Healthy weight loss resources

Diet Doctor has evidence-based guides, recipes, meal plans, and other informative resources to help you lose weight in a healthy way while eating delicious food and meeting all your nutritional requirements.

But where should you start? This page is here to help. It curates some of our most popular and essential guides and resources about healthy weight loss to help set you up with the information you need for success.

While we have organized articles in links thematically,  items on the page don’t need to be read in a specific order. 

Browse and click on what interests you. Come back and dip in again as your needs for information change.

You may find some repetition and overlap of key ideas in the content — and that’s okay. We want you to have a clear understanding of all the key points around healthy weight loss and to be able to integrate that information into your own weight loss journey.

What is healthy weight loss?

Here are three conceptual guides that explain what healthy weight loss is – physically and emotionally. In the first, we give a general overview of healthy weight loss approaches. The second article describes how to set realistic expectations for weight loss. The third addresses the intersection of weight, health and happiness, helping you find ways to have a healthy, positive outlook while you embark on the lifestyle changes that help you lose weight.

Now we get into the “how-to” details.  Check out our general how-to guide that gives you the overarching road map. Healthy weight loss is more than just food, it is about how you mentally prepare yourself, so we give you 10 steps for a successful mindset. The third guide tells you all the reasons why eating enough protein is important.

Healthy weight loss starts with choosing the right foods to eat. Read on to learn more about the foods that tackle hunger and keep you strong. Here’s a hint: eating more protein can be a powerful, satisfying weight loss approach.

In this video, Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt explains the three most important things to know about high protein diets.

Ideas for delicious high protein meals and snacks

Want to whet your appetite and satisfy your hunger — while losing weight? Get inspired by some of our most popular tasty, filling, easy-to-prepare recipes for healthy weight loss.

What to eat

Healthy weight loss foods should be both delicious and nourishing! Get inspired by some of our most popular tasty, filling, easy-to-prepare recipes for healthy weight loss.

Progress & troubleshooting

Explore these evidence-based resources for overcoming challenges and improving progress on your healthy weight loss journey.

Success stories to inspire you

These members have changed their lives by losing weight and improving their health. Are you next?