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Many people focus only on losing the weight and once they reach their targets, generally go back to original eating patterns and habits. They are caught unawares when a few years later the weight scales tell them that they are back where they started before the massive weight loss.

According to the Centre for Nutritional Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, on average, dieters are likely to regain 17% of their weight loss after 2.7 years.

The study investigated 602 individuals who have taken the weight loss program organized by the Centre one to five years before the survey. It was found that the percentage of weight bounced back increases with the time lapsed after taken the program. For those who have taken the program one year before, the percentage is 18 per cent. But if it is five years before, the percentage increases to 61 per cent.

Of 602 cases under studies, only 12 per cent did not have their weight rebound, 49 per cent regained 1 to 25 per cent of their original weight loss while 39 per cent with weight rebound 26 per cent or more which is beyond the acceptable range.

For those with rebounded weight within the acceptable range (i.e. 25 per cent or less of their original weight loss), the study found that:

82% regularly checked their weight
79% sought professional advice regularly
75% stuck to the assigned food quota
73% kept on doing moderate exercise after shedding fat
63% kept diary on daily food intake

Those in this group also were noted to have lost their weight in accordance with the healthy weight loss guide of 1 pound per week.

To read more on this study, go to www.bignews.biz . The article is titled 17 per cent of weight loss bounced back after 2.7 years.

It is my believe that keeping rebound weight gain at bay is far more difficult than losing the weight initially. This is also because when we start on a program, we are motivated to shed the unwanted pounds and get on the routine of exercise. Once we have lost the weight, we tend to settle back to old habits and patterns, thus regaining the weight we have lost. This takes us back to the fact that a total lifestyle change needs to be made. Therefore we should not treat it as a program we are going on but something that we are going to keep with us for life. Only then can we lose the weight and keep it off.

Another important factor is healthy weight loss as compared to rapid weight loss. Healthy weight loss of 1 pound a week is sustainable. It gives the body time to adjust to the new weight set point. On the other hand, rapid weight loss may be just water loss or water and muscle loss.This type of weight loss is usually not sustainable. Therefore, a person is more likely to experience rebound weight gain.

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