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Weight Loss Tips by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Stick to your goal. Have a goal for number of servings of fruits and veggies each day - at dinner, add one or two more servings if you haven't met your goal. Substitute, d ... Read on »
Weight Loss Tips - Motivation by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Visualize success. Think of how you will feel when you have lost the weight. Look daily at a picture of what you will look like at your target weight. Write positive affir ... Read on »
Understanding Gastric Surgery by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, with an estimated nine million Americans falling into the category of morbidly obese. Traditional met ... Read on »
Obesity Surgeries by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions, with some eight million Americans falling into the category of morbidly obese. Being morbidly obese p ... Read on »
What Is Morbid Obesity and What Can Be Done? by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss DAVID PROVOST, MD: America is becoming overweight. It really is an epidemic. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are now overweight, over a third of us are obese. There have been e ... Read on »
The Role of Weight Loss Surgery by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Obesity is one of the biggest health crises today, with nearly two-thirds of the American population now classified as overweight or obese. Obesity is recognized as ... Read on »
Patient Perspective on Weight Loss Surgery by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss CARMEN MORFE: I tried everything. And I would lose weight; I was successful at losing weight. I was never able to maintain a weight loss for any given amount of time. At my he ... Read on »
Running Tips by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss JONATHAN CANE, EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST: One of the beauties of running is that it's such a simple thing to do and there is not that much to really think about. It's left foot, r ... Read on »
Coping with Cravings While Losing Weight by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss KRYSTIN: The littlest things that trigger it, changes in job, changes in environment, family. I find myself just craving things, and trying not to do it, and then you just go ... Read on »
Weight Loss Strategies by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss KRYSTIN: I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars on things that everyone else would tell me would work. ANNOUNCER: Krystin knows there's plenty of artillery out there in ... Read on »
The Health Risks of Being Overweight by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss KRYSTIN: I lost my father at the age of 46 to a stroke. He was a smoker and a heavy eater. And I'm 43. I feel that that's coming and I'm not being conscious of that. ANNOUNCER ... Read on »
Weight Loss - The Battle to Lose by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss KRYSTIN: I remember being a little bit of a chubby kid when I was about 8/9-years-old. It was always a problem. It was always an issue. ANNOUNCER: For Krystin, losing weight h ... Read on »
How to Get Control of Emotional Eating by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Lenore: I see people on the street. I want to say, "so, do you want to know how to lose some weight?" ANNOUNCER: Lenore lost more than 100 pounds by learning how to control ... Read on »
Emotional Eating - When Food is Your Best Friend by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Lenore: I was always an emotional eater. I can't remember not being an emotional eater. ANNOUNCER: In times of stress, food used to be Lenore's best friend. Lenore: If I was ... Read on »
Cholesterol - The Good, The Bad, and Your Diet by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: When it comes to risk for heart disease, cholesterol has a split personality. Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, American Dietetic Association: There is LDL cholesterol, which is ... Read on »
How to Make Healthy Choices While Dining Out by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Whether it's fast food or fine dining, it can be tough to make healthy choices when eating out. Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, American Dietetic Association: You have to thi ... Read on »
Foods that Pack an Energy Punch by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Life in the fast lane leaves many of us feeling too pooped to cross the finish line. The problem may be what we are using for fuel. BONNIE TAUB-DIX, RD, AMERICAN DI ... Read on »
Preparing for Weight Loss Surgery by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Choosing to have weight loss surgery is a big decision. And the first step in this process is finding the right surgeon. Many patients first turn to their primary c ... Read on »
Do I Have a Normal Body Mass Index? by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: With obesity such a critical issue for Americans today, it's important to know the key indicators used to determine whether a person is overweight. One example is B ... Read on »
The Skinny on Fat by WeightLossTeam .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss ANNOUNCER: Should you give up on a healthy, low-fat diet? A major study, known as the Women's Health Initiative, would seem to imply yes. Following 50,000 women for close to e ... Read on »