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 .
WHEN DIET THINKING ADDS POUNDS
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THE FOREVER DIET (New Year’s Resolutions That Stick, Part 2)
As we near January’s end, some remain strong in their new diet resolutions, feeling pretty good about that. Some work away at that “one small change” or two. Others have forgotten how very much they wanted to change on January 1st. And still others suffer in...
HAS YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FIZZLED YET? Thoughts on sticking with them, reviving them
As promised, I'll be returning to the subject of New Year's diet resolutions, and how to make them stick, in my next tkatzphd.com/ blog. Here are some related thoughts posted today at Thin From Within: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within
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...
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...
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? ...
MODERATION: YES, BUT EASIER SAID THAN DONE
Every so often, we scramble to shift how we eat in response to the latest diet news. First we aim to avoid fats as if they add instant pounds. Then we learn we can eat all the fats we want, but they have to be the right kind. First we seek “high carbohydrate living”,...
HEALTHY EATING AND WEIGHT LOSS: Good Advice
I’m always combing the media, looking for both the useful and the absurd on food and diet and eating. There’s certainly never a shortage of either. Much of what populates the print and other media is not particularly helpful. But it is possible to glean some...
WILL “FOOD RULES” HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT?
I return now to thinking about “food rules” (see January 31, below). These recent guideline sets, like those offered by Michael Pollan and others, aim to help us eat more healthily. And, I would add, to relate to food and eating in a healthier, happier way than is...
CHANGE ONE SMALL THING….AND LOSE WEIGHT?
(Watch for Emotional Eating Part 4 next week.) Eating sanely means losing weight and keeping it off. This, of course, requires learning to live in a way that maintains healthy weight. Toward that end, knowing just how hard it is to do, I sometime encourage...
EATING SANELY AT WORK
For many of us, going to work means structure and routine and therefore easier sane eating. However, this is often not true in the month of December—when it can seem like everyone feels obliged to bring cookies, candy, their famous holiday torte, their gift tins of...