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Weight-watchers will tell you that losing weight is half the battle; but the war is keeping that weight off. It’s when you’ve lost the weight and got the figure you wanted that all hell breaks loose. Most successful losers (weight, that is) often fall off the diet wagon and don’t even realize it until it hurts. Usually the reason for this is negligence. Losing weight requires your body to undergo serious transformation which has been brought about forcefully and coercively. In other words, left to itself, your body will very gladly go back to its old ways and its old shape. This understanding is important to ensure you stay healthy and maintain your weight. The following tips, will of course add to the understanding

1) Take it easy: Gorging on a piece of chocolate cake the moment you’ve hit the mark is not such a great idea. It will take your body some time to get used to this new weight, so although you do not need to stick to your weight loss diet, increasing your diet drastically is bound to have a bad effect. What you need to do is increase your intake by about 250 calories a day for the first week, while keeping your exercise and activities normal. And monitor any change in weight. If you find your weight decreasing further, increase 250 cal more. If you find your weight increasing, then go back to your weight loss diet. Keep adding or reducing until your weight stabilizes.

2) Most people ending up gaining the weight they’ve lost by eating between meals. You might stick to your healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner, but it’s going to be of no use if you reach for a chocolate bar or a packet of nuts in between meals. Eat fixed portions of food at fixed times, nothing more or less. If you have to eat between – then keep fruits or low-fat yogurt handy or even a slice of whole wheat bread will be good.