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$Unique_ID{BRK01387}
$Pretitle{}
$Title{Gaining Weight While on a Diet}
$Subject{diet program community social gaining weight fat calories exercise
behavior behaviors lifestyle lifestyles diets dietary nutrition food foods
calory exercise exercising gain dieting}
$Volume{Q-23, Q-26}
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Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
Gaining Weight While on a Diet
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QUESTION: Now that I have taken some medical advice, and am on my diet, I am
terribly upset and frustrated by the fact that there are days I actually gain
weight. My scale show as much as a two or three pound gain even on days I
have been most careful. What's a gal to do?
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ANSWER: Probably the best answer to this frequently asked question is to
weigh yourself but once each week. That allows the ups and downs in your
daily weight to average out, and you can gain a better sense of your progress.
It isn't fat that is causing the changes to occur, but retained water.
Certain liquids such as coffee actually act as diuretics that help your
kidneys pump out extra fluid and cause the weight to drop. Foods that contain
extra salt, oriental foods using soy sauce, Italian foods with a great deal of
commercially prepared tomato sauce for example, can add several pounds
overnight. But if you consume from 3000 to 3500 calories less than you need,
you may expect a real loss of about one pound. Add on extra exercise
calculated at from 350 to 550 calories an hour depending upon intensity, and
you can achieve a loss of up to two pounds a week. It may seem slow, but it
is safer, and with newly acquired health habits, will remain off over the long
haul.
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The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
problem.