Weight Loss

No, not necessarily. Weight control comes down to how much you eat over the course of the whole day. Calories consumed at night do not have a different effect on your body than calories consumed during the day. That being said, hunger at night is often the result of not eating enough throughout the day. Research shows that people who skip breakfast consume more calories later in the day to more than make up for having skipped breakfast. If you skip meals earlier in the day or eat very small meals, it may be why you are feeling hungry at night. Be sure to spread your calories out throughout the day. A good rule of thumb is to never go more than 3-4 hours while awake without eating something, even if a small snack. Staving off extreme hunger is important to preventing overeating at the end of the day. No, not necessarily. Weight control comes down to how much you eat over the course of the whole day. Calories consumed at night do not have a different effect on your body than calories consumed during the day. That being said, hunger at night is often the result of not eating enough throughout the day. Research shows that people who skip breakfast consume more calories later in the day to more than make up for having skipped breakfast. If you skip meals earlier in the day or eat very small meals, it may be why you are feeling hungry at night. Be sure to spread your calories out throughout the day. A good rule of thumb is to never go more than 3-4 hours while awake without eating something, even if a small snack. Staving off extreme hunger is important to preventing overeating at the end of the day.

Social media and online communities are a rich source of social support, information, and tips about weight loss and exercise. Twitter is a great forum to find others to connect with about your weight loss journey or just an interest in exercise, fitness, or nutrition. I follow many of these people, so I suggest you scan the people I follow to find such folks. I am @DrSherryPagoto (http://twitter.com/DrSherryPagoto) on Twitter. You might also try relevant search terms like “losing weight,” “fitness,” or “nutrition” to turn up users who share these interests. For a more formal online community, try Sparkpeople. They also have a weight loss mobile application. In terms of mobile applications, I recommend My Fitness Pal, Lose it, Weight Watchers, or Sparkpeople. There are many weight loss mobile apps and it may be best to play around with 2 or 3 to see which you like the best. Plenty of them are free of cost so there is no need to pay for an app, I have not found the paid apps to offer any advantages, unless they come with a formalized program. I also recommend looking into blogs as a source of support and information. There are 2 kinds of blogs, those written by professionals and those written by people attempting to lose weight. Both are extremely useful. I have a professional blog called FUdiet.com (http://FUdiet.com) in which I write posts about evidence-based weight loss strategies. Numerous dietitians and exercise professionals also write blogs and have much to offer by way of advice and support. Many bloggers will answer your questions too. Blogs written by individuals attempting to lose weight may also be helpful especially if you are feeling very alone in the process. Reading about someone else’s struggles and triumphs may remind you that you aren’t alone, and the vast majority of bloggers are very interactive with their readers. The blog community (including both bloggers and readers) is extremely welcoming and supportive. Social media and online communities are a rich source of social support, information, and tips about weight loss and exercise. Twitter is a great forum to find others to connect with about your weight loss journey or just an interest in exercise, fitness, or nutrition. I follow many of these people, so I suggest you scan the people I follow to find such folks. I am @DrSherryPagoto (http://twitter.com/DrSherryPagoto) on Twitter. You might also try relevant search terms like “losing weight,” “fitness,” or “nutrition” to turn up users who share these interests. For a more formal online community, try Sparkpeople. They also have a weight loss mobile application. In terms of mobile applications, I recommend My Fitness Pal, Lose it, Weight Watchers, or Sparkpeople. There are many weight loss mobile apps and it may be best to play around with 2 or 3 to see which you like the best. Plenty of them are free of cost so there is no need to pay for an app, I have not found the paid apps to offer any advantages, unless they come with a formalized program. I also recommend looking into blogs as a source of support and information. There are 2 kinds of blogs, those written by professionals and those written by people attempting to lose weight. Both are extremely useful. I have a professional blog called FUdiet.com (http://FUdiet.com) in which I write posts about evidence-based weight loss strategies. Numerous dietitians and exercise professionals also write blogs and have much to offer by way of advice and support. Many bloggers will answer your questions too. Blogs written by individuals attempting to lose weight may also be helpful especially if you are feeling very alone in the process. Reading about someone else’s struggles and triumphs may remind you that you aren’t alone, and the vast majority of bloggers are very interactive with their readers. The blog community (including both bloggers and readers) is extremely welcoming and supportive.

Hi Gwen:

There is no direct relationship between weight loss and radiation changes within the breast. Radiation changes can evolve over a period of months, and so may parallel weight loss. However, the weight loss is very likely due to something else. Hi Gwen:

There is no direct relationship between weight loss and radiation changes within the breast. Radiation changes can evolve over a period of months, and so may parallel weight loss. However, the weight loss is very likely due to something else.