6 Habits Of Successful Losers
Want to know the secret to losing weight and keeping it off? Yeah, I'm guessing you do -- just like the rest of us. That's why Consumer Reports recently did a survey of its more than 20,000 readers, asking them not only about their weight, but their dieting and exercise habits. They found that 31 percent of respondents were of a healthy weight -- either they were always thin or had lost weight and maintained this loss in the long run. Interestingly, whether they were always thin or had lost weight and kept it off, those of a healthy weight shared six habits:
- They control their portions.
- They limit their fat intake.
- They eat fruit and veggies every day.
- They chose while grain over white.
- They eat at home more often than not.
- They exercise regularly.
Notice this list doesn't include any fad diets or magic pills -- just plain old boring, sensible, healthy habits. The good news? These things are totally doable. So what are you waiting for?
(via A Better Life)
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1-14-2009 @ 7:12PM
u262f said...
I don't know if the numbers really lead to the conclusions being made. The percentage differences in the survey seem minimal. If we take the inverse of the numbers, all this is still true:
42% of failed dieters watched their portions but failed to lose weight anyways, and 38% of successful losers don't watch their portions but still succeeded. 47% of successful losers don't bother limiting their fat. 51% of successful losers and the always-thin don't manage to eat the recommended allowance of fruits and vegetables at least five days a week. 68% of successful losers don't do strength training, but still succeeded in losing weight. In other words, most people who succeed in losing weight do not do strength training. (This makes sense because they're using BMI/weight in the survey.)
I thought this was more interesting: "it turned out that limiting carbohydrates was linked to higher BMIs" and "Eating many small meals, or never eating between meals, didn't seem to make much difference one way or another. Including lean protein with most meals also didn't by itself predict a healthier weight."
I wonder what the results would've been if they included waist-to-hip ratios instead of just BMI. Limiting carbs might help the waist-to-hip ratio but not drop BMI because it might help people retain more muscle matter than fat.
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