What’s Up With Yoyo Dieting?

yoyo dietWe in the health field see this pattern over and over again. What’s up with that? Weight loss IS generally a good idea. A lighter body can make you feel and look healthier and more energized, not to mention more pain free. Rather, what sets people up for failure are their strategies.

I’m going to own up to something that I’m not proud of. I’m a yoyo dieter. But I’m ready to put a stop to it, so I’ll be exploring 5 ways to tackle yoyo dieting using habits! Sometimes I am the epitome of self-discipline. My resolve is an unstoppable force. Even the mighty glass of red can’t stop this jet to Healthy Hannah.

For example, there’s a yoga class at my gym 8:15-9:15. That would get me out of the house, doing something positive and out of temptation’s way. I asked before if you have a ‘thing’ that you can’t have just one of. Does the thought of never having it again fill you with fear and/or dread? Me too. But this might be just the thing you need to safeguard against! Some people are able to have a little bit of chocolate or a single glass of wine and then merrily carry on with their day.

I stopped everything, the pounds piled back on and I am soooo lazy. So I just need to get back in that pre-summer zone, right? Do what I was doing? Hmmm, easier said than done apparently. I’ve been trying and failing on a weekly basis. How can it be so hard to do something that makes you look and feel good? Do I dislike myself so much? No is the answer to that. We want to take care of ourselves.

It is never just a plate of Chinese or Indian takeaway. It is all the wine and the entire takeaway. Do you have something like this where you can’t just stop at one? I am an avid reader of self-improvement style books, always on the lookout for the thing that will put a stop to my negative behaviour.

Assessing this patient’s current stage and readiness to lose weight and to change weight-related behaviors is imperative in helping the patient’s attempts to break the cycle of yo-yo dieting, maintain a successful weight loss program, and improve overall health. ]. This patient is in the normal weight category and weight cycles between 18.5 and 22 BMI while losing and regaining 5 to 25 lbs through the TTM stages per weight cycle. ]. Demographic groups with normal body weight who perceive themselves as fat due to a multitude of societal pressures also attempt weight loss.

Also, I have seen it shed just as quickly. Neither is healthy …..neither is healthy! Did I say that “neither is healthy”? That’s right, shedding 15 pounds in a period of two weeks or even one month is not healthy. So, why do all the most popular diets boast about losing that much weight in a quick amount of time? Don’t get me wrong, it is possible, but the likelihood of gaining even more weight back once off the diet is a strong likelihood.

But in Feb., 2003, I liberated myself from that prison/parole/prison/parole paradigm I'd lived as a fat-girl-on-a-diet/ fat-girl-off-a-diet. In Jan. '05, enjoying my size 8, physically strong & healthy body, I became a national speaker for Obesity Help Inc. and began coaching others how to "cut the string" on their yo-yo dieting so they can EMBODY Success! Now, I want to coach you on how to overcome self-sabotage with success so you can be the best expression of yourself!

The causative factors of the “yo-yo” diet may vary although weight cycling is mainly attributed to an extreme diet plan also known as “crash diets”. When a diet plan calls for severe and drastic restriction of calorie intake such as skipping meals and even starvation, this may lead to the “yo-yo diet” effect. There is an imbalance in nutrition when one practices unhealthy eating habits.

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These people will say ‘everything in moderation.’ That is perfectly acceptable if you’re able to moderate yourself. Other people (like myself) are incapable of moderating certain things. But you may have to talk yourself around to that one! I really want to take control of my actions, particularly as I’m getting older.

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