Losing weight is one thing, but keeping it off is another. What’s the best plan for you? Jupiterimages/Photos.com/ Thinkstock When people are very hungry, they think longingly of their favorite dishes. Mom’s famous pasta. Fried chicken like only that little place down the road can make. German chocolate cake. We yearn for foods that are
The specific “Biggest Loser” diet plan is probably not to blame. A previous study found similar metabolic suppression in people who had lost weight and kept it off for up to six years. Whether weight is lost slowly or quickly has no effect on later regain. Likewise — despite endless debate about the relative value
The world is obsessed with fad diets and weight loss, yet few of us know how a kilogram of fat actually vanishes off the scales. Even the 150 doctors, dietitians and personal trainers we surveyed shared this surprising gap in their health literacy . The most common misconception by far, was that fat is converted
Women who have gone on a diet alongside men may have noticed a frustrating outcome: The pounds seem to fall off the men, while stubbornly sticking to women. Now, a new study delves into differences that take place when men and women diet — and confirms that, yes, men do lose weight faster. In the
Welcome to ” Slim Chance, ” a twice-monthly series in which author Amber Petty documents the happiness and crappiness of losing weight. Weight: 233 pounds Lost in Two Weeks: 2.6 pounds Total Lost: 20 pounds A few years ago, I was driving with my husband and little sister to meet my mom for Christmas. The
In case you haven’t noticed there is a war going on. It’s not a war like we see on TV or read about in the newspaper. It’s a war to stay healthy in an extremely toxic world. I am in the trenches with people everyday helping them win this war. I have heard story after
A few years ago, one of my friends at Men’s Health stepped on the scale and was horrified by the result. He’d somehow managed to pack 20 pounds of flab onto his previously skinny frame. When he looked into the mirror, he saw a fat guy staring back. He decided to make a change, quick.
Whether you’ve got a big event coming coming up, are desperate to fit back into an ‘old trusty’ item of clothing or you’re simply concerned about your health, one of the biggest questions diet and fitness experts get asked is: ‘How can I lose weight quickly?’ Making sensible and healthy lifestyle changes over a long
It’s the nutrition zombie that just won’t die. A whopping 65 per cent of people want to reduce the amount of fat in their diets, according to a recent Nielson survey, despite overwhelming research that shows low-fat diets may actually promote weight gain. So how has this monster of myth lived for so long? Because
TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health If you’re hoping to drop a few pounds for an upcoming vacation, the old “calories in, calories out” method can be effective. Combine a meager diet with lots of exercise, and in the short term your body will plunder its fat stores in search of energy. You’ll lose
