How to Lose Weight

25 Ways To Feed Your Soul

Janice Taylor | Posted 05.18.2012

Janice Taylor

Envision what will happen when your thoughts no longer pull you astray but rather connect your mind, body and spirit. Each and every day, find at least one way to feed your soul.

How To Tone Any Body Part

Jeff Halevy | Posted 05.04.2012

Jeff Halevy

Want to know the trick behind toning any body part, even the most troublesome "stubborn fat" areas like your hips, thighs and stomach?

What Can We Learn From Today Show Nutritionist Joy Bauer's Weight-Loss Superstars?

Gregg McBride | Posted 05.01.2012

Gregg McBride

Ms. Bauer, who has been a longtime champion of successful dieters, points out that dieting and losing weight is 50 percent attitude. And thus, she suggests a couple essential (and common) steps for anyone who wants to win at the losing game.

How To Build A Healthier Breakfast

Manuel Villacorta | Posted 04.27.2012

Manuel Villacorta

The benefits of breakfast are almost too numerous to list. I find that more and more people now know that they should eat breakfast -- but they still ask me what to eat. My advice is to eat traditional foods.

Bye-Bye Fat: What Actually Works?

Jeff Halevy | Posted 04.19.2012

Jeff Halevy

You know what they say opinions are like, and it's no different when it comes to opinions on weight loss: Everyone has one. But what actually works?

How To Lose Weight Without Dieting or Pills

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 04.18.2012

Morty Lefkoe

Between our obsession with our looks and the national crisis involving obesity, losing weight is constantly on the minds of tens of millions of people.

Half the Man I Used to Be

Jim Moret | Posted 04.11.2012

Jim Moret

When I saw photos from that evening, I had an epiphany. I had let myself go, and nothing could hide it. It was subtle at first, but the years seemed to get away from me, along with my increasing waistline.

Researchers Discover The Secret To Weight Loss (But You Won't Like It)

Posted 04.11.2012

It doesn’t sound very glamorous, but there’s no getting around this one salient fact of life: If you want to lose weight, the most effective metho...

Why Eating In Season Can Help Keep You Healthy

Posted 04.10.2012

By Cynthia Sass, M.P.H, R.D. for Shape.com Have you ever bought veggies with the intention of eating healthfully, only to bite in and taste, well, ...

WATCH: Can Sunglasses Help You Lose Weight?

Posted 04.02.2012

We all know the best way to shed pounds the healthy way is to slash total calories and boost exercise. But sometimes that's easier said than done -- p...

How My High School Reunion Inspired A Major Life Change

Lori Weiss | Posted 03.14.2012

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they d...

The Mistake Women Make With Pre-Wedding Diets

Sarah Jenks | Posted 04.18.2012

Sarah Jenks

Women who learn to let "fun" fuel their weight loss feel more beautiful, sexy and confident, lose more weight than dieters AND have a life full of passion, romance, relaxation and purpose.

Dieting: Let The Blame Game Begin!

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.14.2012

Ann Brenoff

Dieting violates my basic philosophy of life, which is that life is too short to deny yourself things you love, and I happen to love food.

Still Counting Calories? Think Again

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P. | Posted 03.07.2012

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P.

At one time or another, we've all been promised this: "If the amount of calories we eat is less than the amount of calories our bodies use, we will lose weight." I'm sorry to say that this promise is false.

Experimental Diet Drug Keeps Weight Off For 2 Years: Study

Reuters | Posted 02.13.2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An experimental diet drug seems to help some obese people shed pounds, and keep them off for two years, researchers report...

5 Reasons Your Workout Isn't Working

Posted 12.14.2011

By Jessica Smith for Shape.com Have you been working out consistently for months (maybe even years) and yet the scale is creeping up? Here are five...

Overindulged? How To Give Yourself A Break

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 02.07.2012

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

The holidays are supposed to be all about comfort and joy, but they're more often about discomfort and self-disgust, at least for women. Not only 'tis the season to shop 'til you drop, 'tis also the season to overindulge, then beat yourself up for overindulging.

Are You Beating Yourself Up for Overindulging?

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 01.28.2012

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

If your Thanksgiving Day feast has already become last weekend's regrettable splurge, you're probably feeling lousy about yourself right about now. What's more, you're probably thinking that getting down on yourself for overindulging is part of the cure.

The Truth About Trendy Health Food

Manuel Villacorta | Posted 12.12.2011

Manuel Villacorta

The problem with trendy foods is that they confuse people about what's healthy and what's not -- sometimes they confuse us so badly that we make very irrational choices.

South Beach Diet Inventor On How To Lose Weight, Live Longer

Dr Arthur Agatston | Posted 12.10.2011

Dr Arthur Agatston

Americans are fatter, and sicker, than ever. And we don't have to be. Here's what we can do about it.

Why You Should Be Lifting Weights

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 09.11.2011

Irene Rubaum-Keller

How many more calories does muscle tissue really burn?

Catherine Pearson

Study: The Foods Keeping You From Weight Loss

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 08.23.2011

Potato chips and French fries -- and generally any potato products -- contribute to the biggest weight gain over time, according to a new Harvard stud...

Ten Terrible Truths About Weight Loss

Janice Van Dyck | Posted 08.19.2011

Janice Van Dyck

Help! It's bathing suit season and thousands of us are wondering how to lose ten pounds before vacation. We know the official guidance -- two pounds a...

WATCH: The Everyday Emotion That Speeds Up Weight Loss

Posted 08.21.2011

For so many of us, happiness seems to be on the other side of weight loss -- I'll be happy once I look a certain way in a bathing suit, or hit a certa...

Talking To Your Doctor About Weight Loss

Manuel Villacorta | Posted 08.04.2011

Manuel Villacorta

Ask yourself: is your doctor or nurse practitioner (NP) comfortable having a conversation about weight with you, or do they beat around the bush in order to spare your feelings?