Healthy Weight Loss
Answers to common questions about healthy weight loss.
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How much weight should I lose?
There is no single target for everyone.
Even a modest, sustained weight loss can improve blood sugar, blood pressure, fatty liver and other metabolic problems.
How quickly should I lose weight?
Weight loss should generally be gradual and sustainable rather than based on extreme diets.
Can I lose weight without exercise?
Weight loss is possible through dietary changes, but physical activity is important for fitness, muscle health and maintaining weight loss.
Why am I not losing weight despite dieting?
Possible reasons include:
- Calorie intake is still higher than expected
- Reduced physical activity
- Poor sleep
- Medications
- Hormonal disorders
- Increased hunger
- Loss of muscle mass
- Difficulty maintaining the diet long term
Persistent difficulty with weight loss deserves a proper medical assessment.
Why do I lose weight but gain it back?
The body responds to weight loss by increasing hunger and trying to restore the previous weight.
Long-term weight management therefore requires more than a short-term diet.