万花筒 2011-12-30&12-31 高科技减肥法

 For Doug Howard, the decision to lose weight came shortly after the scale revealed he weighed 280 pounds. 

 

 

 

I had gone to the doctors and found out that I was diabetic. 

 

 

 

Doug's doctor recommended he enroll¹ in a weight loss trial at Johns Hopkins. All participants were given information about healthy eating and exercise. Two thirds of the participants were also given access to a website, where they could track their weight. And some were offered telephone counseling² sessions while others had both phone and group counseling. 

 

 

 

Most people know what to do to. The key is sustaining⁴ behavior. So a lot of the counseling was focused on the behaviors that are necessary to sustain³ weight loss. 

 

 

 

Both the phone and group counseling participants lost at least 5% of their body weight and kept it off for two years. But the doctors were most excited to learn phone counseling helped just as much as group. Because of its convenience, it has the potential to reach more people. 

 

 

 

It's difficult to go to a facility on a regular basis week after week whereas⁵ it's much easier to schedule an appointment, do it over the phone and then schedule again for the following week. 

 

 

 

Doug participated in both phone and group counseling sessions and weighed himself everyday to track his progress online. His says all the support motivated him to exercise six days a week, and stick to an 1,800 calorie diet.

 

 

 

I started out as diabetic, and now I am off all medications and I no longer have to monitor my blood sugar.

 

 

 

He's also down 100 pounds, living proof you can lose weight and keep it off. You just may need a little help from your friends. 

 

 

 

Erika Edwards, NBC news.

1 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

2 counseling   

n.咨询服务

参考例句：

• A multimillionaire media magnate has shocked his employees with his candor by telling them all that he's putting his business affairs on hold to enter an alcoholism-counseling program. 一位身份数百万的媒体大亨，坦诚地告诉他全体员工他将暂时搁置他的事业以便参加戒酒班，令员工大为惊愕。
• She will need medical help and counseling to overcome the tragedy. 她将需要医疗帮助和心理咨询来平复这场悲剧。

3 sustain   

vt.保持，供养，维持，支持，经受

参考例句：

• During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.战争期间，我们的食物仅够维持生活。
• These four posts sustain the entire building.这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。

4 sustaining   

adj.支持的，持续的v.维持( sustain的现在分词 )；支撑；忍受；长期保持

参考例句：

• You should eat good sustaining food, ie food that gives strength. 你应该吃些能增强体力的食物。 来自辞典例句
• Jephson fixed Clyde with his encouraging and sustaining blue eyes. 杰甫逊用含有鼓励，支持的蓝眼睛盯住克莱德。 来自辞典例句

5 whereas   

conj.而，却，反之

参考例句：

• They want a house,whereas we would rather live in a flat.他们想要一座房子，而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。