FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

I’m in the middle of Week 4 of my Couch to 5k plan, and tonight’s workout involved two sets each of a 3-minute run, followed by a 5-minute run, with sufficient walking time in between.  A few weeks ago this wouldn’t have been possible.  Tonight was a great run.  I completed both sets with energy to burn.  I’m nowhere near ready for that 5k yet, but I’ll get there soon.

I’m down at the Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Company, and getting my weekly treat of a cream cheese bagel with something from the tap.  Tonight it’s a Full Sail, from just down the road in Hood River.  If you have never been to the GP, it’s quite the cultural oasis in this small town. 

I was browsing the news from the weight loss world when I found these reports on our chances of keeping the weight off after a big loss:

Big Weight Loss More Likely To Stick: 

A new study suggests people who lose large amounts of weight are more likely to keep it off.

This next article seems to contradict the first:

Americans Can Maintain Weight Loss

Unfortunately, those with more weight to lose were those more likely to regain, according to the study now appearing online and in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Although it does have some otherwise encouraging words:

“Weight maintenance following weight loss is doable,” said lead author Edward Weiss, a medical epidemiologist with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. “We’re still learning the things that are necessary for weight maintenance in the long run.”

 I like this next article from CBN.com the best.  It suggests exercise as the best way to keep the pounds off after losing weight:

Many people believe that dieters who lose weight usually gain it back. But a new survey finds that six of 10 people keep most of the weight off a year later.

And nearly eight percent are still losing weight.

So there you have it, a small collection of some of the weight loss news I’ve been reading while getting a small meal at my favorite hangout.  Now you’re up to date.