Every January, every summer, and every time a wedding or reunion appears on the calendar, the same question resurfaces: how fast can I lose this weight? It is a reasonable question, and it is one most physicians have heard hundreds of times. The problem is that it is the wrong question. The right question is not how fast you can lose weight. It is how fast you should, and what you stand to lose if you push beyond what your body is designed to handle. Weight loss that happens

Hitting a weight loss plateau can be one of the most frustrating parts of any fitness journey. You’re eating clean, moving more, and...

If you’ve ever tried losing weight in your lifetime, you’ve probably grown familiar with a plateau. A weight loss plateau is when your...