Greetings! I hope this post finds you well and ready to dive into the holidays. Or may that’s not the case. These past 2 years have been a little tough on us. Trying to stay healthy is something most of us think about every day. Let me ask you: Have you ever gotten a diagnosis or …
Greetings and I hope you are enjoying your spring so far. With spring often comes a renewed desire to change your life in some ways. Often it’s to change your eating habits or to lose weight before the summer. This might be especially after this past year, when we may have adopted some less than desirable habits with …
The Dark Side of Dark Chocolate – Is It Really Good for You? Read More »
Do you know when you are really hungry? Over the past couple of months, we have had lots of opportunities to eat. Being at home, watching TV and other inside activities. There are times when we have been bored, frustrated or lonely. When that has been the case, we may have been eating more at …
Do you have a memory from your past, maybe your childhood or young personhood, when someone made a remark about your weight, or how you looked, or how you didn’t fit the mold of how most of the other kids looked? Have you never forgotten that remark – even though it was decades ago? I …
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There are three reasons why we overeat: Over Hunger, Over Desire and Overeating to deal with our emotions. I have experienced every one of these. Over Desire comes from having too much focus on food. We have been conditioned since childhood to desire certain foods. You know how just the smell of those cookies makes …
Lots of people ask me, “How do you manage urges to overeat?” Those moments when you want ice cream, or chips, or cookies or M & Ms? You know not only will they taste good, they will ease whatever emotion is going on, whether it is anxiety, fear, anger, boredom, you fill in the blank. …
How To Manage Urges to Overeat – a Brain Hack That Works Read More »
The day has been stressful. Maybe you are trying to balance family and work and it’s not working . Or you are worried about money. Or your ex did not pick up the kids when he said he was going to. You are just plain tired. You find that you are saying to yourself, “I want …
Yes, I promise. You don’t have to gain weight during the holidays and I am going to give you 3 strategies on how to do that this year. It is possible to start 2019 not having gained weight and possibly even losing a few pounds! Let’s face it. You’ve probably been seeing candy and treats …
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It’s Friday afternoon at 3 :30 p.m. and you are trying to finish an assignment by 5 p.m. Suddenly, you have a craving for peanut M & Ms to get you through the rest of the day. Or you are watching TV in the evening and suddenly you have cravings for some Oreos and milk. …
Last week I talked about recognizing emotional eating. When something happens at home or at the office that upsets you and you then reach for something to eat off your plan or you know that is not helping you – cookies, candy, chips, you name it. Anything to soothe you. Paying attention to what thoughts …