nutritionist & weight coach
Closing Pandora’s Box (Binge Recovery)
Posted on Apr 27, 2012
What If I Am Not Losing Weight?
Posted on Mar 15, 2012
They Did It Their Way
Posted on Mar 8, 2012
You Can Be The 2%
Posted on Feb 1, 2012
Ode to Bread…by Melanie
Posted on Jan 15, 2012
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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One of the things it is easy to get stuck behind in the quest for successful weight management is the delusion that I have to be perfect, deny myself every food pleasure or I may as well not bother. I’m just gonna have to give up all food enjoyment or I’m gonna have to stay fat. Ahhh, well. Maybe that is because so many of my dieting experiences were only with the kind of radical...
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Rather than depending on that fickle willpower, hoping that “your head will be in the right place,” why not try some of these strategies (painstakingly developed) by some seasoned veterans of the weight management wars to handle some of their greatest challenges: Challenge: Night snacking that spirals out of control Here’s what Lottie does: Takes a pre-portioned snack up to her bedroom...
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All my life I’ve wanted someone to tell me how to generate willpower and how to sustain motivation. I wish I could tell you, but I still don’t know the answer to that question, although I’ve been managing my weight successfully for several years now. What I can tell you (and this is probably more valuable) is how to no longer be defeated by your lack of willpower. Somewhere along the...
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Probably the only reason I finally got started exercising regularly was because of Smokenders. Oh, I had been “intending” to exercise since my early 20’s (and I had 3 expired health club memberships to prove it). My third time back to Smokenders, I decided to do something truly unique for me – I decided to follow all their directions. This was one of the big ones. In fact, if...
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One of my favorite cartoons of all time was a Ziggy comic where he’s looking at himself in a mirror, and the caption reads, “Well, what’s it going to be today? Are you with me or against me?” That’s the story of my life. Most of the “harm” inflicted upon me has been inflicted by me. Whenever I do something really stupid food-wise, (usually something that I am well aware from...
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I never would have learned the value of keeping a food diary if it had been left up to me. Really, my hand was forced. Thank goodness, since it has proved to be a surprisingly significant tool in helping me to get to the truth about my eating behaviors. Man, can perception be off for a food addict (I speak for myself, of course). Either I totally blow out of all proportion the least...
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It took me awhile to figure out that there never was anything magical about a particular food plan, bizarre diet, balls behind my ears or even medication that made me successful at losing weight the many times I had been successful. They all work when I do them. It is the stopping of doing them that is the issue. If you are reading this, then that last great diet program apparently didn’t...
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People will often ask me, “So, what is your program?” I usually reply, “I call it logic”. If you want to be a particular weight, doesn’t it just make sense to eat (and embrace the whole lifestyle, mindset and all, of course) for the weight you want to be right from the start? Caveat: It goes without saying that living at your target weight is about much more than just...
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