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Weight Loss

Portion Control and Stress

March 16, 2011 Read the full article →

Stress is everywhere, and chronic stress is known to be harmful not only to our emotional health, but also to our physical health. It can affect the immune system (making us sick more often), the heart (causing high blood pressure and other heart problems), and muscles (causing problems with neck, shoulder, and low-back pain), to [...]

To Weigh or Not to Weigh – That is the Question

March 4, 2011 Read the full article →

Should you weigh yourself every day? Should it be once per week? Or never at all? The advice about weighing can be as confusing and conflicting as the advice about eating eggs or drinking wine. Some experts say that weighing should be kept to a minimum so that we don’t get obsessed; others say more [...]

Weight Bias Part II: From the Receiving End

February 15, 2011 Read the full article →

Many people believe that stigmatizing overweight people will motivate them to engage in healthy behaviors. But, as we discussed last time in Personal Best, much of the data about weight bias suggests that this type of prejudice actually makes people more likely to eat poorly, avoid exercise, and suffer from depression and poor self esteem [...]

Weight Bias and Myths – Part I

February 8, 2011 Read the full article →

It’s called the last socially acceptable prejudice.  It’s so visible that you can see it on sitcoms, on the internet, and maybe even in your own house on a daily basis. It’s weight bias — discrimination against overweight people.  And unlike discrimination based on race, ethnicity, physical disability, sexual orientation and religious beliefs, there’s no [...]

Top 10 Dieting Mistakes

January 25, 2011 Read the full article →

It’s good to learn from our mistakes.  The more we pay attention to what we’ve done wrong in the past the more successful we’ll be in the future. This is certainly true when it comes to weight loss and fitness.  And, for some reason, when it comes to dealing with weight, many people put their [...]

New Year’s Resolutions and Weight Loss: This year, change behaviors that lead to weight gain

January 5, 2011 Read the full article →

If the commercials, the talk show hosts, and the annual crop of new diets are to be believed, making a resolution to lose weight during the new year is not only a good idea, it’s mandatory. Resolutions imply sincere intent and motivation to make it happen this time. But if there’s ever a time to [...]

Addressing the Holidays’ Weighty Concerns

December 21, 2010 Read the full article →

I received so many good questions from readers about weight and exercise during the holidays, I’m devoting another column to the subject. Next time we’ll tackle the thorny issue of New Year’s resolutions. Determine what’s behind urge to binge I have problems with binging and the holidays make it worse. What can I do about [...]

Holiday Weight-control Success Can Be Yours

December 8, 2010 Read the full article →

Last time in Personal Best, I invited readers to send in their questions about weight control over the holidays. Here are three of the main issues I kept hearing about; maybe you’ll see your own situation in one (or more) of them. I intend to control my eating during the holidays but always fail. Why? [...]

The Truth About Metabolism and Aging: Does Metabolism Really Slow Down as We Age?

December 8, 2010 Read the full article →

Contrary to popular belief, metabolism doesn’t naturally decrease greatly with age. Instead, metabolism decreases mainly due to a loss of muscle mass from inactivity. It’s always nice to get good news about aging. Typically, people don’t think there’s anything good to say about metabolism and aging, however. In reality there’s a lot of good news. [...]

The Weight Loss Secrets of Thin People: The Best Way to Know How to Lose Weight

November 23, 2010 Read the full article →

Chronic dieters are always looking for advice on ways to be thin, but often look in the wrong places. What can thin people teach us about how to lose weight? With over 60% of Americans overweight or obese and 90% of dieting attempts ending in regaining of the lost weight plus more, it’s obvious that [...]

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