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WEIGHT LOSS
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n o w is establish w here you are. Here’s how .
KEEP A JOURNAL
You
won’t know what to fix unless
you know what you’re doing
wrong A recently released
study that tracked 1,685
middle-aged men and women
for six months compared
those who kept a food diary
to those who didn’t. Those
who wrote down what they
ate every day lost twice as
much weight as those who
didn’t. The mere act of tracking
food intake is extremely
powerful. One system we
really like is Day-Timer’s Weight
Management Solution Set,
which includes an attractive
leather Catalina wallet that
holds monthly food and
physical activity journals.
$50; daytimer.com
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W EIG H IN You need to weigh yourself
every day. An 18-month study in
The New
England Journal o f M edicine
showed that
women who stepped on a scale daily were
much more likely to take corrective action
if they saw the numbers creeping up. But
you also need to know how many of those
pounds are body fat. That’s where a body
fat analyzer comes in. Get both scale and
analyzer with a unit such as the Tanita
BC-533 InnerScan Body Composition
Monitor. This technology-packed device
measures weight and body fat percentage,
including the amount of dangerous visceral
(belly) fat Keep track of your weight and
body-fat percentage in your journal.
$115: thecompetitiveedge.com
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W hile many factors affect heart disease, a diet low in saturated
fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of this disease.
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JANUARY 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
@ M O VE TO T H E M IDDLE
Measure your waistline by
placing a tape just above your
belly button. Keep a consistent
pressure on the tape; if you pull
too hard, you’ll erroneously
knock an inch or two off the
correct reading An especially
good tape measure is the
MyoTape Body Tape Measure,
which measures waists up to 60
inches. It has a spring-loaded
mechanism that takes the
guesswork out of how hard you
should pull the tape. Note the
measurement in your journal.
$
8
;
amazon.com
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