{"id":7390,"date":"2018-03-26T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2018-03-23T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T18:57:03","slug":"weight-off-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/uncategorized\/weight-off-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Off?  Now What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Keeping the Weight Off<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7391 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2018\/03\/keep-going.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"279\" \/>OK, you\u2019ve lost some weight. Now you can relax, right? Not so fast! Maintaining weight loss can take just as much effort as losing it. Here are some tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Know your triggers,<\/strong>\u00a0roadblocks and favorite excuses. We all have them!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t kid yourself<\/strong>. This is a long-term effort. The first year or two after significant weight loss may be the hardest, but if you can stick it out you\u2019re more likely to make it in the long run.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn from others<\/strong>\u00a0who\u2019ve succeeded and follow their example.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make sure you have a social support network<\/strong>\u00a0of friends, family and health professionals who will support your new healthy habits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find healthy ways to motivate<\/strong>\u00a0yourself to stick with it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>At the end of the day<\/strong>, it\u2019s up to you. Hold yourself accountable for the decisions you make.<\/li>\n<li><strong>And remember,<\/strong>\u00a0you can\u2019t do it by diet alone. For people trying to keep weight off, exercise is even more essential. The American Heart Association recommends 200 to 300 minutes of physical activity a week to keep those extra pounds from creeping back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lapsing and Relapsing<\/h3>\n<p>A lapse is a small mistake or slip into old habits. This can happen when you have a bad day and overeat or skip your workout. A relapse is when you go back to old habits for several days or weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that having a lapse or relapse is not failing. You can get back on track. \u00a0Try to find new, healthier ways to handle life\u2019s stresses besides overeating or becoming one with your couch. Take a walk, talk with a friend, or do something to help someone else. Just don\u2019t give up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthyforgood.heart.org\/be-well\/articles\/keeping-a-healthy-body-weight\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/healthyforgood.heart.org\/be-well\/articles\/keeping-a-healthy-body-weight<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping the Weight Off OK, you\u2019ve lost some weight. Now you can relax, right? Not so fast! Maintaining weight loss can take just as much effort as losing it. Here are some tips: Know your triggers,\u00a0roadblocks and favorite excuses. 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