Remote Weight Loss Can Produce the Same Positive Results

The coming weeks and months are going to be incredibly difficult for everyone as we wait to see what the new normal looks like. However, for those who have gained a considerable amount of weight during the lockdown, it is important to start on their weight loss journey. MRC at Home weight loss programs can offer a remote environment where individuals can engage in learning, support, and celebration of losing weight effectively and efficiently with positive long-term outcomes. Most diets fail because they are difficult to maintain. Without the needed change in habits, any weight lost on the latest trending diet will be regained over time. However, remote weight loss support can encourage people to execute the changes necessary for reaching their goal weight. While long distance weight loss applications and strategies are in their infancy, rich social interactions for developing remote weight loss programs appear to produce the same level of positive results.

If you are committed to permanently losing the weight you gained while sheltering in place, plan to check in with a source of long distance support and remote coaching at regular intervals, and check out the strategies discussed below:

• EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE - Although you may miss your pre-pandemic exercise routines, you may have more time available to stay active while sheltering in place. Riding an exercise bike, walking on a treadmill, or lifting dumbbells can be done while watching TV.
• SELF-MONITOR & FOLLOW-UP - Self-monitoring is an important step in observing your behaviors over the long haul, and follow-up adjustments are essential for modifying specific behaviors to ensure you continue to improve.
• AIM FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT - Most people who are trying to lose unwanted weight gain place to much focus on shedding pounds. If you aim for a healthy target weight, you will be setting more realistic goals and the changes in weight will be more productive for the long-term.
• RESOLVE EMOTIONAL ISSUES - You know you are successful in many areas of your life, so stop shaming yourself over pandemic weight gain. Dealing with new stressors has caused a lot of people to pack on the pounds.

To help minimize overeating and mindless snacking, make it a rule to only eat in the kitchen or dining area and nowhere else in your house. Moreover, scheduling specified eating times will allow you to enforce when the kitchen is open and when it is off limits.

Your body weight is only one of many indicators of your overall well-being. So, select a remote weight loss program that helps you focus on building a positive body image with sustainable lifestyle changes filled with healthy substitutes for the bad habits you’ve adopted. At Metabolic Research Center, our dietitians and weight loss specialists understand that everyone is different and one-size-fits-all strategies for losing weight don’t work. That’s why we’ve customized weight loss programs for our clients for more than thirty years. Beyond eating poorly and moving less, many people have noticed changes in sleep patterns that can also contribute to unwanted weight gain. Adopting a remote weight loss program with long distance coaching will allow you to discuss negative lifestyle issues like late-night TV binging. For most of us, it doesn’t look like our world is going back to normal in the foreseeable future, so now is the time to make some important lifestyle changes that will help you restore your good health and wellness.