Step 1: Create a Plan
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Having a weight management plan that is realistic and actionable is crucial to meeting your goals.
What makes a good
plan?
Don't make it complex. In fact a simpler and more fundamental plan is better. Your plan should:
- State clear goals
- Consider your strengths
and weaknesses
- Be flexible
- Be customized
Body Technologies is committed to providing you with the information and motivation to go all the way.
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You have to know where you are starting from—have your body composition and metabolism measured.
Don’t rely on the BMI (body mass index)—it can’t tell the difference between a pound of fat and a pound of muscle.
Thinner does not mean less body fat.
Knowing
how much body fat, muscle mass, and how many calories your
body burns is critical
to creating targeted weight management plans.
Step 2: Put it Into Action
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Energy homeostasis (calories “in” vs. calories “out”) has the greatest impact on your success.
Your
body requires energy (calories) to carry out day to day activities
with vigor and alertness. Quick weight loss brought on by low
calorie diets leads to the loss of precious muscle and ultimately
leads to rapid weight regain. Determining an appropriate balance
between calories in and out, that can be maintained over time, is critical
to your ability to lose fat.
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Exercise and being physically active is the second most important part of your plan.
By adding physical activity to your plan, you can more easily achieve the proper energy balance while increasing muscle tone, flexibility and overall fitness levels. Although eating less may be part of your plan, reducing too many calories from your diet leads to irritability, fatigue, weakness and the loss of precious muscle mass.
Walking, jogging, gardening – you name it, they all count. Be active and you will reap the benefits for the rest of your life.
Step 3: Stay On Track
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Reassess frequently to make sure you are on the right track.
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A support team can make all the difference in the world when working towards your goals.
Using the expertise of various wellness practitioners is important to the success of your weight management plan. Evidence shows that more than 80% of the individuals that lose weight will regain it. However, participants in structured weight management plans have a greater likelihood of keeping it off. Body Technologies realizes that it is not easy, but with the right resources you can succeed at managing your weight for the rest of your life.
