Category: Weight loss

Break Free from the Fat Gene: Weight Loss Success

April 17, 2025
Overweight Woman Weighing Herself On A Scale.

“Research shows that even if you’re likely to be obese because of your genes, you can change course by breaking a sweat regularly.“

A informative article from WebMD gives hope to those who want to lose excess weight while having obesity in their family. You don’t have to accept obesity as your fate and you can lose with diet and exercise.

What You’ll Learn About Obesity and Weight Loss

  • The Fat Gene may cause you to naturally store more fat.
  • Many factors contribute to obesity including genetics, behavior and environment.
  • The increase in worldwide obesity can’t be explained by genetics.
  • Genetic predisposition to obesity can be overcome with lifestyle.
  • Family history alone doesn’t make you obese.

Your Road Map Toward Destination Weight Loss

  • Get Active with walking and weight training.
  • Eat Less by cutting calories to lose 1-2 pounds weekly.
  • Choose Good-For-You Foods by eating more fruits and veggies, fat-free dairy, whole grains, fish, lean meats, beans, eggs and nuts.

Read the full article here: Are You Fated To Be Fat?

TED Talk: Why Your Body Fights Weight Loss

March 27, 2025

Why does losing weight often feel like an uphill battle? Physician Katherine Saunders unpacks how our bodies are wired to store fat, revealing that obesity isn’t simply a lack of willpower — it’s a complex, chronic disease rooted in evolutionary biology. She shares the science behind the latest breakthroughs in treatment, from lifestyle interventions to powerful new medications. Recorded at TED Salon: Novo Nordisk on November 19, 2024.

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How To Lose Weight The Right Way And Keep It Off

March 21, 2025
Group of mature fit women.

How To Lose Weight The Right Way and Keep It Off is a comprehensive article from the Cleveland Clinic that outlines a lifestyle approach to weight loss. Eight basic steps are explored to give you the foundation for understanding a complex topic.

One poll discussed in Psychology Today suggests that on average people try 126 fad diets in their lives. And each attempt averaged just six days.

8 Steps To Achieve Healthy Weight Loss

  • Set weight loss goals
  • Understand how weight loss works
  • Follow a manageable weight loss diet
  • Get cardio exercise
  • Build and maintain muscle
  • Check in with your emotional well-being
  • Sleep well
  • Expect to change course

Read the entire article at ClevelandClinic.org

6 Surprising Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight

March 20, 2025

If you’re over 50 and struggling to lose weight, check out this comprehensive article published in December 2020 by AARP. The author will help you identify underlying causes you may not have considered. The article concludes with advice on how to keep excess weight off once you’ve lost it.

Possible Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight

  • Your medications are an issue
  • You’re losing muscle
  • You’re skimping on protein
  • You’re eating the wrong foods
  • You’re not pushing your walking pace
  • You’re eating too much at night

Read the entire article at AARP.org

Why Is It Harder To Lose Weight As You Get Older?

March 14, 2025
Happy and fit older man.
Overweight Woman Weighing Herself On A Scale.

A March 7, 2025 article from the MD Anderson Center at the University of Texas, discusses contributing factors that make it difficult for older adults to lose excess weight.

The author takes a holistic look at the areas of personal health, nutrition, sedentary living and lack of exercise that determine your ability to shed unwanted pounds and maintaining a healthy weight.

Read the full article at MD Anderson Center.org.

Why People Diet, Lose Weight, and Gain It All Back

March 7, 2025

Have you lost weight only to gain it all back? This article explains why you feel as though you’re fighting a losing battle. Endocrinologist and obesity specialist Marcio Griebeler, MD explains why as many as 80 to 90 percent of dieters gain back weight.

Most of the time, weight gain is gradual, and that can raise your set point gradually, too, notes Dr. Griebeler. But certain lifestyle changes can lower it.

Why People Diet, Lose Weight, and Gain It All Back is the topic of today’s post. The article published in Cleveland Clinic.org, discusses Weight Set Point, which is a combination your Genetics, Hormones, Behavior and Environment. The article is a short read and gives guidance on how to lose weight without gaining it back.

Go to ClevelandClinic.org to read the full article.