If the “Biggest Loser” contestants don’t stay thin, how can I?

In the past few weeks, you may have seen information about a study of The Biggest Loser contestants and their issues with sustaining the changes that they made to their bodies on the show. If you missed it, The New York Times article, “After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight” has a great recap of the findings, including this key point: the contestants’ metabolisms actually slowed down and stopped burning enough calories to keep all the weight they had lost off. How frustrating is that? Despite you trying to lose weight, your metabolism actually slows down once you stop dieting, which can make it hard to keep the weight off long-term.

Psychological factors like depriving yourself of food you want to eat make it very hard to stick with your diet to begin with, but after you’ve tried every fad diet or juice cleanse only to find out that your body may be sabotaging your long-term process would be enough to make most people give up on dieting. At West Hills Cavi-Lipo, we take a holistic approach to helping our clients achieve their ideal body shape, so we have pulled together some links that contain some food for thought on what may work for your body to assist you in maintaining your goal after you’ve been dieting.

• CDC Prevention Guide to Healthy Weight – contains some great tools to assist you calculating your BMI, healthy drink alternatives and more
• Healthy Weight Loss and Dieting Tips – provides info on some different views of dieting including low-carb
• Long Term Weight Loss – guide from WebMD includes weight loss facts and tips for sustained weight loss
• Best Exercises for Weight Loss – thorough guide with great explanations of exercises to help you lose weight

No matter what level of success you’re having with your dieting, West Hills Cavi-Lipo can provide the support you need to achieve a thinner you. Our treatments will help target the areas where you may be having trouble losing inches, and eliminate cellulite. Learn more by browsing around our website and contact us when you’re ready to discuss how we can work together.