| Dieting will continue to fail most dieters, unless | | | | |
| personalized weight loss plans become more | | | | |
| available. A diet designed for a mass market will | | | | This can not be stressed enough...exercise is |
| fail because the diet assumes everything is | | | | paramount to your success. Dieters exercise |
| constant or the same between dieters. Not so. | | | | more with personalized weight loss plans. |
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| Personalized weight loss plans have a better | | | | The best kind is a mix between aerobic |
| chance of succeeding because the personal habits, | | | | exercises and resistance training. The result is |
| ideas, and goals of each dieter are used in the | | | | toned muscle and protection from age related |
| design of the diet. | | | | weight gain. |
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| It comes down to, "What is good for you may | | | | 5). Dieters on personalized plans have control. |
| not be good for me." | | | | Dr. Gene Ogden in her study back in 1993 found |
| | | | that the women who believed their weight |
| | | | problems were caused by their own choices, |
| Personalized Weight Loss Plans -- The Positives | | | | rather than by metabolism or genetics, were |
| | | | more successful. They believed that they were in |
| | | | control of their weight and, therefore, believed |
| Personalized weight loss plans, regardless of diet | | | | they could lose weight. Personalized Weight Loss |
| type, are successful for a variety of reasons. An | | | | Plans give dieters control. |
| ongoing study comparing dieters on personalized | | | | |
| plans and dieters on standardized plans so far | | | | |
| demonstrates the following: | | | | Personalized Diet Plan (PDP) Study -- The Family |
| | | | Associates in Dallas, Texas. Lead investigator is |
| | | | Dr. Steve Walters. According to Dr. Walters, there |
| 1). Dieters stick with personalized plans. | | | | are approximately 25 overweight patients in each |
| The longer you are in a weight-loss program the | | | | arm and that full publication is expected by |
| more weight you will lose. The trend (no statistical | | | | August 2005. |
| analysis has been performed to date) suggests | | | | |
| personalized plans keep dieters motivated longer. | | | | |
| | | | This article does not represent final statistical |
| | | | results nor is it associated with The Family |
| This may help dieters get over the 6th to 8th | | | | Associates. |
| week hump -- weight loss was easy early but | | | | |
| around week 8 becomes difficult. | | | | |
| | | | Interestingly, dieters think they can't lose weight |
| | | | because of circumstances beyond their control. |
| 2). Dieters on personalized plans normalize eating. | | | | The blame is usually placed on their "slow" |
| To be successful, a person must learn to | | | | metabolisms, their dad's large frame or the diet |
| reassociate eating with hunger. Learning to slow | | | | itself. |
| down to allow satiety to catch up with eating is | | | | |
| one way to effect this change. This is why binge | | | | |
| eaters tend to have the least success with losing | | | | The solution...personalized weight loss plans. Put |
| weight long term, even though many will appear | | | | the dieter in control, let him own it, and then |
| to be doing very well early in a diet. Personalize | | | | watch him succeed. Now, this is not letting the |
| their diet and they have a better chance of long | | | | dieter design his own diet, instead, tweak the diet |
| term success. | | | | he chooses to fit his lifestyle. |
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| 3). Dieters on personalized plans build support | | | | Pamela Peeke, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of |
| networks. | | | | medicine at the University of Maryland in |
| Dieters with personalized weight loss plans | | | | Baltimore and author of Fight Fat Over Forty |
| generally seek the help of a mentor, guide, or | | | | (Viking, 2000) said, "You have to believe that you |
| friend more often than dieters on standardized | | | | will drop some weight and then begin that |
| plans. | | | | journey. Once you believe success is possible, |
| | | | you'll feel less intimidated by the challenges along |
| | | | the way." |
| They tend to build networks of support. Why? | | | | |
| Dieters on personalized plans are succeeding. This | | | | |
| naturally leads to more motivation to continue and | | | | Healthy Living! |
| investigate other avenues to help continue their | | | | Michael A. Smith, M.D. |
| success. | | | | |
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| | | | Additional Information is available at The Weight |
| 4). Dieters on personalized plans are physically | | | | Loss ProfessionalDr. Smith is the primary physician |
| active. | | | | and consultant for the Weight Loss Professional |
| A study from the early nineties concluded that | | | | Website. His interests include preventative |
| exercise helps long-term weight loss but not | | | | medicine, the genetic etiology of obesity, and |
| short-term. I say it doesn't matter. Eventually, a | | | | several others too numerous to list. Please visit his |
| large enough study that is properly designed will | | | | Website at and let him know what you think. |
| show that exercise at any time in life is beneficial. | | | | |