If you’re trying to lose weight, you’re probably wondering what the “best” diet is for you to eat. Find out why The Center for Medical Weight Loss often recommends a high protein diet for weight loss.

You’ve probably heard that exercise is crucial for weight loss. But research suggests that working out is most essential for keeping off the weight once you’ve lost it.

Finding the best gym to lose weight can be overwhelming. Feel comfortable and confident about joining a fitness center with these tips. 

Weight gain is a common side effect of many types of medications. Luckily, there are usually ways to minimize your weight gain if you and your doctor suspect your meds may be causing you to put on extra pounds.

Being plopped in front of our computers for half our waking hours can spell trouble for those who struggle to keep their weight in check. The good news is there are ways you can stay healthy and fit while working.

If you’ve found losing weight to be an uphill battle, then it’s time to break the psychological cycle that may be holding you back from your goal.

If you’re experiencing middle age weight gain, there are steps you can take to maintain or even lose weight on a medical weight loss plan.

While you’re on your way to building a better body through diet and exercise, remember to love the skin you’re in. In order to focus on being healthy, you have to put yourself in a positive mindset for success. 

What do you do when boredom strikes, weight loss slows, or you just feel some diet fatigue? It's not easy to beat the weight-loss blahs, but know that you're not alone. We've got tips to try when the blahs are getting you down.

Celebrities, athletes, maybe even your next-door neighbor: Nearly everyone seems to be going gluten-free these days. You may have also heard about the weight loss many devotees say accompanies their new diet. Could giving gluten the boot help your medical weight loss program?

Calorie counting helps to ensure that the calories you consume throughout the day do not exceed the number of calories you burn. By keeping calorie intake in line and adding a daily exercise program, you can effectively start losing weight right away.

Learning how much water is enough and ways to stay hydrated can make a big difference in your health and personal energy – and can be a factor in successful weight loss.

Chances are you’ve heard green tea extolled for a variety of health benefits—cancer prevention, cholesterol-lowering effects, and fighting eye diseases like glaucoma. But should you also be adding green tea to your medical weight loss program?

Drinking water, exercising, and eating organic foods — three sure-fire ways to good health and, hopefully, your weight loss goal. Right? Well, kind of. See if switching to organically grown foods in the hopes of feeling better and weighing less is really the way to go.

Acai and goji berries are just two of a recent wave of super fruits guaranteeing to do everything from preventing Alzheimer’s and cancer to treating heart disease and depression. But do super berries really help you lose weight?

You don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to add an Olympic sport to your fitness regime! 

A brown-bagged lunch doesn't have to be boring. You can enjoy delicious meals on a medical weight loss plan. Follow these tips to build a healthy lunch.

If you’re experiencing middle age weight gain, there are steps you can take to maintain or even lose weight on a medical weight loss plan.

If you’re feeling tired all the time and also like you’re gaining weight, it may not be your imagination: People who don’t get enough sleep tend to weigh more. Find out how a good night’s sleep can make you more successful on your medical weight loss plan.

Weight gain in a woman’s 40s and 50s is a pretty typical complaint, even for women who’ve never had a weight problem in the past. Here’s why women may gain weight during menopause – and what they can do about it.

In the past few years there has been renewed focus on the negative impact long periods of sitting can have on our health and wellbeing. It has been linked to numerous chronic conditions and some types of cancers. And because physical activity plays such a critical role in long-term healthy weight management, you can imagine that excessive sitting isn’t doing your body mass index and body fat percentage any favors. But it’s also what we do during those periods of sitting that adds fuel to the fire.

You may not realize it, but your liver plays a major role in your health and weight. The liver is a busy worker and it’s involved in many body functions. Here are a few items on the liver’s daily agenda:

When most people begin to exercise as part of their medical weight loss program, they tend to focus on cardiovascular activity first. But what many don't realize is that strength training can be just as important as cardio for numerous reasons.

It can be tempting to slack off once you enter the maintenance part of your weight control journey. But these simple tips will help ensure you maintain the weight loss you've worked so hard to achieve.

If you're lacking that motivation to hit the gym, it may be time to spice up your workout playlist. The best workout songs hand-picked by the CMWL staff. 

