What would be better than losing weight? Easy, that would be losing weight quickly, but everything we hear about weight loss cautions us that healthy weight loss is a long, slow, tedious process. Does it have to be that way? Well, I guess that depends on your definition of long, slow and tedious. Losing 30 […]
Spring is here and it will soon be summer. Maybe you’ve been through multiple seasonal weight loss efforts only to end in disappointment and failure every time. Your disappointment and failure isn’t a sign that weighing less will never be a reality for you. It’s a sign that you need to shift your mindset. What’s […]
For years, actually centuries people have been struggling to lose weight. In fact, it’s believed that the very first person to go on a diet happened to be a man and his approach seems rather masculine as well, He gave up food, and only ingested alcohol – yes, he invented the “drinking man’s diet.” Like most […]
I eat gluten, animals, sugar, and a whole bunch of stuff I can neither pronounce nor spell. I eat all of that stuff and I like it. There are chemicals in my food and I can’t pronounce them nor do I even care much about what they are or why they’re there. Am I worried […]
One of the most onerous aspects of losing weight is all the planning. Most people who have ever considered, much less attempted weight loss know that planning is key. It’s so important that dieters live by motivational quotes such as, “Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” Where does that leave people like me […]
Every day we hear or read an urgent warning about a food lots of us eat fairly regularly and how this food will kill us. If it doesn’t kill us it’s going to give us some debilitating condition that will make us wish we were dead. It’s scary. What’s safe to eat? Let me start […]
April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress does a lot of bad things to people including ruining relationships and causing chronic disease. One disease that’s clearly connected with stress is obesity. Stress is a physical and psychological trigger for overeating. Many people don’t understand what stress does to them or that their stress coping mechanisms are […]
I feel strongly that weight loss is something people should do because it will give them more pleasure in their lives. If the pleasure is more confidence and compliments that’s great, but to me those are external reasons for losing weight. It’s weight loss to please other people. I like to focus on the personal […]
What emotion sends you to the refrigerator or the snack cupboard, or both? Angry, elated, confused, sad, bored, anxious, depressed, joyful, lonely… or all of these and more? Emotions can be uncomfortable. Food is used to regulate the discomfort and try to feel something good instead of bad. Emotional eating is arguably the major reason […]
Whatever happened yesterday is behind you. Look forward; don’t look back. Let a little reggae music get you up and moving and ready to go forward instead of dwelling on the past. Make this your theme song to get back on track. Rare is the person who is losing weight who doesn’t have lapses and […]
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