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Maintaining weight lossMaintaining weight loss
Jan Baggarly, County Extension CoordinatorConnie Crawley, MS, RD, LD
Extension Nutrition and Health Specialist
Consume fewer caloriesConsume fewer calories
Women – 1400 calories per dayMen – 1700 calories per day
Never can eat as much as you did prior to weight loss
Maintain physical activityMaintain physical activity
60 minutes each day Structured planned exercise
And Active daily lifestyle:
- take stairs- walk to do errands- do your own house & yard work- take farthest parking space
and walk
Weigh oftenWeigh often
Weigh weekly or dailyDon’t allow pounds to creep back onCatch 1-2 pound weight gain earlyAnalyze whyDo something about it NOW
Follow the planFollow the plan
Follow eating planFollow exercise plan
EVERY DAYWeek-endsVacationsHolidays
Eat BreakfastEat Breakfast
It kick starts metabolism
Sets pattern to eat meals throughout day avoiding calorie overload at night
Maintenance Gets Easier!Maintenance Gets Easier!
Make weight control a priorityChange habits for lifePractice makes perfect!
The more years you maintain your weight loss, the less likely you are to regain the pounds.