Please provide some do's and don'ts on overcoming obesity.

Ignore: Avoid cyclical diets with weight loss/gain episodes. Do exercise daily. Do modify diet ; seek advice.

Ignore: Start changing portion size first, and then eliminate sugars and carbs next.

Drink: Drink 2qts of water/day plus duplicate oz. Per oz. Everything you drink except milk and juice.

Do: Do not get discouraged. Your journey will have peaks and valleys but will be beautiful in the end.

Keep: Keep working toward your goals, take it step by step!

Fad: Fad diets rarely provide lasting results. Gradual healthy life style changes are the key.

Ignore: Eating slowly will let your GI system send a message to your brain that it's full so you'll eat less!

Do: Do eat a low glycemic food as the first meal in the morning with some protein.

Eat: Eat 3-5 meals, no fried food, no sugar/sweets & eat every 3 hours a vegetable/fruit in between meals.

Ignore: You need to eat less to weigh less! And, exercise with your doc's help; start slow but keep moving!

Ignore: Focus on 1 pound at a time, exercise & don't break the chain, doing a little bit every day.

Ignore: Don't skip meals thinking it will help you lose weight - eat balanced mini-meals every 2-3 hours.

Fad: Fad diets are just that - fads. Work at proven permanent changes to your lifestyle to lose weight.

Always: Always remember "the less you put the more you loose" in terms of weight. Count your calories.

Ignore: No medications. Naturopathy Retreats help. Exercise. balanced diet, small portions, 1000 cal/day.

Ignore: Encourage overweight & obese children to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity 60 min/day.

Ignore: Overweight people are more likely to have high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats and chol.