The CMWL program uses a body composition scale—in addition to a regular scale—to help measure your progress. How does the body composition scale help you lose weight?

Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Oprah Winfrey. What do they have in common? These business leaders changed the world by creating a vision and making decisions that were often considered too difficult or insurmountable. As CEOs, their jobs were to guide their companies and keep them running smoothly for the long-term. Through hard work and wise choices, their businesses flourished in the face of significant challenges. Whether you realize it or not, your body is like a company, and you have a “CEO” of your own that can help out with weight loss. It’s commonly referred to as the “executive function.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”- Thomas Edison

We all know that in order to achieve a goal, we need to take action. And if at first we don’t succeed, we try, try again. But what is that internal thing that propels us to try in the first place? The reasons why we take action stem from a number of different factors. Collectively we commonly refer to them as “motivation”.

Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and more lives are claimed from cardiovascular diseases than all forms of cancer combined? In fact, in the US, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds, and every minute someone dies from a heart disease-related event.

With summer activities in full-swing, everything that makes the season relaxing and fun may begin to make your medical weight loss plan a bit more challenging. Try these tips to keep your weight loss plan on track.

80 percent of Americans have back pain at some time in their lives. But finding some relief can be relatively straightforward: Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best ways to minimize back and joint pain.

It’s often been said that good health is priceless. However true that is, weight loss comes at a cost. Happily, your medical weight loss program might actually cost less than you think.

The thought of past challenges may make you a bit nervous as you move forward with your medical weight loss plan. That's normal. But there are ways you can avoid these traps and make CMWL the last weight loss plan you'll ever be on.

Every once in awhile we learn something new that makes us slap our palm to our forehead and say, “Of course!” Get your hand ready, because you’re about to learn something about Vitamin D and weight loss that will find you in that position.

Exactly how much green will it take to achieve that low body mass index and body fat percentage? And we’re not talking about lettuce here… 

Cheese can be a healthy addition to your weight loss plan. Learn the best cheeses for weight loss and which you should avoid. 

If you've always been the first one on your block to get the latest and greatest gadget out there, you'll be happy to know that being a gadget geek can help with your medical weight loss program, too. Here are three cool things to help keep you on the losing side.

Spending long stretches on the road can wreak havoc on your medical weight loss plan. Here’s how to keep your healthy eating on track while on a car trip.

You may have heard the phrase, “calcium builds strong bones and teeth.” But did you also know that it is weight loss friendly?

As you’re fretting over ways to stick to your medical weight loss program at your Fourth of July picnic, consider how losing weight and getting in shape are other ideas for celebrating your patriotism today.

Fill up on delicious, fiber-filled, and refreshing summer fruits for weight loss to cool off during the warmest season. 

Metabolism. We hear it used all the time when people talk about their weight, “I can’t lose weight because my metabolism is too slow.” But what exactly does that mean? And is that really the case? With so much information floating around on this subject, it’s easy to get the facts mixed up. Let’s clear up how metabolism, or your metabolic system, works to help you manage your weight.

Sometimes the inability to lose weight is jokingly blamed on a slow metabolism, but in reality it’s often no laughing matter. A sluggish resting metabolism can be triggered by a variety of lifestyle factors, but a key medical cause is often a sluggish thyroid.

Have you ever been involved in the construction of a house? It takes careful planning to make sure the ultimate structure is strong a sturdy. This has much to do with the materials you use to construct its foundation. And if the foundation is strong, the frame and decor will be easier to maintain. The human body is like a house in a way, with a strong foundation driving the health of the rest of the body. Part of that foundation is comprised of amino acids. If you don’t know what they are, now is the time to learn. These compounds are play a critical role in your everyday functions and are a key component in weight loss.

For some people, the word “exercise” evokes the same reaction as sucking on a sour lemon. Their faces crinkle up with a look of pure distaste and disgust. For those who have embraced exercise as part of their lifestyle, they simply can’t comprehend that type of response. Sure, it takes some effort, but the effects of exercise feel so good and do such wonderful things for the body, especially for keeping weight under control. So, how can the exercisers persuade the non-exercisers to open up to the idea of regular physical activity? The basics might be the best place to start.

