As a man, I have little personal insight into the struggles women face with the scale in the wake of menopause and thereafter. However, as a professional, I can tell you I see many women in this exact situation who are looking for answers, and for that reason I set out to find some.
Here are a few facts. Becoming or progressing through overweight and obesity is a major concern for many women, and with good reason. ...
Continue Reading →I can remember a time when diabetes was a disease limited to the unlucky one student in the classroom. Today’s era of rising obesity rates seem to walk hand-in-hand with the threat that you, your spouse, a parent, or your child may very well be facing this threat as I write this article. In fact, according to the American Diabetes Association, each year another 1.9 million Americans will be diagnosed. That’s 5082 people each day. One every 17 ...
Continue Reading →As much as I am a proponent of unorthodox approaches to lose weight, namely the psychological and behavioral approaches that help reduce overall caloric intake, one fact remains; your body’s weight is mainly controlled by the equation of “calories in versus calories out.” More in the out leads to weight gain. More out than in leads to weight loss. The trick is to find that magical area where creating “more out” to lose weight does not become completely ...
Continue Reading →What is more important to weight loss; diet or exercise? Maybe the answer is “none of the above.” Is it possible that the mental attitude is far more important than any of us give it credit for? As both a weight loss professional, as well as someone who has personally lost over 100 pounds and kept it off, I have noted several key personality traits in both myself and that of my clients who have actually succeeded at ...
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