Several Wednesday nights ago at my weight loss meeting a new member joined our group. I'll call her Amy. This was her first time following any diet (y...

Things didn't go exactly as I planned in the 1994 Olympics. But I can say that I truly cherish the memories and the friendships I forged with my fe...

"I might" or "I can" change my strategies does not give you the urgency that is necessary to achieve the goals that you would like to see happen.

You CAN lose weight - and KEEP it off. Do you believe that? If you do, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn ... No, seriously. Here's the story of that famo...

If you're over 50, the key to shedding a few extra pounds could be as simple as having two cups of water before meals, a new study shows. The study l...

She didn't know what she was looking for, but whatever it was, we were both pretty much positive that she wouldn't find it in the fridge.

Who wants to buy a magazine with a lead article that says, "Weight Loss is Hard and Takes a Really Long Time."

I am all about adding to your life, helping to bring out the best in you, supporting you in finding ways to add copious amounts of health and happiness to add to your daily platter.

Why does a new notebook feel so good? (Or maybe you can relate better to a brand new food journal.) It's more than just a clean writing space ... it'...

Americans have never been fatter. Here's one reason it will be hard to turn that around: You can't even pay people to shed weight....

Seventy Percent! That's the number to remember this week. If something makes up 70% of your body, you'd think it was pretty important. Yup. This week'...

Traditionally, when it comes to "wedding fat," it is the bride who weighs in most fahklempt (Yiddish for emotionally overwhelmed, mixed up) over her n...

We will never stop gaining weight as a country and start to lose it until we are willing to change our perceptions of what is normal food intake.

You've done it before a million times. Maybe you're presenting at a meeting or confronting a co-worker on an issue. You run through it in your mind,...

Although the problem weight control drugs try to fix -- a body turning surplus calories into an energy reserve -- is normal, they may prove to be elusive not just now, but forever.

Ever since I started writing my blog I vowed I would write about counting potato chips. Some of you will think this is "over the top", but others will...

A diet and fitness plan for the warm-weather months will allow you to enjoy summer and lose weight at the same time.

Many people often underestimate both the portion sizes and the calories in the foods they eat. Trust me, I know first hand about that one.

I have a friend who's always been afraid of fully committing to a relationship. I would tease him that he wasn't a risk-taker like I was. I risked...

For many of us the biggest challenge in our day comes at night. We find it almost impossible to simply put down the fork and move on into the night without our minds drifting towards food.