According to the current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of all American adults are obese. That’s a big percentage, and a big problem for our health care system and current state of national health. Obesity is linked to a number of serious diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and various cancers. What is …
When you seriously commit to losing weight, you’ll find many benefits follow — benefits that go beyond the numbers on your scale. These additional benefits are known as non-scale victories. And they’re different for everyone. Maybe you finally fit into that favorite dress you wore 10 years ago, or you’ve noticed an improvement in your complexion. We cannot underestimate the …
The weight-loss struggle affects so many of us these days. Even many kids are overweight and some are even obese, given the standard American diet we’ve come to know and love. It takes patience, time, and knowledge to approach weight loss in an effective manner. It also takes a certain self-awareness, one that comes with age, because the emotional elements …
We all know that we’re supposed to eat right and exercise to stay healthy, but when it comes to weight loss, which matters most — diet or exercise? If you want to lose weight, what’s the most important thing you have to do? If you said “burn more calories,” you aren’t alone in this way of thinking. For decades, we’ve …
Have you been working out like crazy because you’re determined to lose weight? Maybe you’ve finally hit your exercise groove only to find the numbers on your bathroom scale aren’t budging. Or worse yet, are those numbers getting bigger? The exercise-weight gain equation is a mysterious one, but we’re going to clear things up. It’s not unusual to gain weight …
Are you exercising regularly, but not losing weight? Many of us commit to intense workout routines, only to find the numbers on the bathroom scale stay the same. We may even gain a few pounds, which seems counterproductive to our health and weight-loss goals. If your primary reason for working out is to lose weight, you may be surprised to …
Do you painstakingly count calories in an effort to shed excess weight? What if there were a better way? It turns out, there is: tracking your macronutrients. Instead of thinking in terms of restriction by limiting your calorie intake, focusing on macros for weight loss allows you to think in terms of nutrition by giving your body what it needs …
Do you have a goal to lose 10 pounds? Ten seems like a realistic number—one that should be a reasonable goal when it comes to weight loss. And many of us these days could stand to lose at least 10 pounds, not only for vanity’s sake, but for our overall health and wellness. For those of you who’ve already lost …
Do you want to lose weight and get fit, but don’t want to spend hours at the gym? Maybe your schedule is simply too busy to even get to the gym in the first place. If this sounds like you, there’s no need to fret. Long hours working out are a thing of the past. Science shows that shorter, more …
Have you been considering a weight-loss program, but aren’t sure which one to choose? Commercial weight-loss programs have been around forever, but do they really work? These days, more advanced weight-loss programs are able to offer a higher degree of personalization than those that focus on counting points or calories. These programs, known as medical weight loss programs, are supervised …
