nutritionist & weight coach
You Can Be The 2%
Posted on Feb 1, 2012
Ode to Bread…by Melanie
Posted on Jan 15, 2012
My Name Is Danielle…by Danielle
Posted on Jan 15, 2012
Posted on Jan 12, 2012
Health Tidbits
Posted on Jan 12, 2012
Did you read the article in the January 1, 2012 NY Times Magazine about the couple who are beating the odds by successfully keeping off 245 pounds between the two of them? As the article goes on to elaborate, they are having to work very hard to do that. They figured out exactly what it takes for them, and they are getting it done. I think the real question it poses, is, “Am I...
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Dear Bread Basket, Despite spotting you at your usual hangouts, I have been avoiding you and I thought I owed you an explanation. I just don’t think you are good for me anymore. You see, the problem is, I find you absolutely irresistible, no matter what form you take. Sometimes you are presented to me as a roll in a wicker basket, nestled in a cloth napkin, warm and sweet with a side of butter....
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My name is Danielle and I wanted to share my story with you because I feel as though if you struggle with your weight, you be able to relate to me. I am 36 and have never been in such great shape – all through the education and support of Susan. My story starts a long time ago with issues with food, but I’ll shorten it by starting just a few years back. I found myself in a very bad...
read moreI have to figure out what inspires/motivates me. Everyone comes through my door initially because something pushed them over the edge into wanting to seek help, wanting to address this area of their life. I know for myself that, no matter how desperate my feelings are at that time, no matter how committed I truly think I am ready to be I my heart…it still eventually wears off. Given...
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MEHMET OZ on APPETITE Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a protein made in the body that stimulates appetite. Carbohydrate ingestion stimulates NPY. Cholecystokinin (CCK) stimulates satiety – CCK is cued by fat ingestion. Eating 65 grams of fat 20 minutes before a meal can help decrease appetite. Fiber ingestion in the AM (this could be from fruit or vegetables as well as grain!) has been...
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I recently listened to one of my regular Wednesday night Clinical Rounds conference calls (on constipation this particular time*) and the practitioner started out by going over what he considered to be the basics when helping someone to solve a problem with constipation. He went on to say that if they will not do these things, he won’t continue to work with them, not because he is insulted...
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It’s complicated. That’s all I have to say. And I will speak for myself, because I may just be a bit more nuts than the rest of you. I had invested a lot of years in creating an extraordinarily unhelpful food history with most of my long time friends. For me, the fun has been the food. If we happened to do something else while eating, well that was just more fun, but secondary. A side...
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I get interviewed by a website called HerCampus.com fairly regularly. I always enjoy contributing although I never know till they write it up whether or not I will be quoted. They do a really interesting variety of college relevant topics. Check it out sometime. Anyway, this is one I recently did on 100 Calorie packs that I thought would be interesting to my clients too. You can see the...
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I was brought up in the tradition of calorie counting, and as a result, once I had learned how to know what I was spending, despite some serious eating issues – both behavioral and nutritional – never again gained my weight back. So, naturally I had a bias for that particular tool. And I hope I don’t insult anyone when I say that I still do think/observe that the primary...
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Just when you had convinced yourself that you are the only one on the planet earth who ever had to work this hard at this…here are a few tried and true deliberate Labor Day BBQ strategies courtesy of my clients, friends and family: Emma brings the crudites platter (from Costco) and makes a deal with herself that she to eat at least a cup or two of raw veggies and dip before anything else. The...
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