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By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom
If losing weight is your New Year's resolution, read on! This month, I'm going to share some of my favorite strategies to help you build your own weight loss tool box. I call it a BEAM box ? and it's based on the four pillars of weight loss: Behavior, Eating, Activity, and Medical care. And no tool is too small to be included. It all starts with what you're both WILLING and ABLE to do. These are not the same thing, and when you think about the "able" part, you can set more realistic and practical goals.
One important question I hear all the time belongs with the eating tools: What about meal replacements? Good or bad?
Meal replacements can be a great help, since they make automatic portion control much easier. There's no guesswork in tallying your daily calories (studies continue to show that we all underestimate how many calories we eat). Meal replacements can be a great way to jump-start a reduced-calorie eating plan. This can be as easy as a complete bar or shake (along with a fruit), a large skim milk latte for breakfast, or a frozen calorie-controlled meal. You also might want to try a few weeks of a complete meal replacement plan, like Jenny Craig or Nutrsystems; some people find this the most helpful of all.
Just one or two meal replacements a day can make the difference between weight maintenance and weight loss. It's a good way to enter the world of structured eating: a must-do for long-term weight loss success.
Whether you purchase a meal replacement, or create your own, these provide the security of easy food choices to both boost your confidence and help turn your attention to the flip side of eating less ? being more physical active.
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- Make Friends With Your Scale
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- Learn To Enjoy Your Food!
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Weight Loss: One Size Does Not Fit All
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom
One important question I hear all the time belongs with the eating tools: What about meal replacements? Good or bad?
Meal replacements can be a great help, since they make automatic portion control much easier. There's no guesswork in tallying your daily calories (studies continue to show that we all underestimate how many calories we eat). Meal replacements can be a great way to jump-start a reduced-calorie eating plan. This can be as easy as a complete bar or shake (along with a fruit), a large skim milk latte for breakfast, or a frozen calorie-controlled meal. You also might want to try a few weeks of a complete meal replacement plan, like Jenny Craig or Nutrsystems; some people find this the most helpful of all.
Just one or two meal replacements a day can make the difference between weight maintenance and weight loss. It's a good way to enter the world of structured eating: a must-do for long-term weight loss success.
Whether you purchase a meal replacement, or create your own, these provide the security of easy food choices to both boost your confidence and help turn your attention to the flip side of eating less ? being more physical active.
- Do You Have ?eaters Remorse??
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromYou might be surprised to hear that the day after Thanksgiving can be a big barrier for many people when it comes to sticking with a healthy lifestyle over the holidays. This is the day most people make the decision to indulge...
- Good News For ?yo-yo? Dieters
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom If you?ve lost and gained the same 20 (or 30, 40, 50+ pounds) for years and believe that you?ve ?wrecked? your metabolism and can?t maintain successful long term weight loss, there?s very good news for you!A recent article in...
- Stop "grazing" To Lose Weight
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom I?m not sure when this change first occurred, but we?ve gone from a nation of structured ?three square meals a day? to grazing all day with small, frequent meals. We do this all in the name of good health and weight control....
- Make Friends With Your Scale
Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Just what role do your scale and regular weighing play in weight loss and long-term maintenance? You?ve heard both sides. The PRO: Studies show that regular weighing (once a day, or once a week) is a key feature of long-term weight...
- Learn To Enjoy Your Food!
Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom It?s important to break the bad habit we all have of ?eating on the run?, which leads to mindless overeating. Whether it?s in the car, standing in the kitchen, or walking down the street between appointments, these activities show...