by Kate Haisch
You might wonder, once the weight is off, how do I maintain my hard earned achievement? The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) is a website dedicated to answering this very question. They have a large registry of people who have lost a substantial amount of weight and kept it off for a long period of time. The average weight loss is 60 pounds, maintained for an average of 5 to 7 years. These registered people then participate in ongoing research, which surveys their habits, successes and difficulties. This …

by Kate Haisch
We continue our five part series where we talk about the five biggest conclusions of the National Weight Control Registry’s research.
5 Proven Behaviors for Long Term Weight Management:

Follow a low-fat diet
Record keep
Monitor weight frequently
Eat breakfast daily
Exercise

Exercise
One of the most important factors in weight maintenance is exercise.  90% of the National Weight Control Registry members participate in 60-75 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week (on average).  Over half of these people walk.  For weight loss, we recommend doing at least 30 minutes of some kind …

by Kate Haisch
We continue our five part series where we talk about the five biggest conclusions of the National Weight Control Registry’s research on
5 Proven Behaviors for Long Term Weight Management

Follow a low-fat diet
Record keep
Weigh yourself frequently
Eat breakfast daily
Exercise

Record Keep
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente reported that keeping a food diary, on average, doubled the weight loss as compared to those that did not record keep. Record keeping is so important that it’s one of our key Success Tracker tools available to all of our members. For weight loss, we …

by Dennis Allio
We are always researching products on the web to add them to our food database. One of our Weight Loss Challenge participants pointed out that we did not have Trader Joe’s spring mix in our database.  In response I did a little research just to make sure it was all non starchy vegetables. If you need nutrition facts you can pretty much search for the name of your food with nutrition facts and you’ll find a nutrition label.
The first site that I visited (LiveStrong.com) surprised me.  The nutrition …

You don’t have to tell those of us at Nutrition for You that tracking what you eat can help lose weight.  We know it.  That’s why our Success Tracker’s Food Record is a key part of our nutrition program.  It’s simply a fact that if you record keep you are more likely to lose weight and to lose more than if you do not.
Yesterday there were innumerable articles on the web about Kaiser Permanente’s new study that basically says that keeping a food diary doubles the weight loss over those …