Terminology...

If you are like me there is a constant struggle to manage weight.  Some of us struggle more than others, but in this country very few of us can maintain a healthy weight without conscious decisions and effort.  And terminology can be confusing: calories, nutrients, portion control, good carbs/bad carbs, a myriad of diet names, and on and on...

In the next few posts we'll take a look at many of these and try to give simple info and point to helpful resources.  And one of the first terms to 'come to terms with' is weight loss vs weight management.  I'd encourage you to take the long term approach and think weight management.  You and I may have some pounds to lose but when we think weight loss we take a short term view and we can endure some things for a short time, but then things inevitably go back to 'normal' and we'll gain back any pounds we lost - usually plus a few more.  Weight management may lose pounds more slowly but there is a much better chance of keeping them off.