Women who want to lose weight do not trust a crash diet of less than 1200 calories and are aware of the yo-yo effect that can cause.
Nutritionist Anne de Graaf has conducted a survey among the participants of weight loss community Valtaf.nl † The results of that study also showed that during a subsequent weight loss attempt massively opt for healthier food in combination with more exercise †
Stop
The first week of a diet attempt often proceeds with hope, 80 percent are confident that they can stick with it. Still, most attempts don't last more than one to three months. Almost half of the respondents indicated that they had succumbed to something tasty after once unable to pick up the thread. One-fifth simply state to stop because the target weight has been reached.
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Tricks
Almost all respondents were women, 69 percent of them are overweight † They have made several attempts to lose weight and usually lose one to ten kilos – thirty percent have even lost more than twenty kilos. Some women go to bed earlier . to maintain the diet so as not to be tempted, but eventually a quarter of the night gets out of bed to eat something †
Fun fact: a third admitted to sometimes lick or smell something delicious to enjoy yourself without taking in the calories. Smart!
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