I'm reprinting here a verion of "Must Calorie-Cutting Lead to Binging", from my Psychology Today blog (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within) You can find several previous blogs dealing with binging under "addictions", "Thin From Within", and "emotional...
(recently posted at Psychology Today blogs, http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within Can we get addicted to food? Lately, the question has absorbed researchers in fields from psychiatry to diabetes medicine. We see headlines like “Addictive Tendencies Tied...
How we beat ourselves up for that brownie or pizza slice! Once we’ve lost control or overdone it, forget about self-care and serenity. But research keeps confirming some ancient wisdom when it comes to eating better. Gentleness, being kind to oneself, paves a...
My Psychology Today blog talks about how those many, many diets can block the way to true weight loss success. You can read at http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within .
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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 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? ...
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”...