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Conventional wisdom for losing weight and keeping it off has been to lose weight gradually over time (slow and steady wins the race).  The thought

Losing weight requires the absence of calories, not the presence of nutrients.  Yet, the vast majority of weight loss diets encourage you to cut calories

Diet transitions are life events that disrupt your weekly meal cycle and transition (nudge/push) you into a new eating pattern.  The reason diet transitions are

In my last post, I made the case why dietary adherence, rather than diet type or meal timing, is the number one predictor of weight

You can lose weight on any type of diet that restricts calories.  People have lost weight on a McDonalds diet, an ice cream diet, a

When you think of a toddler’s diet you probably conjure up images of gummy bears, macaroni and cheese, and chicken nuggets.  What you don’t think

As a nutritionist, the number 1 thing people ask me for is a meal plan.  When I tell people that I don’t provide meal plans,

The reason I am writing this post is that I wanted to give a counterpoint to something I saw a couple of weeks ago on

From the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, we never stop eating.  Our meal patterns are made up of some

Take the stairs, park farther away at the store, eat more fruits and veggies, cut back on sugar, drink more water – these are all

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a super disruptive force capable of replacing or eliminating hundreds of thousands of white-collar jobs.  By now I’m sure you’ve probably

The cornerstone of any diet, whether for weight loss or health, is the weekly meal cycle.  The weekly meal cycle is a very simple concept,

Tracking calories burned is probably a waste of your effort if you’re trying to lose weight.  Let me start off by saying that I didn’t

The decision for the iconic weight loss brand, Weight Watchers, to add weight loss medication to their program offerings has ushered in a new era

Dieting is more important than exercise to lose weight.  If I had to rate the importance of diet versus exercise to lose weight, I would