Weight Loss

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6 Realistic Things to Expect When You’re Trying to Lose Weight

Warning: You are not going to find a six-step plan for losing weight and getting in shape in this post. There are plenty of other articles […]

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Bryn Mawr College Angers Students With Insensitive Weight-Loss Email

Students at Bryn Mawr College are planning to protest after the school sent out a truly insensitive email to students with high BMIs, encouraging them to […]

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The Checkup: 8 Things Not to Do If You’re Trying to Lose Weight

• Look, we all make mistakes, especially when it comes to our health and fitness. So in the interest of helping you avoid one or […]

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The Checkup: Is THIS the Best Time to Exercise for Weight Loss?

• We’ve been on the early-morning workout bandwagon for a while now, and if you’re looking to slim down, you should probably hop on board, […]

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The Checkup: 6 Cheap Winter Superfoods You Should Be Buying Now

• ’Tis the season to fill your grocery cart with cheap in-season superfoods like Brussels sprouts, pomegranates, turnips, and more. Your wallet will thank you. […]

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The Biggest Loser: A Lesson in How NOT to Lose Weight?

It’s no secret that The Biggest Loser is home to some questionable weight-loss tactics. About a year ago, we posted a piece questioning a slew of […]

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The Checkup: Penn Researchers Uncover Why Your Fitbit Isn’t Helping You Achieve Your Goals

• If you’ve jumped on the fitness-tracker train, listen up: Researchers at Penn warn that your tracker may not actually help you achieve your health […]

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The Checkup: 10 Delicious Ways to Boost Your Metabolism Fast

• After a full month of holiday festivities—and lots of heavy holiday meals—I’m sure we’d all do just about anything to get our metabolisms moving, […]

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The Checkup: Here’s What Actually Happens to Fat When You Lose Weight

• I’m sure you’ve heard any number of theories as to what happens to fat when you lose weight: Cells shrink but never actually disappear. […]

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The Checkup: 10 Tricks to Turn Your Kitchen Into a Weight-Loss Wonder

• Keeping your weight-loss goals in check during the holiday season is hard, to say the least. I mean, there are snowman cookies everywhere! But these 10 […]

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The Checkup: 6 Winter Foods That Are Weight-Loss All Stars

• Going grocery shopping this weekend? Add a few of those weight-loss boosting foods to your list, stat. [POPSUGAR Fitness]

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The Checkup: 8 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight Despite Your Best Intentions

• Look, y’all: Losing weight is hard work. But if you’re trying your darndest and still can’t get the scale to budge, it’s time to reevaluate your […]

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The Checkup: 25 No-Brainer Tips to Save Hundreds of Calories a Day

• Try out a few of these swaps, like serving yourself dinner in the kitchen instead of family style at the table, to seriously slash calories. […]

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The Checkup: 6 Bad Habits to Break If You Want to Lose Weight for Good

• Sorry to break it to you, but all your good-intentioned weight-loss efforts may be in vain if you’ve fallen victim to one of these bad […]

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Corsets Are the New Weight-Loss Trend—Wait, What?

This morning, as I scrolled through Facebook, I thought I’d been transported to the year 1836 (except for the fact that I was on Facebook, […]