The Multifaceted Approach to Weight Management

With the new year just around the corner there will be resolutions aplenty on their way. Some will resolve to lose weight or to take better care of themselves, to go on a diet or to exercise more, but the fact of the matter is that if your ultimate goal is to lose weight or maintain a healthy body weight, diet or exercise alone may not be enough. A comprehensive multifaceted approach to weight management is the best bet to maintaining a healthy body weight, and here’s why.

Diets alone don’t work. Studies have proven time and time again that any results obtained from restrictive dieting are temporary at best. More often than not calorie restrictive diets trigger an overcompensation reaction in the body, and those cravings will be stronger than ever, potentially leading to binges that will result in more weight gained than was shed due to the diet.

Jumping right into exercise can be dangerous. After long periods of inactivity, starting a high intensity workout regime can lead to injury or at the very least exhaustion, which will likely lead to abandonment of the regime.

The solution? A multifaceted approach. Consider long term diet and lifestyle changes instead of a temporary restriction. Smaller meals more often and healthier eating will have better long term results than merely cutting out certain foods or restricting calories. Do this alongside an exercise program that starts out slow and only increases in duration or intensity when you’re ready.

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