Photo: Pond5 We know the deal: You’ve been good all year long, and now that you’ve finally earned that well-deserved PTO, you want to relax and enjoy all of your favorite foods — burgers, hot dogs and ice cream included. You’re on vacation, after all. But as anyone who’s attended …

Photo by Krzysztof Puszczy?ski Putting down the fork every now and then in favor of a quick fasting diet might sound like a pretty simple way to lose weight. But between The 8-Hour Diet, The Fast Diet (also called the 5:2 Diet), and all of the other intermittent fasting (IF) …

Ever have those days when you feel hungry all day long? Us, too! The good news is there are plenty of healthy foods and meal combinations you can enjoy to help you feel full without breaking your calorie bank. The key is prioritizing the following three components for weight loss: …

Photo: Pond5 When you’re trying to lose weight, it’s easy to get sucked into counting calories. After all, that’s what weight loss is all about, right? To some extent, that’s true, says Keri Gans, MS, RDN, author of The Small Change Diet. For example, if you usually consume 2,500 calories …

There’s a good chance that you’re consuming more sugar than you should on a daily basis. The sweet stuff hides in everything from the sauce you put on your pasta to the (seemingly healthy) almond milk you pour on your breakfast cereal. That’s not even counting all the places we …

Photo: Pond5 You’ve tried them all in your pursuit of flat abs: crunches, reverse crunches, planks, bicycles and even the ab roller. After all, it seems logical. To increase muscular definition and lose fat, you should work your stomach muscles more. But will that really lead to a trim belly? …

Photo by Leonie Wise Let’s be real, it’s damn near impossible to avoid eating a cookie when it’s sitting right on your counter or desk. Sweets and fatty junk foods are just too hard to resist when they’re in plain sight. And that’s not just in your head — science …

Photo: Pond5 We’re only a week and a half into September, but this month has already celebrated National Gyro Day, National Baby Back Ribs Day, National Cheese Pizza Day, National Coffee Ice Cream Day, National Beer Lover’s Day, National Hot Dog Day, and, of course, National “I Love Food” Day. …

Photo: Pond5 Olivia Munn says the 80/20 diet helped her drop 12 pounds; Cameron Diaz and Miranda Kerr also swear by it. Heck, even weight loss guru Jillian Michaels is a fan. But what’s so special about the 80/20 rule? The general concept is simple: You eat clean, nutrient-dense foods 80 …

Photo: Michal Kulesza It’s so tempting: You’ve got something big coming up on the calendar that you want to look your best for. Why not diet hard and exercise a ton to get some weight off? Inevitably, though, even if you succeed, studies show you’ll gain it all back as …