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Eight common causes to weight regain
You may consider dieting as the hardest part of a weight loss plan, whereas keeping the weight off is a greater challenge for many people. So what causes the weight regain? Here are eight common causes of weight regain.
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1. Very low calorie diet.People who choose very low calorie diets are more likely to regain weight than those who choose a moderate weight loss program. What's the fix? Choose a better diet the second time around. Most fad diets don't allow you to learn the lifestyle skills that keep the weight off for the long-term.
2. Relaxed eating habits. Are you starting to make portion size mistakes? Do you still monitor the right serving size of each food you eat? After you've been diligent for a long time during the dieting phase, it's easy to let your eating habits relax a bit.
3. Negative emotions. It has been found that people who eat in response to negative emotions are more likely to regain weight. Have you encountered any stressful situations that are causing you to eat more than usual? If so, you may want to face emotional issues that cause overeating to prevent more weight regain in the future.
4. Hunger hormones. Study suggest that hunger hormones may be related to increased appetite in people after they have lost weight. Leptin, a hormone that helps you feel satiated, and ghrelin, a hormone that increases hunger in weight loss. Researchers found that hormone levels stay in "diet- mode" even after the diet is over, which suggests a possible reason that dieters often regain weight.
5. Less physical activity. Certain amount of exercise is essential for maintain the loss. People participating in at least 250 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise are more likely to maintain their weight after losing.
6. Perceived barriers. People who perceive barriers to weight loss are more likely to regain weight after it has been lost. The barriers often include the perception that food is too expensive or that you can’t eat healthy meals away from home. Overcoming perceived barriers is a sound strategy for people who believe that physical, emotional or environmental obstacles stand in the way of maintaining their weight.
7. Decrease in support. Your friends and family may have rallied around you while you were dieting, but now that the weight loss phase is over they may say and do things that hurt your weight maintenance efforts. Learn to ask for continued support to keep them on your side over the long haul.
8. Weight cycling habit. You are more likely to regain weight if you’ve regained weight before. It becomes a weight cycling habit. There is conflicting research about the long-term effects of this habit, but in some studies, yo-yo dieting has been linked to an increased risk of certain diseases including hypertension.
Health, weight loss, weight regain, cause
1. Very low calorie diet.People who choose very low calorie diets are more likely to regain weight than those who choose a moderate weight loss program. What's the fix? Choose a better diet the second time around. Most fad diets don't allow you to learn the lifestyle skills that keep the weight off for the long-term.
2. Relaxed eating habits. Are you starting to make portion size mistakes? Do you still monitor the right serving size of each food you eat? After you've been diligent for a long time during the dieting phase, it's easy to let your eating habits relax a bit.
3. Negative emotions. It has been found that people who eat in response to negative emotions are more likely to regain weight. Have you encountered any stressful situations that are causing you to eat more than usual? If so, you may want to face emotional issues that cause overeating to prevent more weight regain in the future.
4. Hunger hormones. Study suggest that hunger hormones may be related to increased appetite in people after they have lost weight. Leptin, a hormone that helps you feel satiated, and ghrelin, a hormone that increases hunger in weight loss. Researchers found that hormone levels stay in "diet- mode" even after the diet is over, which suggests a possible reason that dieters often regain weight.
5. Less physical activity. Certain amount of exercise is essential for maintain the loss. People participating in at least 250 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise are more likely to maintain their weight after losing.
6. Perceived barriers. People who perceive barriers to weight loss are more likely to regain weight after it has been lost. The barriers often include the perception that food is too expensive or that you can’t eat healthy meals away from home. Overcoming perceived barriers is a sound strategy for people who believe that physical, emotional or environmental obstacles stand in the way of maintaining their weight.
7. Decrease in support. Your friends and family may have rallied around you while you were dieting, but now that the weight loss phase is over they may say and do things that hurt your weight maintenance efforts. Learn to ask for continued support to keep them on your side over the long haul.
8. Weight cycling habit. You are more likely to regain weight if you’ve regained weight before. It becomes a weight cycling habit. There is conflicting research about the long-term effects of this habit, but in some studies, yo-yo dieting has been linked to an increased risk of certain diseases including hypertension.
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