Eating For Health

Who hasn’t heard people talking about losing weight.   As I noted in a recent blog, a guy on Twitter went to his doctor and the doctor said his BMI was too high and he needed to lose 67 pounds.   Now, that is a challenge.   What weight loss diet should this guy chose to go on?   What are some healthy choices that will help him lose weight but not cut out food groups or nutrients needed for good health?   What diet will help him not only lose weight but keep it off because the diet emphasizes lifestyle changes and adopting good habits? Anyone can go on a diet and lose some weight.   But often people choose a fad diet that may result in some weight loss but then they give up on it and many gain the weight back.   What most people want is to lose weight and keep it off.   This requires more than a diet, but lifestyle changes like more exercise and more healthy foods.   A relative gained some weight over the holidays.   Rather than going o...

Many people think about dropping a few pounds and look for a great weight loss diet.   Everywhere you look there are ads for quick weight loss diets or a diet pill that seems to magically take off weight easily.   Despite the claims, most of us know there is nothing easy about losing weight.   Yes, many diets will help you drop pounds quickly only to have those pounds return when you go off the diet.   What most people want is to lose weight and keep it off.   This requires more than a diet, but lifestyle changes like more exercise and more healthy foods.   A relative gained some weight over the holidays.   Rather than going on a fad diet, she joined Weight Watchers – now called WW.   When eating out with her recently, she pulled up the WW App on her phone to record her points.   She finds the WW plan easy to follow.   I have no doubt she is on her way to losing the 7 pounds she gained.   Like this relative, if you do want to drop...