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How Not to Quit at Weight Loss During Holidays

November 22, 2011 Read the full article →

“I messed up again! Now I’m back to square one. What’s the use!” Sound familiar? That’s the self-defeating voice that tells us to quit our healthy eating program whenever we’re less than perfect. It gets louder than ever during the holidays. It’s a stressful time and stress is known to push us to eat mindlessly. [...]

Marriage and Fat: Do the Two Have to Go Together?

September 16, 2011 Read the full article →

  Do people tend to gain weight after they “settle down” with a romantic partner?  This is a question that interests some researchers.  While there are still questions to be answered about this issue, a number of studies have found that obesity appears to be associated with romantic couples living together (married or not) and [...]

Is Your Doctor Weight Biased?

July 20, 2011 Read the full article →

“My experiences at the doctor’s office have not been good.  No matter what symptoms I present, or even if I am there for a well check, my weight is always an issue.  I have had recurring headaches for four years now and I can’t count the number of times that I have been told that [...]

Starting an Exercise Program that Will Stick

May 30, 2011 Read the full article →

Starting an exercise program — and sticking with it — is all about knowing yourself. Especially with beach season upon us, plenty of people are thinking about picking up yet another shape-up routine. Others don’t need to start exercising, because they’ve never stopped moving, but you probably don’t hear from them so much. Why? They [...]

Starting a Diet for the Summer

May 12, 2011 Read the full article →

It’s so frustrating to go on a diet and lose weight, only to regain it. Frustrating, but common — studies show 90 percent of dieting attempts fail. What can we do to improve our chances? Despite overwhelming evidence that most diets fail, ever more people are vulnerable to quick weight loss promises that won’t work [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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