We have been told in the past that yo-yo dieting can adversely affect one's ability to lose weight and keep it off. Well the jury's gone out and come back in on that theory now.
A recent study found no significant difference between those who yo yo dieted and those who didn't with their ability to successfully lose weight in the future.
"A history of unsuccessful weight loss should not dissuade an individual from future attempts to shed pounds or diminish the role of a healthy diet and regular physical activity in successful weight management," said the study's senior author Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the Hutchinson Center's Public Health Sciences Division."
Woo hoo!!!! Phew! Now there's no need to give up before you start. You are not handicapped by past instances of weight loss and regain.
And just a little bonus....here's Yo Yo Ma (get it, huh, huh, get it??) playing one of the most beautiful cello pieces I've ever heard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCicM6i59_I&feature=related
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