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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Recent Posts

New Research, New Reasons to Discuss Obesity Medications with Your Health Care Provider
It’s no secret that the new, highly effective injectable obesity medications have impressive weight loss benefits. This has led millions of people who struggle with weight to ask their health care professionals whether or not they are candidates for taking these new medications. But we’ve known for a long time that there is more to…

Food Noise: A New Name for an Old Problem
For the past 4 decades, I have treated patients who struggle with weight. And I have also identified a subset of individuals who are more tempted by the obesogenic food environment we all live in. “I think about food all the time.” “As hard as I try, I can’t clear my head from being preoccupied…

Is Waist Size Measurement the New Obesity Care Vital Sign?
If you struggle with excess weight, most likely your health care visits include measurements of your weight, height, and blood pressure, as well as a calculation of your BMI (body mass index). But what about your waist circumference? As an obesity medicine physician specialist, I’ve been measuring waist circumference on my patients for over 25…

New Report Advances the Conversation on Obesity Care
Consensus is hard. As a member of the Lancet Commission on Definition and Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical Obesity among 58 experts from around the world, our just released report aims to define clinical obesity and aid in clinical decision making and therapeutic interventions. With over 1 billion people living with obesity worldwide, this report begins…