We talk a lot about natural weight loss strategies here at Simple Natural Weight Loss, but haven’t focused much attention on maintaining weight after you have lost it. We found an article on MedicineNet.com which talks about strategies for weight management:

“A tendency to gain weight is increased when food is plentiful and when we use equipment and vehicles to save time and energy. Plentiful food and labor-saving devices can make it very difficult to avoid weight gain, but it is possible to manage your weight through your food and physical activity choices. To make it easier to manage your weight, make long-term changes in your eating behavior and physical activity. Here are some tips to accomplish this:

• Build a healthy base and make sensible choices.
• Choose a healthful assortment of food that include vegetables, fruits, grains (especially whole grains), skim milk, and fish, lean meat, poultry, or beans.
• Choose foods that are low in fat and added sugars most of the time.
• Eating mainly vegetables, fruits, and grains helps you feel full, achieve good health, and manage your weight. • Whatever the food, eat a sensible portion size.
• Try to be more active throughout the day.
• To maintain a healthy weight after weight loss, it helps for adults to do at least 45 minutes of moderate physical activity daily (at least 60 minutes daily for children).
• Over time, even a small decrease in calories eaten and a small increase in physical activity can keep you from gaining weight or help you lose weight.“

Our regular readers will find most of those recommendations familiar. They are the same recommendations we make over and over for natural weight loss.

Healthier eating choices focused on nutrient rich vegetables and fruits, and daily physical activity are the cornerstones of natural weight loss. If you make these a part of your lifestyle, and don’t see them as part of a “diet” to help you drop a few pounds, these same natural weight loss strategies will help you maintain your weight loss.

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I was reading about some research done at Northwestern University related to midnight snacks. The research was done on mice, but may hold true for humans as well. (Researchers said other studies pointed to the same effect in humans eating at night.)

Researchers found that if mice ate during their normal sleeping hours, they gained more weight than mice fed the same calories during their regular waking hours. The difference was significant, more than twice the weight gain in the mice who ate when they should have been sleeping. (The activity levels in both groups of mice was similar.)

This research seems to indicate that if you eat late at night, the potential for weight gain will be much greater than if you eat during the day. This might be because your metabolism has slowed down, to prepare you for sleep. (That is my assumption, it was not mentioned in the article I read.)

I think this should give everyone a great reason to avoid the midnight snacks.

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