Rethinking Weight Loss

The way many of us think about weight loss is totally counterproductive. Focus on healthy habits you can sustain instead of the numbers on the scale.

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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.

When we shed pounds, we trigger biological mechanisms that make it hard to keep the weight off. Understanding these systems might help you be kinder to your body.

President Trump likes infrastructure. So do Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. The two sides meet today. Can they agree on a plan? Demonstrations in Sudan led to the ouster of Omar al-Bashir after 30 years in power. But those who rallied aren't finished yet. Protesters are now trying to use that power to take the government out of military control but things are getting tense as negotiations stall. And for the first time in 200 years, the Emperor of Japan has decided to abdicate the throne. What does it mean for his son to now take the Chrysanthemum crown?

A day after a gunman attacked his synagogue, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein delivered a message of resilience. What more are we learning about the shooter's motives? Joe Biden certainly has name recognition. But does he have a plan to distinguish himself from the other 19 Democrats running for president? He'll make that case at his first campaign rally today in Pittsburgh. And Boeing's CEO will face shareholders today for the first time since the company's 737 MAX planes were grounded. What's the company doing to try and get their planes back in the air?

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.

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.

China defends a global push to build infrastructure. The Chinese president promotes it. Think tanks explain it. Even college students are encouraged to study it. So why does it still make westerners suspicious? Is next year's election simply a referendum on President Trump? Some Midwestern voters have more than that on their minds. And who lives and who dies in Avengers: Endgame? We can't answer that without spoiling the movie but we can reflect on what Marvel films have meant to audiences. 22 of them in 11 years.

Joe Biden's been indecisive about a presidential run. That indecision ended today. The former vice president became the 20th Democrat to declare. What's his pitch to a party with a diverse field to choose from? A surge in measles cases has led to extraordinary measures in New York City. The mayor declared a state of emergency this month. So why is the outbreak getting worse? And Russian president Vladimir Putin shook hands today with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They pledged to boost ties between the two nations. What implications do today's meetings hold for for U.S. diplomacy?