Why Weight Loss Efforts Fail

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    Heather's AvatarHeather , 02-26-2007 12:15 AM
    Anyone find any surprises here?

    http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/ar...56713&GT1=9033
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    Lilion's AvatarLilion , 02-26-2007 04:08 PM
    Only thing that surprises me is this.

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    He compared people on Weight Watchers, Atkins, Zone and Ornish diets and found no substantial weight-loss differences at one year, regardless of the diet. The amount of weight lost ranged from 4.6 to 7.3 pounds.
    4.6 to 7.3 in a year! Amateurs.
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    Heather's AvatarHeather , 02-26-2007 04:09 PM
    No kidding!!!
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    AmmiUK's AvatarAmmiUK , 02-26-2007 04:29 PM
    Cor blimey, and I thought I was going at a snails pace losing weight I would totally give up if I only lost 4.6 - 7.3 lbs after a year

    Thanks for the link Heather, it seems I have some reading to do.

    Hugs,

    Ammi
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    Justwant2Bhealthy's AvatarJustwant2Bhealthy , 02-28-2007 12:59 AM
    Very Interesting ...
    WOW ... very surprised how little these people lost in a year; and on those plans? Gee ... that's less than a pound a month! The research stats always seem to show a lack of overall success, for some unknown reason ... glad we don't let them get us down! The tips are good though! ~ Rosebud ~
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    Luminous's AvatarLuminous , 02-28-2007 01:13 AM
    I'd hazard a guess they lost more, quickly, and gained some back, with a net loss at one year of those numbers.
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    kaplods's Avatarkaplods , 02-28-2007 01:30 AM
    Seriously, though I think it's why a lot of us do fail, is that we say "if I'm only going to lose this slowly, heck I'm going to just give up." We do, gain it back, and have to start all over. I've been trying to lose weight for 35 of my 40 years. That's 175 lbs "lost" if I hadn't given up.
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