Over the past several weeks we have seen a number of people who have come back to us having put a significant amount of weight back on months/years after leaving our program. The first thing I tell these patients is: Do NOT feel embarrassed about this. The losing/then gaining of weight is very common because as we discussed when you entered our program, it is much easier to gain weight than it is to lose it. To lose weight and keep it off requires constant, and I mean constant vigilance, planning, thinking, etc. As soon as life's issues (work, home, etc) take over and we stop concentrating on our weight loss or maintenance efforts, then we regress to our old behavior paterns. These behaviors usually revolve around making quick choices for food (sure is easy to drive thru a Burger King) as well as seeking rewards for stressful times. Such rewards involve high-caloric food sources, alcohol, etc.
There is no "Finish Line" to our efforts...to lose weight and keep it off requires that change of life style that we constantly talk about. Is this easy? Of course not. Over a number of years we all build up pattenrs of behavior and ofetn when it comes to food choices, these patterns involves taking in food sources that taste good to us. Unfortunately, these types of food sources are often very high caloric.
Hey, I need to apologize to my Redskins fans out there. Your team's performance has been incredible. Seeing them in preseason and in the first game agianst my G-men, I thought you guys would go 3-13. Campbell is playing GREAT and Coach Zorn's systems are working incredibly well. SO MUCH FUN seeing you guys beat Dallas and the Eagles in their home stadiums. Will be a GREAT game when the Giants play them later in the year in D.C.
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