"There's no way to lose weight and keep it off unless you restrict what you eat consistently."
July 14, 2006 (Press Release) --
The workday grind can be a dieter's worst nightmare. Yet it doesn't have to be that way.
You're wise to avoid donuts, steer clear of vending machines and go easy on the pasta in the company cafeteria. But there's no need to chain yourself to your desk with a mountain of carrot sticks and rice cakes.
Food boredom—and there's nothing like carrots and rice cakes to bring that on – is one sure-fire way to kill a diet. Another is isolating yourself to avoid temptation.
Hope Warshaw, dietitian and author of "Eat Out, Eat Right" (Surrey Books, 2004), makes a good case for making your weight-loss efforts mesh with your work and social life.
"Reality of the matter is 'dieting' is not an on/off proposition," Warshaw says. "It's a long-term lifestyle change proposition. The longer that people think of this as temporary, the longer they will be frustrated by weight loss and regain."
Bottom line, she says, is people have to make small and simple changes in their behaviors about food, food choices and the portions they eat.
"If a person goes out to eat as part of their lifestyle, then to have long-term weight loss and control success, they need to figure out how to cope with restaurant meals," Warshaw says. "Perhaps they need to eat out less and bring lunch more, but all in all they shouldn't avoid restaurants. It only leads to pent-up desire and anxiety."
So look at it this way: If joining office mates for a coffee break or meeting friends for lunch at a favorite eatery is something you enjoy doing during the work week when you're not dieting – find ways to do it successfully when you are dieting. You're more apt to stay on track that way.
Source: http://health.msn.com/centers
You're wise to avoid donuts, steer clear of vending machines and go easy on the pasta in the company cafeteria. But there's no need to chain yourself to your desk with a mountain of carrot sticks and rice cakes.
Food boredom—and there's nothing like carrots and rice cakes to bring that on – is one sure-fire way to kill a diet. Another is isolating yourself to avoid temptation.
Hope Warshaw, dietitian and author of "Eat Out, Eat Right" (Surrey Books, 2004), makes a good case for making your weight-loss efforts mesh with your work and social life.
"Reality of the matter is 'dieting' is not an on/off proposition," Warshaw says. "It's a long-term lifestyle change proposition. The longer that people think of this as temporary, the longer they will be frustrated by weight loss and regain."
Bottom line, she says, is people have to make small and simple changes in their behaviors about food, food choices and the portions they eat.
"If a person goes out to eat as part of their lifestyle, then to have long-term weight loss and control success, they need to figure out how to cope with restaurant meals," Warshaw says. "Perhaps they need to eat out less and bring lunch more, but all in all they shouldn't avoid restaurants. It only leads to pent-up desire and anxiety."
So look at it this way: If joining office mates for a coffee break or meeting friends for lunch at a favorite eatery is something you enjoy doing during the work week when you're not dieting – find ways to do it successfully when you are dieting. You're more apt to stay on track that way.
Source: http://health.msn.com/centers
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