Real Stories of Real People Mastering their Real Life Challenges

It’s always clearer when it’s someone else’s life, right?

Following are stories of individual clients (or even me) finding ways to manage their struggles with food using behavioral and cognitive techniques.  Their specific circumstances may not be your circumstances, but try to identify with the nature of the challenge and their process rather than comparing the details of your life. Continue reading “Real Stories of Real People Mastering their Real Life Challenges” »


Grace

May 8, 2010

I almost hesitate to talk about grace at all – since I think that it is one of those words that people often groan about when they hear it mentioned.  I know that at one time I certainly would have.  […]

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I Finally Figured Out That Starving Is NOT My Best Skill!

Apr 16, 2010

For probably 15-20 years of my successfully weight-managed life I had truly considered my ability to starve to be one of my greatest assets, and I figured that people who didn’t suffer from food addiction just didn’t “get it”.  They […]

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Honey, We’re Saving Our Kids

Mar 26, 2010

With every meal and snack we feed our kids, we are programming not only their eating habits (and therefore their future health), but also the habits of our future grandchildren.  Awesome opportunity, right?  Based on current health statistics, for this […]

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I Can Program A “New Normal”!

Mar 26, 2010

There is this great line I heard from Gerry Hicks a while ago for when he is debating the spiritual rightness of something he thinks or is going to do (you know, when you can’t tell if your reasons are […]

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Calories – One of Many Tools In Your Toolbox

Mar 18, 2010

I recently had a client say to me, “I don’t think counting calories is the whole answer for me”.  I agreed. There are lots of other tools that she will need to use, to be sure.  I also told her […]

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It’s Not Just Bull****

Feb 26, 2010

One of my clients was recounting a story to me of how she had agonized that morning getting herself to exercise.   You know the conversation, when you are all warm and cozy (have had lots of practice and are very, very good […]

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