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I am an accidental expert on what doesn’t work when it comes to losing weight. For forty...

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...

Two weeks ago today I started on Weight Watchers. I toyed with the online version of Weight Watchers a few years ago. This time around I’m going to the meeting version of WW, the one with accountability built in- the weighing in front of other people kind of accountability. I’ve spent the past two weeks tracking every morsel I put in my mouth, and every step I take (ok so perhaps going...

Perhaps so. Researchers studied middle-aged adults who were placed on a low-fat, low-calorie diet (1,200 calories for women and 1,500 for men). After three months, the subjects who drank two glasses of water before breakfast, lunch and dinner lost an average of 15.5 pounds, compared to the non-water drinkers who lost 11 pounds. The difference occurred because the adults who drank water ate 75-90...

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going. ~Professor Irwin Corey Give Ups to Lighten UpHere are the top 10 give ups that can help you reduce the number on your bathroom scale:10. Give up adopting the latest fad. Find ways to eat and exercise that match your preference and lifestyle.9. Give up looking for the magic solution. Accept that eating...

This is hardly my first weight loss go-round, but I think I finally have it together enough to make it happen. To be honest, I can't believe I've already lost a few pounds. My thyroid is completely out of whack. Losing weight with a thyroid issue and diabetes is nearly impossible. But I'm lucky in some ways. I never allowed myself to become completely sedentary and I fought my weight gain to a...

This was one happy day for me. My doctors appointment went fantastic,this is the first time I didn't get chewed out,I got a hug and a congrats! Last weigh in at her office I was at 200lbs....today I was at 161 lbs. The weight loss has put all my labs in normal range and my blood sugars are lower than they have ever been, It was 67 this morning...Big decrease as they were running in the high...