Its easy to loose weight. The tough part is to maintain it. Don’t worry, these 6 tips will help you from putting on weight again.

1. Get Active and Stay Active

Men and women who have kept the weight off report a high level of physical activity. The most popular form of exercise is walking, followed by cycling, weight lifting, and aerobics.

Crunched for time? Higher intensity activities can burn calories faster.

Vigorous physical activities include:

• Running/jogging (5 miles per hour)
• Bicycling (more than 10 miles per hour)
• Swimming (freestyle laps)
• Aerobics
• Walking very fast (4 1/2 miles per hour)
• Heavy yard work, such as chopping wood
• Weight lifting (vigorous effort)
• Basketball (competitive)

2. Eat a Diet Low in Calories and Fat

Successful losers report consuming an average of 1,381 calories per day with 24% of those calories from fat.

These people generally eat out less than 2.5 meals per week on average. They also average less than one meal a week in a fast food restaurant.

3. Don’t Skip Breakfast

Eating breakfast can increase your metabolism, helping your burn more calories during the day. It also helps avoid overeating later in the day. A typical breakfast is cereal and fruit.

4. Hit the Scales

Frequently checking your weight allows you to catch small weight gains and hopefully take steps to correct them.

5. Maintain a Consistent Eating Pattern

People who were consistent about their diet were more likely to keep the weight off.

6. Catch ‘Slips’ Before They Turn Into Bigger Problems

Gaining a even couple of pounds should be corrected immediately else these add up very fast.

Reference - WebMD, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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