Treat Yourself Better – You Deserve it!

When I see patients who are doing well following their new healthy lifestyle behaviors but complain that the scale isn’t budging fast enough, I ask them to make a list....
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Make Your Weight Management Practice a Judgement-Free Zone

One of the greatest barriers to accessing care for people with overweight or obesity are patients’ feelings of being judged by others because of excess weight. As I educate health...
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50 Ways to Build More Fun & Fitness into Your Busy Life!

For the past 35 years, my wife and Six Factors to Fit co-author Nancy and I, have had a Fun Club. Basically, we formed a social group of 6 couples...
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Social Exercise is Good for Your Health

The more you enjoy being a physically active person, the more likely you’ll stay a physically active person. One way to do so is to make time for social exercise....
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Improve Social Connections, Improve Health

Surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy recently warned that loneliness and a lack of social connections are having negative effects on both the mental and physical health of Americans. And surprisingly,...
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Bridge the Gap between Body Positivity and Weight Management

With 5 hours of presentations, the Your Weight Matters 2023 Virtual Convention reached more than 1500 people around the world. I’d like to share some highlights from one of the...
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Boosting Your Energy Level can Make Weight Management Easier – Here’s How

Many people know that to manage weight better, you also need to manage your time so you can take better care of yourself; this may involve making time to stay...
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Improve Your Health – One Self-Care Behavior at a Time

One of my yearly medical student classes I teach is helping our future physicians practice improving their own health, one self-care behavior at a time. You may be surprised to...
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