Seven ways to Maintain Weight Loss. TV Show last week

[Desertthorn]

I saw a TV show last week, I think on CNN, but can't be sure, but it was about how to maintain weight loss after you have lost the weight. The premise of the show was that most of us gain the weight right back. There were 7 things that successful folks did to maintain their weight loss. One was to eat many and smaller meals. One was, of course, daily exercise , and one was (I don't even want to mention it but.....)high carb low fat diet which we know doesn't work for us. Did anyone else see this program and happen to remember what the other 4 things were.
Or can we come up with our own 7 things to maintain weigh loss. I swear I am not investing all this time to lose the weight just to gain it back again.

[Iapetus999]

1) Don't go back to your "old" way of eating
2) Exercise
3) Identify your "trigger" foods, things that cause uncontrollable cravings/binges and avoid them
4) Weigh/measure yourself regularly
5) Eat a good,healthy variety of food, including an occasional hi-carb meal
6) Go on induction once in a while to clean out them carbs.
7) Set some goals/rewards so you have something to work for

That's my poor attempt...

[shawnee]

Poor Attempt?

Excellent List in my opinion

[peaches]

1. Let lifetime good health be your #1 goal and accompany that with staying away from refined carbs FOREVER.

2. Exercise everyday. Find something you enjoy and do it with all your heart.

3. Drink your water! Its the secret ingredient to maintenance.

4. Practice relaxation to ease stress.

5. Keep in close contact with other low-carbers for your own encouragement and to offer your inspiration to others.

Betty

[MidnightJulliett]

Iap that was an excellent list. I really think stepping on the scale, doing your measurements, and noting any changes like clothes fitting tighter. If you look at the scale all the time and see the numbers moving up, your more likely to do something about it. I think the reason I became so overweight in the first place was not having a scale in my house, or hiding from them. Ever since I've had one i've been dillegent with my eating habits, and exersize.

[Betty]

Reading this post again reminded me of all the good benefits I have gained from this way of life and I know I don't want to lose them.
I would add to the list, keep a pic of the way you were when you started and next to it one of how you look now. The first one to remind you of how you felt when you were carrying all of the extra weight. I am talking more the physical feelings, such as the aching, legs, knees, and back. The heartburn/acid reflux that seemed to come with every meal, and the drained, I have no energy feeling. The second picture to remind that now not only have lost all of those physical unhealthy things in my life, but just look at the bonus of shedding all those extra pounds gave me. I do have energy, I don't ache now, and no more acid reflux. I am wearing smaller clothes and the compliments on my looks, make me feel great.

[P. Honey]

How about not keeping any "fat" clothes? I've been giving things away as soon as they're too big.