can be bad for your health.
5. Losing and keeping weight off for the long-term requires a change in mindset that focuses on lifestyle changes. Those changes include healthy eating and increased activity for life – not just for a short period of time.
6. The safest rate to lose weight for most people is about 1-2 pounds per week (unless otherwise advised by your doctor).
7. Losing a pound of fat requires a reduction of 3,500 calories or an increase in activity to offset caloric intake.  Bottom line is that you must burn more calories than you consume.
8. Any weight loss program that promotes an ‘easy’, ‘magical’, ‘secret’, or ‘guaranteed’ weight loss is absolutely false. These are short term solutions that cannot be sustained over a period of time and that can be harmful to your health.
9. Balanced, healthy eating and regular exercise are the keys to maintaining a healthy body and mind.
10. Women with a waist size of 35 inches or more and men with a waist size of 40 inches or more are at significantly increased risk of disease, including diabetes, heart disease, and others. They are also at higher risk for premature death related to illness associated with obesity.
11. ‘Diets’ do not work and are not effective solutions for the long-term.
12. The best way to lose and maintain weight loss is through lifestyle changes.

Given the weight loss industry facts above, it goes to reason that lifestyle changes are the ultimate solution for weight loss and weight management. This means that a psychological change must take place in order for you to embark on a journey that will improve your life forever. It all starts by accepting yourself as you are and recognizing that you deserve to be healthy.

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Before you know it – you will be living the life you desire and deserve!

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