How To Double Weight Loss Progress

Posted: March 15th, 2009 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »

Back what seems like half a century ago, I had a teacher that said that if you wanted to remember  something; write it down. He also said that if you really wanted to commit something to memory, you needed to write it down several times. I’m no longer sure what he meant exactly by the term several, but it had to be more than two  or three times.

In medical school, this journaling served me well, and even today I can recall small pieces  of information that I learned over 40 years ago. I used to take notes, and then rewrite my notes  several times. One thing I recall was that each time I rewrote my notes, I discovered something I had overlooked, or even completely missed.

Now comes a study that lends credence to my personal belief about journaling. A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute’s Weight Management Initiative, (whew!), done on  1500 fatties, (That would be the overweight and obese), has come up with some very surprising  results.

All of the folks studied lost weight on the program, which consisted of a low fat diet, and thirty minutes of moderate exercise per day. The diet included generous amounts of fruits and vegetables.

But here is the big news.

The people being studied were give the option of keeping a journal, or not.

Two thirds, or 990 of the folks being studied opted not to keep a journal. One third, or 510 people opted to keep a journal.

The results?

The 510 people who kept journal lost twice as much weight!

The study concluded that the journals prevented mindless eating and snacking, which can ruin any  weight loss plan. Those who journaled also were better at tracking portion sizes, and recognized their own bad habits.

There are really 4 Keys To A Successful Weight Loss Program.

1. My Dr. Bill’s Powerhouse Omega Formula

2. 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day

3. Eating high quality real food, in as close to it’s natural state as possible

4. Journaling, or writing it all down and keeping a record.

A deep water pharmaceutical grade fish oil, is the foundation of your program.

Moderate exercise can be as simple as walking, which is good exercise, and often completely  overlooked.

Eating real food means avoiding fast food, and all packaged foods.

And writing it all down shows your what happens when you follow the program, or fall off the train.

Keeping a journal pulls your whole program together. It’s like doubling down on a sure thing. You can  lose some weight, or you can lose a LOT of weight.

A friend of mine started journaling last October. Before that, he had reduced his waist size from 44  to 42. Since he started journaling, he has reduced his waist size from 42…to 34. That’s results you can brag about! (And he does, but who can blame him?)

It did cost him some dough, because he’s had to replace almost his entire wardrobe (which his wife  is thrilled about.)

We do like to hang onto things, even if it’s fat, or out of style, like clothing. Clothing won’t hurt you, but being overweight will. It can not only hurt you, it can kill you.

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