As we say farewell to summer and return to fall routines, know that this is a potent time for planting the seeds of new eating habits. For a variety of reasons, fall resolutions can work better than those made on January 1. This means better chances of weight loss success and improved fitness. What’s more, planting now means habits can take root by the holiday season, maybe saving you from inevitable weight gain then.
I reprint here the most recent post from my Psychology Today "Thin From Within" blog: In a true sign of our times, binge eaters have shown up significantly in the pages of several novels I’ve read this year. In one fine example, The Middlesteins, by Jami Attenberg,...
From time to time Eat Sanely highlights the ways that home cooking helps our health, our weight, our "eating sanity" overall. The following link came to my attention recently: "30 of the Best Blogs with Healthy Breakfast Recipes for the Whole Family". Starting...
I offer here a revision of the 2011 post “Cooking to Eat More Sanely”, with an updated resource list. Preparing our own food helps weight and sane eating in countless ways that are worth revisiting…. It would certainly be great to adopt all those habits that lead to...
In case you haven't received our Summer 2013 newsletter, we reprint it here. Check the useful links for keeping your good habits through the season.... It can be a lot easier to eat sanely in the summer….but the season does bring some challenges as well. The...
Here, more helpful words for those on the sane eating path: On staying fit on vacation. On family meals. Every idea potentially helps!
Here are facts, some we’ve known for a long time, others from recent research. Sometimes it"s easier to get going without the "I"ve got to lose weight mentality...." Exercise for your health and well-being, period, no matter what"s going on weight-wise. Focusing on...
Once again, I direct my readers' attention to an article of interest: How to Promote Healthy Eating Habits in Young Children. Of course, we're always working on developing and keeping up our own good habits....but how much easier when they're solid to start with!...
My recent post at Psychology Today looks at helpful new releases--books, articles, columns--for those aiming to eat more sanely. If weight loss or food addiction concerns you, check these out:...
Here's an offer straight from the March 2013 Eat Sanely newsletter: Start your spring fresh with a Free Kindle Ebook : The Eat Sanely workbook is your toolbox for changing how you eat—and sticking with it. Send your email address to drkatz@eatsanely.com. The first...
How do you lose weight?.....Keep it off?.....Learn to like eating better? There’s no shortage of books prescribing how to lose weight. Whatever ends up working, though, most people need a “toolbox” to keep themselves on a helpful plan, to stick with changes, and,...
I recently found this post on the LiveInNanny blog. Its author echoes many of the points often made here, but with a specific focus on the overeating that follows frustrating times with kids. I hope some of you find it helpful!...