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Can your body recover from a sustained period of overindulgence? Is there a way to tinker with our physiology so that we can feel satisfied with less food? Is there a link between knee arthritis and surplus pounds? And can your genetic makeup prevent weight loss? Read the latest perspectives on these questions.Overindulging Has Long-Term ConsequencesThe temptation to overindulge can be...

After five weeks of steady weight loss at 2 pounds a week, my scale hasn't budged in nearly 2 weeks. That's 4 pounds I haven't lost! Is this a reason to panic? Not a chance, but it did cause me to stop and examine what's changed. I've gotten a little complacent. It's hard to track every bite of food every single day, and I stopped doing it. I suspect my calorie count has gone up a little, maybe...

If you try to stay current on the latest insights on weight loss, you quickly realize how multifaceted the issue is. Like a three-dimensional kaleidoscope, the picture is constantly changing. The following items provide insight into obesity as the new social norm, the impact of yo-yo dieting, one person’s 300-pound weight loss and the surprising success of virtual weight-loss programs:Is Obesity...

If it’s true that any solution to a problem changes the problem, then a few simple changes in our eating habits can significantly improve our health and lower the number on the bathroom scale. Here are simple changes we can make today: Instead of butter, solid margarine or lard, try olive or canola oil or margarine without trans fats. Instead of cream-based sauces, try tomato-based...

What’s in your cupboard and refrigerator? Are you regularly preparing and enjoying foods that can reduce your cholesterol along with the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer? Some of these superfoods can help you manage your appetite by stabilizing your blood-sugar level and can even lift your spirit. All of these benefits are critical to those of us seeking to keep our weight in...

Proposition: You Weigh What You Think. True or False?Do you remember the The Music Man? In the movie, Harold Hill, a con artist, persuades parents and students in a small midwestern town to buy uniforms and instruments (76 trombones, among others) in order to begin a marching band. Despite the absence of musical instruction, Professor Hill is so convincing that both the students and their parents...

If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight, you may be imprisoned by outdated ideas. Are you willing to change your beliefs about weight loss and fitness to achieve your goals? Look at these five mistaken viewpoints to see if they are sabotaging your efforts:1. The function of food is to provide pleasure. If your diet consists of densely caloric food that tastes good but lacks nutrition (e.g.,...

Below is a press release in which AARP announces 3rd annual Summer Weight-Loss Challenge. Program is free, open to all. I’ll serve as coach. Register:www.aarp.org/fat2fit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2011Contact: Michelle Alvarez202-434-2560malvarez@aarp.orgAARP LAUNCHES THIRD ANNUAL “FAT-TO-FIT” WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE Contest will Help People Track Weight Loss and Guide their Lifestyle...

For 40 years, I wandered alone in the harsh and unforgiving wilderness of diets and tried desperately to lose weight. I tried every popular fad diet in an effort to return my body to its youthful shape so that one morning I could look down and see a number on the bathroom scale that wouldn’t send me into despair. The most memorable diet was the “three-meals-of-cabbage-soup-a-day” diet—if...

Desperate to lose weight? You’re not alone. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, according to the latest statistics. Although some of us accept our expanding girth, others of us are so discouraged by the number on the scale that we’ll try anything that promises quick results. Protect yourself by familiarizing yourself with popular schemes designed to lighten your wallet more...