Hello, this is Monica Reinagle. Welcome to the Nutrition Diva

podcast. This week we're talking about the phenomenon of weight loss

resistance and whether this is something that really exists.

And joining me to talk about this is special guest Dr Yoni Freedhoff.

He's the author of The Diet Fix and he has a terrific blog at weighty matters.

C.A for Canada, weighty matters.CA.

Most of us who counsel people on weight management eventually run into overweight people who seem to be unable to lose weight even when they do everything right.

They monitor their calorie intake or their Weight Watchers points very diligently,

they're exercising every day, and according to all the formulas and calculators, they should be losing weight, and yet they don't.

Are some people just resistant to weight loss?

Well, as I said, my guess today is Dr. Yoni Freedhoff,

someone that you have heard me reference and quote numerous times over the past years.

Dr. Freedhoff is the founder of the Bariatric Medical Institute in Ottawa Canada.

That's a non-surgical evidence-based nutrition and weight management center.

And he's also the author of a terrific book called The Diet Fix, which aims to help people stop dieting and get them on a path to sustainable weight loss.

And finally he also blogs over at weightymaters.CA.

And if you don't already follow Dr. Friedhoff's blog or his social media feeds, I highly recommend them. So, Yani, you're a physician who

specializes in weight loss. Do you see people in your practice who just can't lose weight even when they seem to be doing everything right?

Well, there's no question that most people don't lose as much weight or lose weight as quickly as they hope or expect to.

And there's also no doubt that I think anybody involved in counseling capable and weight management

will see people struggle to lose weight despite reporting that they're doing

absolutely everything within their power to do so. So yes I do think it's a very

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