We’ve all experienced it on some level in any one of its forms. Excessive guilt, religious guilt, emotional guilt, neurotic guilt…you name it. But no matter how we frame it, it all stems from the same basic root feeling that we’ve done something dreadfully wrong, and shouldn’t do it again. When it comes to weight loss, we’re no strangers to those guilty feelings. But we may not fully realize just how much our “food guilt” is standing in the way of our weight loss goals.

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”- Thomas Edison

We all know that in order to achieve a goal, we need to take action. And if at first we don’t succeed, we try, try again. But what is that internal thing that propels us to try in the first place? The reasons why we take action stem from a number of different factors. Collectively we commonly refer to them as “motivation”.

Does your lower back cause you any pain or discomfort? If it does, you’re not alone. At any given time over 31 million Americans suffer from lower back pain. It may not seem obvious, but one of the leading causes of back pain is being overweight.

Fish oil supplements rank among some of the most popular dietary supplements on the market, with good reason. Fish oil is full of omega-3 fatty acids (the good fats) that play a critical role in some many bodily functions, from boosting brain power and heart health, to reducing inflammation and maintaining a healthy nervous system. But when it comes to weight loss, does it make a difference?

True or false? If you’re a woman trying to lose weight, you need to understand testosterone.

True or false? If you’re a man trying to lose weight, you need to understand estrogen.

If you said “true” to both, you’d be right.

Everyone has moments where they feel sad or upset. These feelings usually go away in a few days and life returns to normal. For many others, these feelings last for much longer periods of time because they suffer from clinical depression. As anyone who has lived with clinical depression knows, even the smallest everyday tasks seem daunting. For those suffering from depression and obesity, losing weight may seem like an impossible goal. But experts tell us this is not the case. With the proper knowledge, strategies, and commitment levels, both conditions can be managed effectively for a lifetime.

While every person in the world is different, the one thing we all have in common is that we need to eat to live (there’s really no getting around that if you’re human). For as long as we can remember, our eating has been neatly organized into discreet meals. Breakfast, lunch and dinner come around everyday, literally like clockwork. This means everyday you have a choice about what you will eat for each one of these meals.

At one point or another, we’ve all munched on late-night snacks. But for some, the evening hours tend to be when they eat the most. We know that a big part of weight loss is what you eat and how much, but does when you eat factor into the equation? Although this topic is still debated in the scientific community, growing evidence suggests eating late at night can cause weight gain.

We have all heard it a million times: excess weight is (very, very) bad for our overall health. If you browse this site you’ll learn all about the negative effects of obesity and then some. Yet, despite the warnings, many of us don’t take the necessary steps to actively control our weight.

True or false? Two people can follow the same eating and exercise plan and see different weight loss results. The correct answer is true. As much as we want to simplify weight loss down to “calories in and calories out,” the process is much more complex. Many factors influence your ability to lose or gain weight, including body type.

The modern day lifestyle brings more than a fair share of daily stress, enough to have you feeling exhausted when the day is through. But there is a big difference between feeling tired and feeling run down. If you constantly feel like you’re lacking energy and find it challenging to take on even the simplest of tasks, you may have an iron deficiency. And that is neither good for your weight nor your health.

When experts talk about the health conditions associated with the chronic disease of obesity, it usually goes something like this: Obesity is a leading cause of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, and even some types of cancer. It’s that “and even some types of cancer” part that could use increased attention. 

What do you consider the hardest part about losing weight? Some might say it’s the need to give up junk food. Others might bemoan the increased physical activity and exercise. But when it comes down to it, the hardest part about weight loss may not be in losing the pounds, but rather in keeping them off.

There is a lot in modern society that doesn’t make it easy to lose weight. Fast food on every corner, binge-watching TV, LED lights disrupting our sleep and ample amounts of stress all present steep challenges to leading a healthy lifestyle. If all that isn’t enough, there may be another suspected culprit lurking in plain sight in the form of plastic.

For those unfamiliar with the funny-sounding health condition called GERD, which stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, it is no laughing matter at all. In the US, 20 percent of the population suffers from GERD. And among those with high body weights, the severity of GERD is even worse.

You’ve heard of late-night eating, but new research is shedding light on how exposure to bright light at specific times of day can affect your ability to lose weight.

This research finding gives stress eating a whole new meaning.