One positive to losing weight and gaining it back

by Bev Sklar (Subscribe to Bev Sklar's posts)
Aug 19th 2008 10:30AM

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Yo-yo dieting is frowned upon, but one group may benefit if they lose weight, then gain it back.

A four-year study by Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research suggests people with type 2 diabetes who lose weight within 18 months post-diagnosis -- then eventually regain the pounds -- are twice as likely to have good blood pressure and blood glucose control than people with type 2 diabetes who did not lose weight. The study was published in this month's Diabetes Care.

Researchers speculate the body might have a metabolic memory that recalls the benefits of a lighter, fitter frame. Hmm ... permanent benefits of weight loss even when the weight creeps back on? I fondly remember my lean, mean high school basketball frame -- maybe my body does, too.

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ray 8-19-2008 @ 10:10PM

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Rochelle 8-23-2008 @ 7:08AM

I guess it is better to lose weight and then to put it back on, than to not lose weight at all. But, c'mon be real, it is far better to keep the weight off.

I have yo yo dieted for years and as a single female find it devastating gaining weight. I would finally come close to my goal and then end up sabotaging myself. The new cute clothes and outfits, don't fit, are relegated to the back of the closet and out come the fat pants again.

I have done two things in the last year that have helped immeasurably. One is join weight watchers. http://www.weightwatchers.com. I find the group support helps and I love the program. I have changed my eating habits and knowing that no food is "bad" keeps me from pigging out.

The other thing that keeps me from pigging out is having a great go to breakfast. I have flax and yogurt every morning. I put the yoguurt in the freezer for 15 minutes before I eat it and it is a little thicker. I pretend it is ice cream I mix in fitflax It is a flax blend that is low
carb and low calore and tastes delicious. You throw it in salad, or in yogurt or can it right from bag ( no need to grind it) as it is roasted and tastes kinda like peanut butter. The website is http://www.fitflax.com and I found a promo code that gives you 15% off. It is FIT15

Bonnie 8-23-2008 @ 11:02AM

there is nothing wrong with losing weight......are being large are midsize......the key word is healthy....how healthy are you.....I to have did the diet thing....lost 110lbs and felt bad all the time I have gained 26 of that back and feel better then before I went from 238 to 128 in 3months..... starving no....I ate.....sick.....form losing to much weight yes.....I had to take high blood pressure meds and was tired all the time........I had headaches, just didn't feel like getting out of bed some mornings.....my body was fighting to get back to where it is now.....I am 5'4" tall and weight is 164 I don't look fat.....the body has a weight that is best for you.....when we yo-yo, is simple you lose weight , only to gain back 5-10 extra lbs....because the body is wanting to get back to where it was before you started dieting....the extra weight gain is incase you decide to diet again....it is the bodies reserve.....from the starve mode we put it in.....that is why we yo-yo and think about what you put yourself through....live for today .... enjoy your loved ones.....sit down and eat that extra peice of cake.....you may not get the chance to do it again.....I mean you are a loved one could die .....then what are you going to do.....say oh if I wasn't on a diet I could have had lunch with so and so at the burger barn...lol...just an example.... why stress over the little things in life.....we need to also deprogram our children.....from all the ads on tv and else where.....you are beautiful, in Gods garden there are many kinds of flowers, if not then what would we have to look at the same old thing all the time......as with people we are flowers......sure you have your so called roses....they weither and die to.....and not all of us like the same types of flowers.......and not all flowers need the same type of food to grow.......and if we stop buying the diet food and playing into what they want us to believe then they my friends would not be happy....it is all about the money...and how they can get more.

lisa 8-23-2008 @ 10:00AM

I agree. Diet pills...diet fake processed stuff is not good for you. I have lost weight in a slow healthy manner by eating fruits, veggies, proteins and whole grains. I agree with Rochelle in that flax is fabulous. It is good for the skin, hair, digestion and it makes you feel full. I have had FitFlax as well and I have to say it tastes great. You have to keep it in your fridge and it tastes great thrown on salad and it is low carb.

Chrissy 8-23-2008 @ 2:17PM

I too have yo-yo'd and shaking that all-or-noting mentality is tough. I've noticed that when I am at a lower weight I can eat 'like a normal person' and have a bite or two of something or a small serving and be done, but once the weight is starting to creep up I fall into that 'I've blown it so might as well eat it all' mentality and will gorge and not even enjoy what I am eating. I am trying to keep the previous and drop the latter...it's a struggle.