UCLA to World: Dieting Does Not Work

We who are part of the Hilton Head Health Institute have been saying this for years, but you don’t have to take our word for it (as a weight loss spa, we are a bit biased):  research announced by a team at UCLA shows that diets do not work.

Yes, you can lose weight by dieting.  And any number of diets work for that.  But overwhelmingly, people who lose weight through diets put it back on.  In fact, you may be worse off for dieting because you put your body through the strain of the diet, with no permanent weight loss as a compensation.  Yo-yo dieting is a lose-lose situation: lose weight short term and then lose the healthy lifestyle battle longer term.

No surprise to us, but the researchers conclude with a boost for the healthy lifestyle.  Eating nutritious controlled calorie meals (all of them) with lots of appropriate exercises (that is, right for you) is the long term solution.

Add comment April 25th, 2007

Chesley Gleason’s Uplifting Story

H3I helped me to get my life back from the brink of destruction. The fact that I lost over 200 lbs is just a by-product of living out this impossible dream. It was August 2006, and I was about to complete the Next Level Fitness triathlon in 100 degree weather. Tears of joy mixed with sweat streamed down my face as I ran toward the finish line. It happened to be in front of the main entrance — the same doorway I could barely drag my huge, unhealthy body through the summer before. The scene was surreal as my thoughts drifted back to that first day and the string of events that led me to this moment of personal triumph….

Read the rest of Chesley’s amazing story of strength and grace on the H3I website, on Chesley’s page.

Add comment April 9th, 2007