Last week I talked about weight loss and heart health , and how a focus on healthy habits like eating a more Mediterranean-style diet is likely to be more beneficial to your long-term health than a focus on weight loss. This week I’d like to add a few thoughts about weight gain. When people come to me with concerns about…
Although I make no secret of the fact that I practice a health-first, not weight-focused approach, weight loss comes up day after day, especially this year with the pandemic. I get it. If you don’t fit into the “normal” weight category, you’ve likely heard from health professionals, your family, and…
The updated Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines were published August 4, replacing the 2006 version. They’ve been praised for being the first guidelines to acknowledge the problems of weight stigma and bias, and for shifting the emphasis from weight to health. Since I’ve been practicing that way for years now, I was curious to see the…
Last week on vacation a family member reached over and poked an accusatory finger into my belly, raised her eyebrows, and gave me a look that said, “What is happening here?” Yes really. Can you imagine? I bet some of you can, actually, because many people still think it’s okay…