Healthy Habits with Dr. Maleeha Ruhi

Hi! I'm Dr. Maleeha Ruhi, American Board Certified Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice, and Palliative Physician; thanks for checking out my channel on eating well and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 

Conventional wisdom says that to lose weight, eat less – the "calorie deficit model." The idea is to eat fewer calories than you burn to lose weight. But that will likely backfire. The good news is you don't have to starve yourself or stop eating the foods you love. 

For nine years, I tried the calorie deficit way, and it failed. Then I found something much more powerful, losing 45 pounds in six months. 

The key is not eating less. The key is to focus on eating healthy and moving more. You will lose weight as a "SIDE EFFECT" of living a healthy lifestyle. This way, you can finally hit your target weight and lose excess weight without losing your mind. 

“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.”
― F. M. Alexander