weight loss tips

Self-Monitor YOUR WAY to Boost Weight Management Success

By Dr. Kushner / February 7, 2023 /

As I mentor medical students who are learning how to help patients manage their weight, I often ask them what the patient can do at home to help boost their success. Helping patients be more accountable to themselves with self-monitoring is one of the tools I teach medical students to use in counseling as it…

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Stop Unhealthy Habits to Achieve Better Health

By Dr. Kushner / June 25, 2022 /

As you move through your weight loss journey, you will encounter two kinds of habits – healthy habits you want to create (such as eating more fruits and vegetables) and less healthful habits you want to stop (such as drinking sugar-sweetened beverages). You will find that it’s more challenging to stop an unhealthy habit than…

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What’s for Dinner?

By Dr. Kushner / January 3, 2021 /

Being able to whip up quick, healthy dinner meals in minutes is a skill that will serve you well in your quest to eat healthier. In our household, my wife and Six Factors to Fit co-author, Nancy, prides herself in doing just that for our family. For this blog, I asked Nancy to share her…

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Weight Loss that Fits Your Life & Lifestyle

By Dr. Kushner / December 21, 2020 /

While helping people get control of their weight for almost 4 decades, one thing I know for sure is that ‘one size does not fit all.’ I spend a lot of time talking to my patients to help them figure out the best mix of weight management strategies that fit their life and lifestyle habits.…

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Nudge Healthier Eating with Family Inspired Cooking and Baking Tips

By Dr. Kushner / May 7, 2020 /

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and with children at home, these are stressful and trying times for families. And yet many families have found cooking and baking to be useful activities to pass the time and put food on the table for loved ones. For this blog, I engaged the advice of our…

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Do this One Thing to Find the Best Snacks for Weight Loss

By Dr. Kushner / October 15, 2019 /

Snacking has gotten a bad rap. Maybe it’s all those energy dense and “can’t stop eating em” snack foods like chips, candy and cookies that keep calling your name but really don’t do a good job of filling you up or satisfying your hunger. Or maybe it’s all those restrictive diet plans that discourage snacking…

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5 Reasons Why Losing Weight Successfully Is More About YOU Than Your Diet

By Dr. Kushner / September 27, 2019 /

Those who are interested in losing weight successfully spend a lot of time looking at different diet plans to find the one they think will work best for them. You may relate. Maybe you’ve considered trying the Keto diet, intermittent fasting or going gluten-free.  As a weight management specialist who has spent nearly the last…

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How to Start your Own Fun Club & Be Active with Friends

By Dr. Kushner / September 20, 2019 /

Getting your body in motion and being active is not always easy when you have a busy life. Staying motivated to be active and try new things can also be a challenge.  In contrast, if you participate in a fun activity with a group of friends, then being active can feel more like a social…

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Six Factors To Fit FAQ

By Dr. Kushner / September 20, 2019 /

Six Factors to Fit FAQ How is your book different from other diet books? Six Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works for You! is not a diet book that you go on and then off of. Instead, it’s a lifelong weight management and healthy lifestyle program all in one, personalized just for you. Most…

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