Lifestyle
My Weight Control Journey
By the time I was fifty, I felt like an old man. I had already been through numerous orthopedic surgeries, and I was taking a fistful of prescription…
Mike Murdy
August 27, 2021
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Lifestyle
Maintaining Weight Loss: obey the traffic signals
For most people, losing weight is very achievable, but maintaining that weight loss can seem impossible. Unfortunately, losing significant weight and then regaining it is an
Mike Murdy
March 9, 2023
Lifestyle
Breaking Through Weight Loss Plateaus
When an individual’s rate of weight loss slows or stalls for an extended time despite making no significant changes in their weight loss plan, they
Mike Murdy
January 14, 2023
Lifestyle
Recover from the Holidaze: Why Resolutions Fail
Most New Year’s resolutions don’t last all year. Studies have shown that only 8 out of 100 people succeed in sticking to their resolutions. One
Mike Murdy
January 3, 2023
Lifestyle
Bouncing Back After a Slip
If you’ve been working hard to improve your eating habits, it can be discouraging when you slip-up. Maybe you overindulged at a party or ate
Mike Murdy
November 1, 2022
Getting Started
Ketosis and Meal Replacement Therapy: How Low To Go?
In “fat-burning” mode, your body breaks down fats into ketones and uses them for energy. This process is called ketosis, and it’s the reason you hear so much about ketogenic diets, also called keto diets or simply keto. When you achieve ketosis, your body
Mike Murdy
September 1, 2022
Getting Started
Change For Good: Making changes that last
It’s not easy to make lasting changes to our behavior. We often start out with the best of intentions, but before long we find ourselves slipping back into old patterns. Why is it so hard to change?
Mike Murdy
August 14, 2022