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- 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.
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