But mounting research, along with the personal experiences of many thousands of people, show that staying at a healthy weight can be harder than the initial weight loss. “There are two misconceptions about long-term weight loss,” she says. A suite of physiological factors, including appetite-related hormones, metabolism and even neurological pathways, make our bodies fight against weight loss. Despite this discouraging evidence, Wing insists long-term weight loss is not a hopeless cause. “Weight loss is something that, if you don’t stay on top of it, you can absolutely backslide.

Source: thestar June 26, 2017 20:03 UTC