Because you are reading this page we assume you are considering attending a weight loss program. We commend you for this important step toward improving your health and hope that the following information is useful in helping you make the right choices about a weight management program.
1. Effective weight loss is more than just a diet
This year, about 50 million Americans will go on a diet. About 5 percent of them will be successful at keeping the weight off. Why will 95% of these dieters fail?
Weight loss is a $30 Billion industry in the United States. While there are many high quality programs that offer and achieve realistic weight loss, there are many more that make promises can neither be supported scientifically or defended ethically. How can you tell the difference?
3. Non prescription weight loss pills don't really work
A quick look at supermarket or health store shelves would lead you to think there are hundreds of effective weight loss pills. In reality, there are only a hand full of clinically tested and approved medications for weight loss and all of them require a prescription. The rest are at best unproven, and at worst dangerous.
Almost any diet that reduces your intake of food calories will result in weight loss. Even fad diets do work in the short term. But soon after you go back to your normal diet, the lost weight will return. Sometimes it will even bring a few extra pounds with it. What is the essential feature of a weight loss program that can help you keep lost weight from coming back?
Selecting a weight loss program is just the beginning of a journey. We want you to make the right choice so that each step you take will bring you closer to your destination and not closer to disappointment. Here are a few of the questions that you should ask any program that you are considering to ensure that you are making the best possible choice.
