Weight Loss

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary approach involving alternating between fasting and eating periods. There are several ways to practice IF, but the most common approach involves fasting for 16-24 hours per day, and then consuming all of one’s daily food intake within a limited window of time. IF can be beneficial for those struggling

Many pathways lead to weight gain as our bodies were designed to store weight or “adipose (fat cells)” to prepare for periods of famine and starvation. At a time in human history, it was advantageous and critical for human survival for our body to have mechanisms that promote weight gain and make it difficult to

Over the past century, individuals have become much more sedentary.  In other words, too many people sit too much and participate in too little physical activity for optimal health.   I encourage you to look for ways to become more active and decrease inactivity.     Some examples include: -Reduce the time spent sitting by taking a

Do you find yourself able to stick with a healthy routine during your workweek, but then you lose control on the weekends? This is incredibly common. Sometimes when we relax, enjoy the company of friends, or want to escape the overwhelm of the week, we become distracted and unaware of the foods we consume.  We

Have you lost weight in the past only to regain it a short time later? Have you followed every diet including Whole30, Paleo, Atkins, Keto, Fasting?   How do you get off the diet roller coaster and on the path to permanent weight loss? All of these diets work, and none of them work, meaning

We are often told 3,500 calories are in one pound of fat.  Thus, if you cut back or work off 3,500 calories, you will lose an entire pound of fat.  However, most of us have proven to ourselves repeatedly that this logic does not work and we can’t lose weight.  Let me tell you why!

What behaviors are preventing your weight loss?  Have you ever stopped to consider it? Did you have breakfast today? Did you eat lunch today? Did you eat dinner? Did you eat a fruit and a vegetable today? What did you eat? What did you drink? What did you snack on? Any sugar-sweetened beverages in your