The most accurate method of determining body composition remains underwater weighing and the skinfold measurements of multiple sites. Many commercial and community programs are available that provide help in losing weight. Choose a program whose diet plans meet the RDA guidelines for nutrients, provides exercise and behavior counseling, and which includes long-term maintenance support. Keep diaries for food intake, exercise activities and behavior changes. Review them with your weight loss advisor weekly.
Several techniques exist for behavioral modification.
Surgical procedures to reduce weight, such as bypassing part of the intestine or stomach, cutting away fat, fat suctioning, or wiring the jaw shut, are desperate measures. They are used only in extreme circumstances. Medication Drug therapy as an aid to weight loss may or may not be helpful. Drugs for obesity may be recommended for you on a trial basis to see if they might be helpful. The effectiveness of many appetite suppressants diminishes after a few weeks and there are side effects to these drugs.