Weight Management

You're working hard to lose weight, and even though you've had some success, it's not easy. Maybe your weight loss has stalled. Maybe your diet is beginning to bore you. Maybe you're having cravings you just can't ignore. You need help to stay motivated. Let's talk about some tricks that can keep you on track.

It seems we don't always have time for traditional meals. We may grab a quick bite while working, or eat while we're "on-the-go." We may choose foods we know aren't healthy. Eating this way isn't good for you. Junk food is bad for your body. And when you eat while focused on other things, it's easy to eat too much. To combat these bad habits, you can practice a technique we call "mindful eating."

This is a low-carbohydrate diet that stresses the importance of eating fats. It can help people lose weight. And losing extra weight improves your health.

This eating plan helps some people lose weight. With intermittent fasting, you eat a healthy diet during some periods. During other periods, you don't eat. Or, you eat very little. We call these "fasting" periods. Fasting helps you eat fewer calories overall than you normally would. This helps with weight loss.

Staying fit is a challenge for many people. Carrying too much body fat is bad for your health. Being "overweight" means you weigh more than what we consider normal for your body type. If you keep gaining weight, you may become "obese." Let's take a few minutes to learn about weight and your health.

Many overweight men carry their extra weight in the belly area. If you have a lot of belly fat, you may think it's harmless. But your tendency to gain weight in the belly area means you have a higher risk for some health problems. Let's learn more about what belly fat means for you.

This helps you lose weight without surgery. It's done through an endoscope. That's a long, thin tube with a light, a camera and a channel for instruments. This procedure makes the space inside your stomach smaller. You'll eat less and feel full longer. It can help you lose a lot of weight.

If you want the health benefits of a sauna session but can't tolerate high heat, infrared sauna therapy may be right for you. An infrared sauna directly heats your body with light. This is different from traditional saunas. They heat you up by warming the air around you.

Do you find it hard to maintain a healthy weight? You've probably tried one or more diets. There are so many. But in general, all of them restrict what you can eat. They may limit the calories you can have. Often, they tell you that certain types of foods (especially junk food and sweets) are off limits. But it may surprise you to learn the truth: for almost everyone, restrictive diets just don't work.

These medicines help you feel less hungry so you eat less. This can help you lose weight when other methods haven't worked well. As you lose weight, you improve your overall health. You lower your risk for problems like heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Let's take a moment to learn how they work and how to use them safely.

If you haven't been able to lose weight on your own, diet and exercise may not be enough for you. You may benefit from a medical weight loss program. That's when doctors oversee your weight loss journey. They give you the tools you need to get to a healthy weight.

This is a device you use at home to keep track of your body weight. It lets you know if you're meeting your health and fitness goals. Let's take a moment to learn more.

If you or someone you care for is living with a disability, you know that staying fit can be a challenge. Pain, lack of energy and problems with mobility make it hard to be active. And, many medications affect weight. Let's take a moment to learn about what you can do.

This is when an older person loses weight without trying. If you're experiencing this type of weight loss, it means you aren't dieting or exercising to lose weight but you're still getting thinner. This may be a sign of a medical problem. Let's take a moment to learn more.

This way of eating helps you lose weight without feeling hungry. The main idea is to choose more foods that have a lot of nutrients but not a lot of calories. Let's take a moment to learn more.

These medicines help people eat less so they can lose weight more easily. They can be helpful for you if you're very overweight and you aren't losing weight with diet and exercise alone. Let's take a moment to learn more.