Even with all the media focus on diet and weight, it’s not often that two significant stories appear in the same week. This week both the New York Times and the Today Show highlighted different findings that fine-tune our understanding. And both of them, in the end, point to key Eat Sanely messages.
Fall, and Back-to-School time, lend themselves to resolutions. This is a time of transition, often with a recommitment to routine. It’s a season, too, that lacks the pressure that charges New Year’s Day. Resolutions to change specific, sometimes small, habits are those most likely to succeed, in any season. This fall, I’m thinking specifically of “Eat More Sanely” targets. Such targets surely bolster those aimed at diet. Attitude, self-care, and behavioral goals emerge here—and any one will render the desired weight and fitness goals more likely to happen, and more likely to stick.
Lately, better news has been emerging about American eating habits. Here’s how to use the new for your own benefit.
Being kind to yourself, not punitive, actually helps you to make changes more easily.
It’s a common question, with an answer that has shifted over time: “How often should I weigh myself?”
Read this recent post on my "Thin From Within" blog at Psychology Today! http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within/201403/addictive-foods
Thousands of new diet books flood the New Years markets. A book can help you to lose weight and stay fit—but never in the ways you might expect. This article explores how.
Just as surely as December brings candy and and egg nog, January brings weight loss plans. Here’s how to focus on some changes that can last.
This is the season for weight loss backtracking: lots of tempting food, everywhere. Stress, family pressures, too much to do. More alcohol, less sleep. Routines out of whack. Keeping the backtrack to a minimum brings rewards, however. Here are links and resources for minimizing holiday weight damage.
Those who avoid holiday weight gain appreciate that “change is a process” that takes time.
Those of us concerned with diet, health, weight, eating disorders, and addiction follow what I call “Sugar News” with great interest. Today, binger eaters or self-identified “food addicts” benefit most from the news.
Bringing your own lunch can boost weight loss and nutrition. Here’s how to build the habit into your life for good.