Spring turnover in our lakes. We are now near to the summer season on our lakes again. This marks the fourth installment of my lake stratification (layers) and mixing articles. Once the ice melts off the lake, the lake goes through another period of mixing like it did back in the fall.
Weight loss. For other uses, see Weight loss (disambiguation). Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health, or physical fitness, refers to a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon, and other connective tissue.
1 The initial goal of weight-loss therapy should be to reduce body weight by about 10 percent from baseline. 2  With success, and if warranted, further weight loss can be attempted. 3  Weight loss should be about 1 to 2 pounds per week for a period of 6 months, with the subsequent strategy based on the amount of weight lost.