Re: x = rate of weight loss, y = long-term success, what's the graph look like?
- From: Curt <curtjames@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:31:59 -0000
On Sep 29, 11:25 am, "Steve Freides" <st...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Hobbes" <khobman...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
"Steve Freides" <st...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Would one or more among those of you who read lots of studies care to
summarize the wisdom on this subject? I was discussing this one
elsewhere - my memory is that there has been a lot of evidence to
suggest losing weight/fat slower works better in the long run, meaning
that people who lose weight quickly are more likely to gain it back
within the next few years than people who lose it slower.
My own experience agrees with the above - the only time I've really had
to lose weight, I lost about one pound per month for a year and a half.
This was 10 years or so ago and that bodyfat has never returned. I know
I've heard 1-2 pounds per week as a recommended maximum to lose so I'm
guessing some study suggests that losing faster than this might start to
increase the likelihood of regaining the weight. I'm also guessing that
there's no important difference between my 1 pound per month and the
recommend 4-8 pounds per month in terms of predicting long-term success.
Thanks in advance.
I doubt there are any metabolic or physical (or whatever PubMed term
you'd like to throw at it) changes taking place based on whether you
lose quickly or slowly, however consistent application of an eating
and exercise plan coupled with a positive attitude would certainly
improve a person's chances for success.
-S-
http://www.kbnj.com
Going off on a bit of a tangent, but I think the slower rate = greater
success may be true, but it is not the rate that causes success as much
as the rate relates to people who have made a lifestyle change. Either
more activity or better nutrition or both.
Boom! And "made a lifestyle change" would have to involve the word
consistency for it to actually be considered a change, from my
perspective. Otherwise it's simply a temporary divergence into the
land of lean.
I think long-term success is achieved by doing something you enjoy for
activity and eating in a manner you can sustain.
I agree, of course, Keith.
I am still wondering, however, if anyone has attempted to eliminate the fad,
10-pounds-in-two-days weight loss programs and actually controlled for
different rates of weight loss while otherwise having all the participants
follow more or less the same, sensible guidelines, e.g., if someone has
tried 100, 250, 500, and 1000 calorie per day deficits but everything else
was more or less the same - and then compared both the short- and long-term
results.
Here's a graph:
Diet - > Consistency --------------------------------------Success
Diet - < Consistency ----Success
Hth.
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Curt
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