Yo-y0 can be defined as losing weight, gaining it back, losing weight, gaining it back again, over and over  again. Some  people struggle with this most of their life. When you go  from periods of starvation or missing meals to try to lose weight, you are setting yourself up for yo-yo dieting.

When you starve yourself [...]

Can you stop dieting and really lose weight? The answer to that question is absolutely yes. In fact it’s  probably the most sensible thing to do. Diets work as long as you stick to them, but some are too restrictive and some can be downright dangerous to your health.

It’s true that diets such as Jenny [...]

Stop dieting and you can lose weight in a natural way and keep it off. At the beginning of each year it’s estimated that about 40% of Americans plan to go on some sort of diet to lose weight. There are so many diets out there that it’s easy to find one that gives hope [...]

When you think of dieting and losing weight, is there a natural way? There are so many different diets out there from one extreme to the other. Starting with lose weight while you sleep, to lose weight quickly, to Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and the rest. Every diet has something to  offer, but what’s the [...]

What’s the best diet to use is an interesting question. It really depends on why you want to lose weight in the first place and how many pounds you want to lose. People go on a diet for a variety of reasons. Here are some examples:

Your doctor may have told you to lose weight for [...]

A diet won’t work if you don’t learn to control your appetite. You’ll either continue to gain weight or you certainly won’t lose weight. Most people have difficulty controlling their bad eating habits and controlling their cravings.

So why do people overeat in the first place?

Programming: Lets face it, most of us were programmed when we [...]

Can you lose weight without feeling like you’re giving up everything that you love to eat? The answer is yes and no. What I mean is that you have to make some adjustments to lose weight, but you don’t have to sacrifice to the point that you feel you’re somehow cheating yourself. Losing weight [...]

How many times have you lost weight only to regain it? I have to confess, I’ve been there, done that more often than I care to admit. Losing weight is only half the problem. Keeping it off and staying thin is the other half. Understanding why this happens may not be too difficult, but then [...]

Don’t diet and you’ll stand a better chance of getting and staying thin. That may seem counter intuitive, but it’s true. If you give up dieting, you’ll stand a better chance of keeping the weight off for good. Now why do you think that is?

When you go on a diet, your body reacts by storing [...]

Losing weight and staying thin requires that you burn more calories than you take in.Therefore you need to understand the math involved in weight loss. How many calories do you need to burn in order to keep it off? You have to burn off 3500 calories a week or 500 calories a day in order [...]