What are the Principles of Weight Management and Maintenance?

Weight management and maintenance can be a minefield.  It can be difficult to decide how to cut through all the noise on the internet about diets.  Professionals, natural critics of popular diets, will tell you the best way to go will be what medicine and science tell us - not what fad diets do. We could not agree more.  Pearl Chemist Group offers weight loss management and adult weight management services in the UK.

Critics of popular diets - we hold a highly critical view of popular “fad” diets. Weight management is establishing a lifestyle that you can maintain over your lifetime.

Nutrient and calorie timing - This method of dieting uses the timings of protein and carbohydrate intake in relation to exercise. Whilst this has some basis on correct information, it is too narrow and does not affect a lifestyle.

Self-monitoring - this is the centerpiece of behavioral weight loss programs.  It involves journaling every action involving food, exercise, stress and so forth in order to achieve weight loss.  Whilst this is considered a successful methodology alongside programs for weight loss, it does not translate into a lifestyle and is unsustainable over the long term.

Forbidden foods - many fad diets include a list of forbidden foods.  This sets you up to fail and increases the likelihood of binge eating.

Concept of Caloric Density - caloric density tosses away portion control.  Here, the foods with less calories per pound means you can eat more of them and this means you can eat more food.  This diet does not eliminate foods but assigns a higher caloric density to certain foods that can otherwise be considered healthy in moderate serving.

Healthy Eating - healthy eating means eating a wide variety of non-processed (or lowest processed) foods that have the highest nutrient and nutritional values, that provide enough energy to your body for fuel.  If you are looking to lose weight, then you will need to have a deficit.  This means, in simple terms, you will need to expend more energy than fuel you put into your body.

Self-motivation - whilst self-motivation is certainly a factor, often our own motivation can wane.  It is during these times that you will need support.  It is scientifically proven that support is one of the key factors in weight loss and long-term weight management.

Pearl Chemist Group has weight loss management and adult weight management services available in the UK. Visit us online today to find your nearest location and opening times.  Give us a call to start your journey with us today.