Ashley Donahoo lost 137 pounds using LIVESTRONG’s MyPlate Calorie Tracker to track her eating and exercise. She's sharing her tips, tricks and secrets with us.

Should you be consuming caffeine, meditating or drinking alcohol if you want to get fit? Fitness expert Jillian Michaels' top tips may surprise you.

Aside from the discomfort of the initial side effects, metformin is only safe and effective for individuals who are overweight or obese and suffering from impaired insulin secretion.

You've just lost weight, and you're left wondering where that part of you went. Fat burning is a complex chemical process that creates carbon dioxide and water, and, essentially, any fat you lose, you exhale away. A minor percentage of fat lost is in the form of water, through your urine, sweat, tears and feces.

Richard Reilly shares his secrets to successfully losing 130 pounds in the span of 3 years. This is his story.

If you're staying on track with your diet and exercise program, you're most likely losing fat but gaining muscle.

Hormones can take a toll on your waistline. Women are especially prone to gaining weight during hormone surges, specifically during puberty, pregnancy and menopause.

Over-the-counter diet pills are available online, at drug stores and at health food stores, but only a select few have been demonstrated by third-party research to help you lose weight and burn belly fat.

You might be tempted to try a fad diet with promises of speedy results — but those promises are usually too good to be true, unfortunately.

At the most basic level, weight loss occurs when your body uses more calories than you consume. But here's a look at what's going on during the weight-loss process.

If your fingers are pudgier than you'd like, this can cause you angst. There are things you can do to get trim and tone fingers.

When your body is in this state of caloric deficit, it uses your fat stores for energy in a complex chemical process that eventually leads you to excrete most of the excess fat via your lungs.