Why a Weight-Loss Plateau May Be a Good Sign
Most people dread a weight-loss plateau, but when the scale won't budge, you may actually want to celebrate. “It may be your new equilibrium,” says Tim Church, MD, MPH, professor of preventive...
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How Much Lean Muscle Can You Really Gain?
You’ve no doubt seen plenty of 30-day transformation stories. If you read enough of these, you may think going from lean to muscular is quick and easy. In real life, however, muscle growth is a...
What 1,200 Calories on the DASH Diet Looks Like
According to U.S. News & World Report, the DASH diet was ranked as the “best diet all around” for eight consecutive years. DASH, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension,...
5 Ways to Use Before-and-After Photos to Motivate
As a middle-school kid, my favorite thing to draw was “makeover” images — usually starting with a limp-haired, glasses-wearing, mousy girl (myself, to be honest) who transformed into a...
5 Ways to Avoid Healthy Food Burnout
You do everything right, from always loading your plate with veggies to doing meal prep every Sunday, but then you hit that point — you just get tired of working so hard and feeling deprived. A...