You’ve been working at natural weight loss, and losing a pound or two a week. Then, without noticing, you start to slip. Old habits resurface, and you start gaining weight back. Does this mean you should give up?

No, don’t give up. Just remember what we tell you over and over: Natural weight loss is the result of healthy choices you make every day. If you make one (or several) bad choice(s), and start to backslide, just forgive yourself, and move on.

We found an article on Prevention Magazine’s website that says there are different personality types that need different strategies to lose weight:

Everyone has an eating weak spot. Here’s how to find yours, fix it and reach the weight you want without struggle

“The kids are in bed, the last dish has been washed, and, as you sit back and watch the evening news, what’s in your hand? A pint of Haagen-Dazs, a glass of wine, or a cup of tea? On weekends, do you watch your calories as carefully as you did Monday through Friday, or do you take a healthy eating vacation and nosh whatever you want?

Certain ingrained habits—even seemingly minor ones—have a significant effect on your weight. The hard part, too, is that even when you make the decision to, say, eat more fruit or hit the gym one more time a week, past behaviors can sneak in and undermine your best efforts.

…it’s clear that many people share similar food struggles and behavior patterns. Those patterns can be grouped into five basic eating types. ”
Read the full article here: Five types

The article includes summaries of the five eating types they identify, and suggests strategies for overcoming the weak points of each type. You can find some useful weight loss tips in the article. Some will be familiar to regular readers of Simple Natural Weight Loss, such as using exercise instead of eating to help you deal with stress.

If you want more information about the eating types, or more in depth strategies, the article on Prevention’s website is excerpted from a book called Lose It!: The Personalized Weight Loss Revolution

The book was written by the creators of the Lose It iPhone app, which has been downloaded millions of times. The authors analyzed the data from thousands of users, and used that information to create the book.