Breaking Weight Loss Barriers for a Better Life
Welcome! My mission is to inspire and empower you to manage weight better while taking charge of your health habits - as outlined in my book
Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works for You!
Breaking Weight Loss Barriers for a Better Life
Welcome! My mission is to inspire and empower you to manage weight better while taking charge of your health habits - as outlined in my book
Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works for You!
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Be Better, Not Perfect – a Lifelong Healthy Eating Strategy
Seeking perfection in your diet plan is a set-up for failure. A common misperception my patients struggle with is thinking they have to strive for perfection in order to eat more healthfully. Whether it’s banning all carbs, sugar or fat from one’s diet, extreme food restrictions are hard to maintain for the long run. They…
Personal Weight Struggles Require a Personalized Approach
I learned long ago that generic weight loss advice doesn’t work well for most people. That’s because managing weight is personal, influenced by your likes and dislikes, health goals and personal challenges. This applies whether or not you’re taking one of the newer anti-obesity medications. I wrote my book, Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works…
Improving Weight Management Outcomes Beyond the Scale
We are a weight-focused society but when it comes to managing weight long term, having a weight-only narrow focus can be detrimental. Throughout my 4-decade career I have stressed the importance of lifestyle modification being foundational for losing weight and achieving better health. Now with an average 15-20% weight loss with the new injectable obesity…
Can Your Cell Phone Help You Eat Better, Move More, Stress Less?
One of my yearly medical student classes I teach at Northwestern University is helping our future physicians learn behavior change strategies to improve their own health. Examples of targeted health behaviors may include not exercising regularly, not eating enough fruits and vegetables, eating too many sweets or fast food, not getting enough hours of sleep…