Don’t Let Your Drinks Trip You Up If you’re counting calories, it’s important to watch what’s in your glass as well as what’s on your plate. Choosing the right beverage — and keeping an eye on how much you pour — can help curb your appetite and cut calories. Best: Water Replacing sweetened soft drinks with water will cut hundreds …

Protein is vital for human life, and in past articles, we’ve outlined all the different health benefits this macronutrient brings. Protein is essential for building muscle, improves bone health, helps stabilize blood sugar levels, and can even help you feel more satiated throughout the day. It should come as no surprise that protein can also play an important role in sustainable weight loss. But how exactly …

Why might you need to lose weight? If you’ve been advised by a medical professional that you’re overweight or obese this may put you at an increased risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease and diabetes. Carrying extra weight has practical implications, too, because it puts extra pressure on joints and makes it harder to exercise. It also increases …

Can you really lose weight just by walking? Yes — and it’s more effective than most people think. Walking is one of the safest, most sustainable fat-loss tools because it burns calories without stressing joints or spiking hunger the way intense workouts can. Research published in the Journal of Exercise Nutrition & Biochemistry found that overweight women who walked 50–70 minutes three times per …

You may feel the strongest food cravings hit when you’re at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort when facing a difficult problem, feeling stressed or even feeling bored. Emotional eating can hurt your weight-loss efforts. It often leads to eating too much, especially high-calorie, sweet and fatty foods. The good news is that you can …