weight loss of long-term losers secrets
To keep excess pounds off your body
for good, weight-control behaviors need to
be part of your life. These tips can help.
BY Joy Pape, R.N., CDE
1. DON’T HINK DIET. Health care providers and people who have lost weight and kept it off consider the word “diet” a short, one-time ;x. What helps in the long run is learning about calorie and carb counts of foods, sensible portion sizes, and how they affect your weight and blood glucose. Rather than thinking, I can’t have this, I’m on a diet, it’s better to understand that you have a choice and ask, Do I really want to eat this?
48 Diabetic Living FALL 2010
