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SPEAK UP TO KEEP WEIGHT DOWN: For the Holidays and Beyond
As we near the holiday season—and its inevitable challenges to sane eating and weight control—I’m highlighting the importance of speaking up. For stating your needs and preferences becomes especially important in the holiday push to join in, avoid making waves, and...
SELF-ESTEEM….AT ANY SIZE
I recently posed these questions on my Psychology Today blog: How Do You Like Yourself…When There’s So Much to Change? And, How Do You Change....When You Don’t Like Yourself? (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within 10/8/10 and 10/22/10) For all of us,...
DIET BUDDIES: When Two is Best
Watching your weight, you rarely think that two is better than one. While one might be the better portion size, however, two can prevail when you’re thinking teamwork and support. Research indeed suggests that people do best losing and keeping weight off with the...
SLOWING DOWN, SITTING, AND LOSING WEIGHT
Maybe you can’t lose weight without exercising, but sometimes slowing down, and even sitting, help more than you might think. Last week my Psychology Today (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within) blog explored research on how the very presence...
THE BEST DIET: MORE FINDINGS TO FACTOR IN
There’s no one best diet for everyone. Looking at how much people lose and keep off, research tells us a little about which diets might slightly outdo the competitors. A few constants emerge, nevertheless, from the many studies carried out over the years. Most...
MAD ABOUT LUCKY CHARMS & FROOT LOOPS?: How that helps sane eating
The following foods carry a “healthy” label from the manufacturers: Lucky Charms, Froot Loops, Cocoa Pebbles, McDonald’s Happy Meals, Burger King Kids Meals, certain frozen corn-dog-and-fries dinners, and…..you get the picture. As people push to get more fruits and...
Emotional Overeating: Returning to those questions
Back in February and March, I blogged on topics related to emotional overeating, including the question of how addiction factors in. I share some further thoughts on this issue at "Thin From Within" this week. Read at...
"DIET GOT YOU IN A TIZZY": Sane Eating Interview
Sane eating was recently the subject of an interview on "That's Fit", an aol column. Here's the link: http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/07/25/do-you-eat-like-a-sane-person-or-has-your-diet-got-you-in-a-ti/
SUGAR: Eating Sanely with a Sweet Tooth (Part 2)
Sweets top the food pyramid—they sit on that tiny “eat sparingly” point. We know “eat sparingly” is easier said than done. Sugary foods fill way too much of the average person’s diet these days. It’s hidden in foods we buy, we love it, and it’s hard to stop after any...
SUGAR: Eating Sanely with a Sweet Tooth (Part 1)
Sugar can doom our weight loss or sane eating plans. Even as diet trends rapidly zig-zag and change, “avoid sugar” remains a constant. Our craving for sugar remains constant, too. And it continues to flavor more and more of our nation’s foods. Why avoid sugar? ...
FOR BETTER OR WORSE: Marriage, Weight, and Sane Eating
People in relationships, and married people especially, gain much more weight over time than singles. The reasons for this are many and complicated. I’ve written about some of these issues during the past two weeks at my Psychology Today blog, “Thin From Within”...
THIN FROM WITHIN
This week I’m happy to introduce you to a new blog I’ve launched at Psychology Today. Called “Thin From Within”, it’s subtitled “how inner conflict keeps people stuck”: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within The Eat Sanely blog will continue to comment on...