Weight Loss & Obesity Features

I was able to make lasting changes in my fitness journey by finding the right motivation and focusing on the long game.

I can’t allow the measurable goals to consume me anymore when the bigger picture is what this is all about. My motivation is my future.

After nearly 2 months on this fitness journey, I can't say that I don't have very many complaints. But, things are going to be changing.

Life is too short to not indulge once in a while, especially when celebrating! But, I still made healthy decisions and my weight loss is still on track.

Life's hard. So anything I can do to keep my mind and space positive makes not only my life better, but the lives of those close to me, too.

The information I get from my biometric scale and food logs has been opening my eyes to what’s working and where I need to work harder.

I've been a bit more emotional than normal. It's disheartening to do all the work and not see it reflected on the scale.

I love the taste of food, and that’s not going to miraculously change. So, I found a couple of tricks to help me resist the temptation to overeat.

If you've been following my fitness journey, you know about my struggles with flexibility and my desire to overcome them. So, I’m giving yoga another shot.

Now that I am recovering from COVID, I really need to base my workouts on where I am TODAY-- not on the workouts I used to be able to do.

In the past I wasn’t weighing myself, so my only goals were to generally look and feel better. But now, I’m setting specific weight goals.

COVID shifted my focus, but I’m determined to keep up with my healthy eating habits while I recover.

After watching my 14-year-old daughter's team workout, I realized I could do more to push myself in my healthier 2021 journey.

This weekend was a big boost for my confidence. I not only ate healthy and stayed under my calorie goal, but I exercised both days!

It was hard to stick with my exercise goals now that I’m back to the daily grind. But I learned something important about myself: I can do it.

If there was ever a time to stress eat and maybe enjoy a few drinks, the first week of 2021 may have been it. But, I didn’t succumb to the temptation.

Five years ago, I started a diet and fitness routine that helped get me back into shape and off the fast track to diabetes. And then came COVID-19.

Follow Laura, Bill, and Mark as they make a commitment to a healthier year in 2021.

In 2016, I lost 100 pounds. Then I got lazy. Once the pandemic hit, any good habits I had left were thrown out the window.

When Sal Paradiso realized he may not make it to age 40, he decided to take control of his weight -- and change his life.

See this duo’s amazing transformation after supporting each other in their journey to better health.

Follow these 11 doable strategies, all backed by research, to reach your goals.

You've reached that magic number: your goal weight. Now what? Your life will be different, but in the ways you expect?

Got a big belly? You may be at risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and cancer.

Does sex change after drastic weight loss? Are couples happier after one partner loses weight?

Are you destined to be obese just because it runs in your family?

A large weight loss can lead to loose, extra skin. Find out what you can do about it.

Some medicines make you more likely to gain weight. Find out which ones they are and what you can do to avoid those extra pounds.

Weight loss surgery, exercise, and determination helped a WebMD user shape up.

These five situations can make it really tough to stick to your diet. Find out what do to at happy hour, business lunches, family dinners, and more.

When you're setting out to lose weight, your doctors can help. But they may not talk about it much until you bring it up. Use these questions to start the conversation.

When you're working on weight loss, it can help to have a little inspiration. Here, six people share their secrets on how they lost the pounds.

Once you've lost the weight, it's time to start working on keeping those pounds off for good. Find out how other people have succeeded at maintaining their weight loss.

To lose weight, you need your environment (like your home and job) to support that goal. Get 8 tips you can use right now to set yourself up for weight loss success.

Feel like you’ve tried every diet trick in the book? Here are 12 new weight-loss strategies to try.

Experts explain how your beliefs about losing weight could be holding you back.

Learn how losing even a little weight can help your blood pressure.

When you're working on weight loss and the scale isn't budging, check to see if one or more of these foods is part of the problem.

WebMD looks at weight-loss claims of starch blockers.

Get tips for setting up long-term changes in your diet and lifestyle.

Eating purposefully and mindfully can help you reach your health goals and reduce stress.

Good intentions for healthy living may go out the window when you find yourself out to eat, at a party, or facing a rainy day. Get ideas for sticking with your goals in surprise situations.

Losing weight is a matter of simple math. To drop pounds, you need to eat fewer calories than you burn. These nine foods can help.

Catherine Grunden explains how she dropped so much weight after a lifetime of obesity.

African mango supplements are touted for weight loss and belly fat reduction. Do they work?

Experts talk about food cravings and what to do about them.

The surprising link between women's thoughts and behaviors and obesity in America.

Be aware of these dangerous things you should never do when trying to lose weight.

Our fitness expert, Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, explains what causes bingeing and how to stop.