Remember, most people may initially gain some weight, but lose inches. This is because muscle weighs more than fat. In the long run, exercise will help you lose not only inches, but also pounds. Back and forth dieting is a good way to lose weight. In fact, most people who go on and off diets, after ten years, weigh more than when they started to diet.
New medications can help keep the weight off.
While there is a lot of information about newer medications for people who are overweight, it is not clear if these will work long term. In addition, all medications can have potentially serious side effects. It is better to try to lose weight without medicines. We should all look like the models. Models tend to be 20 percent thinner than ideal body weight, making them much thinner than the average person in the United States.