At a recent family gathering, we were all interested in one sibling’s latest wellness journey. Like many Baby Boomers and seniors, he wants to lose a little weight. His current method of choice: intermittent fasting (IF); he was limiting his eating to a short window of time, one of two popular methods of fasting. This […]
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It’s the New Year, and if you’re like most Baby Boomers or seniors, you’ll simply recycle the same ol’ resolutions. Exercise more, lose weight or eat better, right? That’s it–goals that eluded you last year become this year’s intentions. But isn’t that the very definition of insanity–doing the same thing over and over, expecting different
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But research published this year in the journal Obesity changed my mind! The authors followed 14 contestants from the 2009 season of The Biggest Loser for six years, and found that more than half of them have regained a significant amount of weight. Say It Isn’t True! This news is discouraging for those of us
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I’ve spoken recently with two people who want to lose weight, but don’t want to focus on their food intake! “Just give me an exercise program,” they say. They truly believe they’ll burn off enough calories through physical activity alone to promote weight loss. This is a BIG myth! And so are the following beliefs:
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I can still remember my mother’s frustration. Time after time, she’d lose weight only to put it on again (sound familiar?). Growing up, I thought there had to be a better way to deal with weight control. Those feelings are part of the reason I went on to study dietetics–so I could help myself (I
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Imagine enjoying your favorite ice cream concoction while lounging on the sofa watching TV one summer afternoon. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t it?–until it feels like a full-grown elephant parks itself on your chest! Being almost 90 lb. overweight and suffering from high blood pressure, you’ve heard about this symptom before. You check online and confirm your
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It turns out that Americans eat all day long–no surprise to most fitness professionals and dietitians! Seems our three-meals-per-day ritual is now a relic of the past. But there’s good news from the recent study that confirmed these findings. Investigators also discovered that by condensing the timeframe in which one eats, obese individuals can lose
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