It can be tough to lose pounds and keep them off, but new strategies are making it easier to reach your healthiest weight. TIME Weight Loss Breakthroughs reveals exactly what you need to know about cutting-edge approaches, including drugs like Ozempic, lifestyle strategies such as intermittent fasting, and new tech tools. TIME reporters uncover unexpected tips from experts on how to manage stress eating, avoid rebound pounds, and get more plants on your plate. This comprehensive guide also shares new ways to fit in exercise when life gets extra busy, and reveals the three most effective workout moves for your body. Through authoritative reporting and engaging storytelling, TIME Weight Loss Breakthroughs offers sensible strategies that will work for your body and lifestyle.
WEIGHT LOSS BREAKTHROUGHS
A NEW FUTURE FOR WEIGHT LOSS • The Ozempic revolution is changing the narrative about why some of us are overweight. It was never about willpower.
1 THE FOUNDATION • Science is revealing how to approach weight management now—including the key question of how to eat to feel satisfied and keep off unwanted pounds.
NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO TALK ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS ANYMORE • As body positivity collides with Ozempic, it’s trickier than ever to figure out where you stand on weight management.
WHY DIETS FAIL—AND WHAT WORKS • “Eat less and exercise more” doesn’t always lead to lasting weight loss. Scientists are slowly unraveling the mystery of what makes some dieters successful in the long haul. That’s good news for everyone.
THE CASE FOR EATING MORE PLANTS • You don’t have to go vegetarian to benefit from a produce-rich diet.
WHY ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS ARE SO BAD FOR YOU • Made of ingredients not found in a home kitchen, highly processed snacks and meals are low in fiber and often high in sugar and calories. They also change our relationship with food—in a bad way.
WHY EVERY MEAL SHOULD START WITH A VEGETABLE • There’s no need to take carbs off your plate—just reach for your greens first. Food sequencing is the science of eating vegetables before other carbs to prevent glucose spikes and keep off excess weight.
DOES INTERMITTENT FASTING ACTUALLY WORK? • It’s an increasingly popular way to shed pounds, but is intermittent fasting effective and safe? Here’s the latest thinking.
MODERN DIET QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Should you go super low-carb? Are cleanses healthy? Can mindful eating help you snack less? Cut through the confusion with this expert advice.
2 THE BREAKTHROUGHS • What you need to know about the bold new world of weight-loss drugs, metabolic surgery, and other science-backed ways to get lasting results.
THE DIET DRUG REVOLUTION • It’s being called the end of obesity. Yet many doctors and regular people are uneasy about living in the age of Ozempic. They are not eager to return to a time when thinness was prized without question.
MYTHS ABOUT THE MEDS • There are many misconceptions about this group of medications. Here, a doctor contends that the common arguments against weight-loss drugs are flawed.
SURPRISING BENEFITS OF WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS • Weight-loss medications may have powerful advantages, including reducing heart disease risk, improving sleep apnea, easing joint pain, and possibly treating addiction.
HOW GENES FACTOR IN • Not only can your genes impact your weight, they can predict your best weight-loss drug, according to cutting-edge science.
WHO NEEDS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY? • Bariatric surgery is not an easy path, but it gives many people who have battled their weight for years a chance at a healthier future.
I Had Bariatric Surgery—and I’m Proud I Did • GOING THE SURGERY ROUTE ISN’T EASY. BUT IT GAVE ME A HEALTHY FUTURE.
NEED A GAME PLAN? GET A COACH • To reach your weight-loss goal,...
