With help from your counselor you will learn more about underlying issues that contribute to your struggle with weight loss and why you might have been unsuccessful
at losing weight in the past.
Gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to have been on a weight loss diet in the past year (37 percent vs. 29 percent) and to have use diet pills (12 percent vs. 5 percent), but did not differ in whether they had exercised in an attempt to
lose weight in the past year (57 percent vs. 55 percent).
When I'd
tried losing weight in the past, I'd forgo treats completely — and ultimately I'd feel both physically and mentally worn down from all the willpower that required.
But even if you've tried — and failed — to
lose weight in the past, there's always a chance to meet your goals and drop the weight for good.
Leslie had
lost weight in the past the traditional way — treadmills and low calorie plastic food.
I had
lost weight in the past but lack of nutrition knowledge, quitting smoking and personal sadness helped me gain it all back and more.
In a second study, published in the journal Metabolism, patients who had
lost weight in the past had a significantly lower metabolism than other patients who were the same weight and had not gained or lost significant weight in the past year.
The authors found that those who had dieted and
lost weight in the past had, on average, a 25 % lower metabolism than the control patients who had not lost significant weight.
Any time I have
lost weight in the past, it has always been when I am very relaxed.
I've
lost weight in the past, but it wasn't in a healthy way or by learning to eat healthier foods and I inevitably gained the weight back.