The Dr. Harry Non-Diet

Over the weekend I visited my friend and I was surprised to my friend’s kid was overweight. He had gained substantial amount of pounds.
I asked him why did he gain some much weight and he said that it was because his parents were overweight and he had inherited the fat gene. Many overweight people have [...]

Are you doing all the right things to lose weight and you are still finding it difficult to shed pounds?
You may be sabotaging yourself by getting up in the middle of the night to have a snack.
Recent study from Northwestern University Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology shows that irregular eating habits caused certain people [...]

Sometimes eating habits can be hard to change, wouldn’t you agree?
This is one of the reasons why so many people have trouble sticking to their weight loss goals. But this doesn’t mean it’s hard.
A recent study shows that portion sizes have TRIPLED over the past several years. You need to understand how the portion size [...]

You may have been told to stay away from your favorite goodies such as ice cream or a slice of chocolate cake.
Question : Do you have to stop eating your favorite foods to lose weight.
The answer is No, ( but it can depend on you,)
If you have no control on your food impulses, e.g. you [...]

Have you ever gone on a fad diet? If you’re not sure let me give you some examples of fad diets. Low-carb diet, Liquid diet (using low-calorie, high fiber shakes), Grape fruit diet, Detox diet, Cabbage Soup diet, Macrobiotic ,the juice diet etc, etc.
Most of these diets are very difficult to follow and sustain over [...]

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION YOU MUST CONSIDER.
You lost the weight that you wanted to. CONGRATULATIONS, but it’s not over yet. You still have to maintain the weight that you lost.
Now if you followed a sustainable weight loss program than it shouldn’t be hard keep the weight off, You just keep doing what [...]

Question: What’s likely to happen if you go to the grocery store on an empty stomach?
It’s likely that you will be craving for certain kinds of foods. Usually these are the kinds of foods that led you to be overweight in the first place.
However, if you go to the grocery store when your hunger is [...]

Are you gaining weight because of  prescribed drugs you may be taking.
Do you have a medical condition that is causing you to gain weight.
Hypothyroidism is a  condition that causes your metabolism to slow down and  as a result you can gain weight. Even though some people may have this condition they can help themselves by eating HIGH [...]

When you think about the word “DIET” what comes to your mind? STARVATION, HUNGER, DEPRIVATION, EXERCISING, FRUITS and VEGETABLES.These may be some of  the things you immediately start to think about. But you also may think about how hard it’s going to be to lose the weight you want.Â
“X” amount of pounds is what you [...]

The people who fail at reaching their weight loss goals isn’t always because they were on the wrong weight loss program. Sometimes it can be because they didn’t have a friend to join them on their weight loss journey.
In 2005 there was a research article published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. [...]