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\"Slow<\/a>In a study of weekend behavior, people on diet or exercise routines consistently stopped losing weight \u2014 or worse, gained it \u2013 over the weekends.<\/p>\n

Published in the August issue of the research journal Obesity, the study showed that people on calorie-restricted diets or daily exercise programs ate more on Saturdays and exercised less on Sundays, resulting in a net weekly weight gain of almost nine pounds a year.<\/p>\n

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Compared to weekday weight loss, the higher dietary intake on weekends caused the dieters to stop losing weight on weekends, while the lowered-activity exercisers gained weight on weekends. These findings provide one explanation for the relatively slow rates of weight loss observed in many studies, as well as the difficulty with maintaining significant weight loss, the researchers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember, little changes can mean a lot when you\u2019re dieting,\u201d said registered dietitian Angela Shaw, D.T.R., coordinator of \u201cThe Healthy Weigh\u201d weight management program offered at Cooper University Hospital locations throughout South Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo lose a pound a week, you have to cut and\/or burn 3,500 calories from your diet per week. If you make a habit of treating yourself on Saturdays to a Burger King lunch of a Double Whopper with Cheese, a large chocolate shake and fries, that one meal is costing you 2,550 calories. If you add the Dutch Apple Pie for dessert and an eight-ounce bag of salted potato chips while you\u2019re watching TV that night, you\u2019ve taken in 4,067 calories\u2014that\u2019s almost 600 calories more than the 3,500 calories you needed to cut from your diet that week in order to lose one pound,\u201d Shaw said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going to splurge on the weekends,\u201d Shaw added, \u201cmake sure you increase your activity. Remember, it\u2019s calories in, calories out. Take advantage of your weekend time off and go outside for a walk,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Also, Shaw suggests taking steps to balance and moderate your weekend splurges by having a game plan before you dine out. \u201cFor instance, when you know you\u2019re going to have a Martini before dinner, you can plan to skip the appetizer or the dessert,\u201d Shaw said.<\/p>\n

About The Healthy Weigh<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe Healthy Weigh\u201d is Cooper University Hospital\u2019s individualized weight management program featuring a refreshing approach to successful weight reduction and nutritional well-being. Participants learn to identify the personal steps they need to take to achieve and maintain their optimal weight and good health. Information on foods to lower cholesterol and\/or blood pressure and to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes also is provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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