Long Term FAT Loss
The other day Tom Venuto left a really good article on his blog, BurnTheFatBlog.com, talking about the difference between people that only focus on short term fat loss and long term fat loss. (You can read his full post here: Listen To Maintainers, Not To Losers)
In this article Tom is making a comparison between what he calls “losers” and what he calls “maintainers”. Both lost weight (or more specifically fat), but the biggest difference was how long they kept it off. Basically, a maintainer is someone that can keep the weight off for a longer period of time - at least a year but hopefully more. Which would you rather be? Do you just want to lose weight and bounce back in a few months, or keep it off for a longer period of time?
So what was the big difference between the two groups? Well, according to Tom’s research the group of people that actually maintained the weight loss did a few key things differently than the “losers”:
- Developed a more active lifestyle
- Trained with weights
- Tracked things like calories eaten, body fat, meal planning, etc.
- Stopped making excuses for not exercising, eating right, etc.
Most of these shouldn’t surprise you at all. The one that I find the most interesting and important is number 4: they stopped making excuses. This just goes to show how important it is to have the right mindset for your exercise program. I would have to say that keeping the right mindset week in and week out for the long haul is one of the hardest things to do. That’s why its the most crucial! If you don’t have the motivation, nothing else will happen. Motivation and mindset is everything! So if you have to start somewhere, start with that.
Thanks to Tom Venuto for more great information! Make sure you check out the full article for a good read.
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I agree that weights are a key item to include in a weight loss program. I went from dropping a 1/2 - 1 pound a day to 1 - 1 1/2 pounds a day after lifting weights.
BTW I linked one of your articles on my Weekly 13. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the page as well. http://mybigwaist.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-29-weekly-13-i.html
Hey Alan,
That’s quite the improvement and interesting to note that you doubled your weight loss in a week just by adding weight lifting.
By the way, it’s good to know that the picture at the top of your blog isn’t you LOL!
it is all in the brain. read “the human instinct” and you will realize the losing wight and even staying on the same wight it is all in the head.
Comfy,
I couldn’t agree with you more. The power of the mind to control all other factors really is an amazing thing. I think we could all use work in this area from time to time, at least I know I could!
thank you with this article,i enjoy eatting after evening i can not diet now
Someone should be slow and steady vs. rushing in trying to do more than they are capable.