Uncategorized The Deprived Dieter Most diets are based on the concept of deprivation, in one form or the other. And as we know, they are rarely successful. We deny…
Uncategorized Comfort Food & The Mood Myth Culturally, we are all taught to believe that bad moods = comfort foods. Whether it’s the lonely woman home at night eating a pint…
Uncategorized Emotional or Physical Hunger? Most of us realize our desire for a particular food can mask an unmet emotional need. Perhaps we need a good cry or a hug and instead…
Uncategorized The 20% Rule Deprivation diets don’t work. Adjustment diets do. Adjustment diets are based on making slight alterations to your food intake…
Uncategorized The M&M Factor 40 adults were invited to watch a videotape and give some feedback when it was over. They were also given a complimentary bag of…
Uncategorized Why Weight Loss is a Bad New Year’s Resolution The New Year naturally gets us thinking about how we want things to be different. We think about what didn’t go so well in the last…
Uncategorized On Christmas I cried. I was listening to holiday music and a song from Handel’s Messiah started playing. It filled me with such sweet feelings of love…
Uncategorized 3 Secrets to Avoiding Sugar This Holiday Season Sugar is everywhere, especially during the holidays. Everyone is baking goodies loaded with sugar, and candy and cookies of…
Uncategorized 3 Steps to a Stress-free Holiday Season Holidays are typically stressful everyone. Even if you boycotted the holidays, you’d still have to contend with the traffic,…
Uncategorized How to Avoid the " Holiday Blues " in 3 Simple Steps It seems strange that so many people feel depressed during the holidays, when it’s a time is a time when we’re supposed to feel joyful.…
Uncategorized How to Sail Through the Holidays without Gaining a Pound If you assume that on January 1st you’ll automatically have weight to lose on account of holiday eating, think again. There is…
Uncategorized Pre-Party Jitters? How to Squash Social Anxiety This Holiday Season If you’re anything like me, you get a little nervous to go out and socialize. Parties are supposed to be fun, but if you suffer from…
