Time to Achieve a Healthy Weight at Home?

Health experts have argued for years that the rising rates, high prevalence, and adverse consequences of obesity demand new and innovative approaches that deliver remote weight loss training, support, and encouragement for individuals who are overweight. Recently, the need to adopt alternative technologies to communicate with weight loss clients has grown quickly as centers are forced to develop new strategies for educating, guiding, supporting, and encouraging participants following their plan. While the virtual 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 not more, for permanent weight reduction. The most natural progression for the weight loss industry in a technology-driven world is the refinement of remote weight loss strategies. With many traditional brick-n-mortar health clubs and gyms closed, remote weight loss programs provide a much-needed solution.

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

• EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE - Embrace the challenge and don’t allow yourself to get discouraged. Whether you are eating out or dining in, there are always healthier choices that you can make. But, you may have to learn which foods are lower in added sugars and saturated fats.
• RESOLVE EMOTIONAL ISSUES - With the right long distance support and remote coaching, you can break through the emotional barriers that led to unwanted weight gain during the coronavirus lockdown and restore the desire to exercise your willpower.
• SELF-MONITOR & FOLLOW-UP - If you are overweight or obese, self-monitoring of your waist circumference is an important indicator in determining your overall risk factors for many chronic diseases.
• AIM FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT - Remember, quick weight loss methods like fad diets do not provide lasting results, which can be dangerous to your health. Aim for a healthy weight loss to increase your chances of both losing pandemic weight gain and keeping it off.

Chances are good that there has been very little enforcement of kitchen policies during this stressful time. While you continue to shelter in place, a little scheduling for kitchen hours and planning for mealtimes can go a long way to control tendencies to overeat.

If you are ready to take your life back and break free of overeating during the lockdown, a remote weight loss program can help you leave your self-sabotaging behaviors in the past and get on with your life. At the Metabolic Research Center, our weight loss specialists can help you identify the reason you want to lose weight and develop a weight loss strategy that helps you improve your appearance, feel better, have more energy, and live a healthier life. Dieters who feel they are ready to lose weight are much more likely to make the changes and establish the good habits needed for long-term success. Our remote coaches can equip you with the knowledge and tools that you need to shed pounds and restore your good health. Remember, achieving a healthy weight after sheltering in place for months does not necessarily mean being as skinny as swimsuit model. Ideal weights depend on numerous factors with a complex relationship of genetics, body type, and lifestyle issues plus your health and age.