Mind and habitsHow to lose weight naturally and keep it off for goodThousands of people in a national registry have kept off 30 lb or more for years. They don't share a diet. Th…
Mind and habitsHow to stick to a diet when life gets in the wayMost diets don't fail on day one. They fail on a random Tuesday at 9 pm. Plan for that Tuesday and you're mos…
Mind and habitsWeight loss motivation that lasts longer than MondayMotivation follows action more often than it leads it. Do one small thing, notice it worked, and the next thi…
Mind and habitsHow water helps with weight lossWater has zero calories, and swapping one soda a day for water can cut about 50,000 calories a year. That's t…
Mind and habitsHow long should you fast for weight lossLonger fasts don't burn fat faster. In head-to-head trials, fasting worked about as well as plain calorie cut…
Mind and habitsDoes Weight Watchers workWeight Watchers is one of the few commercial programs with solid trial data. The results are real, but modest.
Mind and habitsSleep and weight lossIn one study, dieters who slept 5.5 hours instead of 8.5 lost about the same weight, but much less of it came…
Mind and habitsCan depression cause weight lossWeight loss you didn't plan for isn't a win, and when it comes with low mood, it's worth a conversation with …
Mind and habitsCan stress cause weight lossStress is a shape-shifter: the same tough month can leave one person unable to eat and another raiding the sn…
Mind and habitsDoes diarrhea cause weight lossA few days of diarrhea can knock 2 to 4 pounds off the scale, and almost all of it is water you need back.
Mind and habitsEmotional eating, without the guiltAlmost everyone eats for comfort sometimes, and the most helpful first step isn't more willpower, it's a litt…
Mind and habitsNon-scale victories worth celebratingThe scale only measures one thing, and some of the best parts of getting healthier never show up on it at all.
Mind and habitsHow to avoid holiday weight gain, based on the researchThe average holiday weight gain in a well-known study was under 1 lb, not the 5 to 10 lb many people guess. T…
Mind and habitsA New Year weight loss plan that lasts past FebruaryResolutions are goals. What gets people to March is a system: small daily actions that happen whether or not …