Refuse To Regain

What Should I Weigh? How to Set a Goal Weight

by Barbara Berkeley, MD Those who set out to lose weight view the process as a project and want a goal. Thus, it is rare that a new patient does not conclude our first visit by asking: "What should I weigh?" Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) there is no simple answer to this question. You are a work in progress with no specific ending point. How does an artist know when a painting is done? The understanding of when to put... Read more →

KINDLE VERSION OF REFUSE TO REGAIN IS FINALLY BACK UP AND RUNNING. CLICK ON THE PICTURE OF THE BOOK TO THE LEFT TO ACCESS AMAZON. THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THEIR PATIENCE. IT'S BEEN A SEIGE. SO GLAD WE ARE FINALLY BACK ON LINE!!! Read more →

BMI: Tool or Tyranny?

by Barbara Berkeley, MD This post is a re-run from 2010. I decided to re-post it after a flurry of patients expressed dismay about being unable to reach the supposed "normal weight" range on a BMI chart. In almost every case, their primary care or specialty physician had insisted that they shoot for a weight in the "normal" section of the chart. I'm here to tell you that it's not necessary or even advisable. The patient in front of me... Read more →