Weight Loss Guru

read moreOvercoming overeating isn't the same as overcoming other bad habits or even addictions such as alcohol or smoking. You cannot simply stay away from the troubling substance since you have to eat. Temporarily changing your behavior (dieting) and then returning to your usual habits will obviously put you right back where you started (or worse). Only by changing your daily habits will you permanently change, and if that isn't what you want to hear, then you're not ready for permanent weight loss. Why torture yourself time and again by severely cutting back or eliminating entire food groups, or worse suffering through semi-starvation diets (less than 1000 calories), refusing to eat foods you love (I'll never eat cake again), or experiencing intense hunger pains (a completely natural bodily response to starvation)?

read moreTo measure your progress it is a good idea to keep track of things other than your weight alone. Because your body fat/muscle ratio will affect your weight (muscle is more dense than fat and therefore takes up much less space), you may be heavier on the scale but discovery you wear a smaller size. Weight is the worst way to gauge your progress, especially if you exercise -- while adding exercise is the easiest, most effective way to lose excess weight permanently. The best site I've found for measuring things such as Body Mass Index (BMI), is Halls.md.