Sometimes the best thing you can do for your weight is maintain the current number. For some people that means not gaining weight. For others, the goal is not to lose weight. For the last few years of her life, my mother fell into the second category. Every time we saw her doctor, he begged Mom to […]
How to Lose Weight–Say, 110 Pounds: Do “Whatever It Takes for as Long as It Takes”
by Linda Burklin Three years ago, I ended up in the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. As I was going through the admission process, the nurse asked me, “Did you know you are diabetic? And that you have sky-high blood pressure?” Well, I didn’t know—but I wasn’t surprised, either. I’ve been morbidly obese for my entire […]
How I Finally Lost 25 Pounds (with Intermittent Fasting) After 32 Years of Trying Everything Else: Guest Post
by Cindy McKee My weight-loss story goes back three decades to the birth of my first child. For 32 years, I tried to lose the baby fat using various weight-loss plans and supplements. I rode the roller coaster of weight gain and loss. As soon as I stopped dieting, the pounds would come back with […]
