{"id":18377,"date":"2010-03-13T01:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=18377"},"modified":"2011-09-07T13:22:37","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T18:22:37","slug":"what-to-do-after-reaching-a-weight-loss-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/what-to-do-after-reaching-a-weight-loss-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do After Reaching a Weight Loss Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Guest blogger, Carol Dunlop is certified through FiTour as a Personal Trainer and through the American Red Cross as a CPR, AED and First Aid Instructor. She has competed and placed in several Fitness America and National Bodybuilding competitions. To receive your Free E-course \u201cHow to Burn Calories While you Sleep,\u201d check out her website, OptimumBodySculpting.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulations! You\u2019ve overcome a huge hurdle in achieving your weight loss goal. It took a lot of hard work, determination and commitment to get this far, but don\u2019t rest on your laurels just yet. Your journey isn\u2019t over. Now comes the hard part, keeping the weight off.<\/p>\n

Did you know that two out of three people who lose weight regain all of it and sometimes more, in as little as two years? If you don\u2019t want this happening to you, read on to learn how to keep that weight off, for good.<\/p>\n

1. Make exercise a habit.
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Keep the pounds from piling back on by making exercise a habit you can\u2019t live without. Incorporate weight-bearing exercises that use dumbbells, strength training equipment, or weighted balls or bands. Strength training<\/a> requires your body to burn extra calories in order to feed your muscles by using stored fat as fuel. Build muscles, burn excess fat and look great. What a great idea. I\u2019ll take that any day.<\/p>\n

Exercising two to three times per week will definitely keep your weight in check.<\/p>\n

2. Controlling portions controls your weight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be as strict with your eating as you were before, however, if you return to your old eating habits, you\u2019ll find yourself at the starting line once again. To avoid a repeat performance, learn to control how much of your favorite foods actually go into your mouth. Learning to control your food portions<\/a> puts you in the driver\u2019s seat to manage your weight for good.<\/p>\n

3. Be aware of your reaction to stress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stress – you can\u2019t get around it or avoid it. But, you can control how you react to it. Your reaction to stress affects how your body manages your weight. Your body can react by causing you to crave comfort foods that make you feel better, causing you to overeat and gain weight. De-stressing techniques such as yoga<\/a>, stretching and deep breathing exercises put you in control of how you handle stress.<\/p>\n

By following these simple recommendations, you won\u2019t have to worry about regaining your weight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Guest blogger, Carol Dunlop is certified through FiTour as a Personal Trainer and through the American Red Cross as a CPR, AED and First Aid Instructor. She has competed and placed in several Fitness America and National Bodybuilding competitions. To … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[3162,157,23,1839,29,74],"class_list":["post-18377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-carol-dunlop","tag-diets","tag-guest-blog","tag-maintenance","tag-nutrition","tag-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18377"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18379,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18377\/revisions\/18379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}