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Knowing when and what to eat may sound simple, but dieting can mess up our connection to hunger cues. The practice of intuitive eating can help people make peace with food. Here's what to remember: - Tune in to your hunger signals. - Think about what foods will make you feel satisfied. - When you decide how much to eat, trust your body to let you know when it's full.

The way many of us think about weight loss is totally counter-productive. Focus on healthy habits you can sustain instead of the numbers on the scale. Here's what to remember: - Forget goal weights. Instead, focus on behavioral goals. - Start with small changes and let them snowball. - A loss of only 3% of your body weight can meaningfully improve your health. - Remember that your best weight is the one you reach when you live the healthiest life you can actually enjoy.

Our biology makes it hard to lose weight. In this episode, we won't tell you how to lose weight — or whether you even need to. We will give you five realities about biology, and they might even help you be kinder to your body. Here's what to remember: - Metabolism slows when you lose weight. - Hormonal changes that come with weight loss make you hungrier. - What you eat is more important than how much you exercise. - Exercise seems to play a big role in maintaining weight and preventing...

We all can feel the effects of weight stigma, no matter what our size. In this episode, we help you feel good about the body you're living in and give strategies to improve your health without obsessing about your weight. Here's what to remember: - Recognize that weight stigma can actually harm your physical health. - Remember that weight and body mass index are imperfect indicators of your health. - Focus on well-being, regardless of your weight. - Even if you don't experience weight...

For better or worse, people think about their weight. We explain the science of weight and weight loss to help put you on a road to body acceptance — and better health.