Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts
Chapter One
Is sustainable weight loss
possible?
Chances are, you've heard the same statistic
over and over again. And if it's true that
95% of diets end in failure, it's reasonable to
conclude that trying to lose weight is not worth
the effort. Nobody is going to tell you that it is
easy to achieve weight loss that lasts. But it is
possible. Let's begin to explore exactly how to
win the weight-loss battle.
Kernels of Truth
There are reports from credible sources that give some pretty negative
statistics. In the 1950s, Dr. Albert J. Stunkard summarized his findings
about weight-loss methods available at that time. The finding was that
95% of diets fail. Likewise, an expert panel from the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) reported in 1992 that people who completed a weight-loss
program could expect to regain about two-thirds of the loss after
one year and virtually all their lost weight after five years. These two
reports are widely used and reused in the media and in scientific circles.
Another kernel of truth is that no single weight-loss method available
today can help every overweight or obese person get ... read full excerpt from Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts ebook
