Lose Weight and Keep It Off

Proven Strategies to Keep Weight Off for Good

If 2011 was a successful year for slimming down, now comes the tricky part: maintaining your weight loss. Here, we reveal the secrets of those who have shed 30 pounds or more and kept if off
By Hollis Templeton fitbie
 

Cut Back on TV Time

Not surprising, keeping weight off requires keeping yourself off the sofa. When researchers examined the television-watching habits of 1,422 NWCR members for a study published in Obesity, they found that 62% watched less than 10 hours of TV a week—36% reported watching less than 5 hours a week, and 26% reported watching 6 to 10 hours a week. These findings are a stark contrast to the TV-viewing behavior of the average American, who watched 34 hours and 29 minutes of TV a week between October and December of last year, according to a Nielsen study.

“Cutting back on TV time has two benefits,” says Thomas. “First, it leaves more time to be physically active and, second, for many people, sitting and watching TV is associated with indulging in junk food.”

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