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why diets don’t work
why diets don’t workTranscript (page 1 of 2)“When I started to notice I was putting more pounds, it was, ‘Ok, diet to get thesepounds off.’”“I tried, I mean every diet on the market.”“I tried Optifast.”“Phoenix Cookie, the Dick Gregory’s Bohemian diet,”“Counting calories,”“South Beach, Weight Watchers,”“I think even the grapefruit juice diet, whatever it was.”“You name it, I’ve done it. And I had some success…”“… for a time at losing weight…”“… with all of them…”“… but it always came back.”Why can’t we stick to diets, lose weight and keep it off?One reason is we expect change instantly. Turn on the TV. Put it in the microwave.Order it over the Internet. Hop in the car and go. And that’s the way we sometimesapproach weight loss.We go on diets to quickly lose weight. We make drastic changes, and after three weeksor three months we have lost some weight.20% gradient meshBut the change starts to be too much to handle. We start to go back to our old habits,behaviors that we’ve developed over our lifetime.healthclipshealthclips“When you have a way of eating all your life, and you try to change it after fortyyears, it’s hard.”Another reason diets don’t work is the fact that one plan doesn’t fit all.healthclipshealthclips(cont. next page)4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_gn_10026_98_en_t00002.pdf © Milner-Fenwick, Inc.healthclips5% gradient meshwhy diets don’t workTranscript (page 2 of 2)“Often they are following the plan from a book that is not their own idea. They haven’t really pre-thought it through, and they are just wanting quick w eightloss.”This sets you up for short-term success and long-term failure. Also, many factorsdetermine the size of our bodies. Some we can’t control like our age, gender or familyhistory.Researchers have studied people who have lost weight and kept it off. This is whatwe’ve learned: a healthy weight loss goal is one to two pounds a week.Quicker weight loss diets tempt us because we might feel in a hurry to fit into asmaller size. But if we want to stay in that size for the rest of our lives, small, gradualsteps is what it’s going to take.Talk to your healthcare provider about what steps you need to take for healthy, andpermanent, weight loss.20% gradient meshhealthclipshealthclipshealthclipshealthclips4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_gn_10026_98_en_t00002.pdf © Milner-Fenwick, Inc.healthclips5% gradient mesh
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