Expect failure but keep trying

According to Hill, only 5 percent of dieters actually keep the weight off like Brown and Romaniello. After studying the roughly 3,000 people in the National Weight Control Registry, he and his colleagues have come up with seven keys to losing weight and keeping it off. The first tip: expect failure but keep trying.

Both Brown and Romaniello say they used food as an emotional crutch, eating when they felt lonely and unhappy. And both of them cite health considerations as the factor that finally motivated them to change their habits and keep the weight off. Play video >>

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