6 ways to maintain weight loss

6 ways to maintain weight loss

Losing weight isn't always easy, but keeping those pounds off can be just as challenging. Here are six tips to help you maintain your weight loss

By Susan Peters

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6. Follow the 80/20 rule

If all of this sounds like a lot of effort and not enough cheesecake, just remember that you don’t have to be perfect all the time. The key is moderation.

Lau says he believes in the 80/20 rule: if you practise healthy habits 80 percent of the time, then you can relax 20 percent of the time (but take it easy—one particularly unhealthy meal could undo all the hard work you did for the week). “If you’re a goody-goody for the whole week, you can have that glass of wine on the weekend," says Lau. "It’s empty calories, but it’s a treat, it’s the enjoyment of drinking wine.”