

Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Successful weight loss depends largely on becoming more aware of your behaviors and starting to change them. Instead of relying on willpower, this process demands skill power. This Special Health Report, Lose Weight and Keep It Off, offers a range of solutions that have worked for many people and can be tailored to your needs.
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Have diets failed you in the past? Put an end to dieting disappointment for good with this report from the health and nutrition professionals at Harvard Medical School.
Why do most diets not deliver as advertised? In a word: boredom. We start well, but after too many meals that are too restrictive, we lose interest. We’re justifiably bored. And we quit.
So, how do you find a weight-loss program you can stay with to the end — and beyond? How do you lose weight and keep it off?
Lose Weight and Keep it Off reveals the two keys to successful weight loss. The first is finding a diet and exercise program that suits you, your lifestyle, your likes, and your goals. The second is “skill power,” a powerful set of specific habits that can make all the difference between setbacks and lasting success.
In this revealing report, you will learn how various popular diets — from Atkins to The Zone, South Beach to Mediterranean — stack up for long-term results. You’ll read how Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers compare. You will discover the wisest choice for “good carbs,” the one diet the American Heart Association warns against and, as a bonus, you’ll get a week of daily menus with delicious entrees even non-dieters will love.
In a special section, Harvard’s experts share the ten skill power techniques that will reinforce and reward your progress. From setting the right goals to finding a support network, these habits will move you to your weight-loss goals with greater confidence and certainty.
You’ll get the facts about popular weight loss medications, the dangers of weight-loss supplements, and the latest on advances in bariatric surgery. The report will give you insider tricks for spurring weight loss. You’ll read six ways to burn 150 calories in just 15 minutes, four ways to avoid overindulging when eating out, and the one way to trigger your stomach’s “I’m full” signal even though you’ve eaten less.
If you want to lose weight, you can make it happen! Order your copy of Lose Weight and Keep it Off now!
Prepared by the editors of Harvard Health Publishing in consultation with Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH, PNS Obesity Medicine Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Nutrition Editor, Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN. 53 pages. (2024)
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Harvard Medical School Guides delivers compact, practical information on important health concerns. These publications are smaller in scope than our Special Health Reports, but they are written in the same clear, easy-to-understand language, and they provide the authoritative health advice you expect from Harvard Health Publishing.
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