A version of "Talking to Kids About Weight" appeared on the Psychology Today blog Thin From Within (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within) One commentor sent information on a DVD, tip cards, discussion strategies, etc. available for parents to talk to...
Weight Loss
TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT WEIGHT
“But it’s so yummy, mummy…” begins an article by Eleanor Mills on the daunting task of steering kids toward healthy food and weight. Mills explores, in the London Sunday Times and on her Fat Kittens blog (http://www.fattkittens.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/), how best to...
Why You Should Cook More to Weigh Less
Look for Dr. Katz' articles, and more on staying fit, at http://www.hivehealthmedia.com Check out the front page, guest posts, and weight loss entries.
DIET: You’ve Got to Exercise the Willpower Muscle, Too
More thoughts on self-control (see 9/9/11 post).... Willpower. The word resurfaces from time to time in the ocean of diet advice around us. We’re likely to feel its tug again soon, as an important new book calls willpower a muscle. That is, you can strengthen it...
MORE HELP FOR SANE EATING
Regular visitors will notice some streamlining in the EatSanely website (and later this week: a new easy-to-access format for the monthly newsletter). These tools are meant to help you succeed in eating more sanely. This journey, as I often say, usually requires...
Sane Eating – Part 3: A Road Map
Many thousands of entries pop up when you enter “diet” on amazon.com or any search engine. At the very least, this confirms the fact that what works for one person may not work for the next. But if you’re asking yourself how to manage weight and eat more sanely,...
WORRIED ABOUT SWIMSUITS & SHORTS?
Read this blog on building body confidence, and avoiding the lure of lose-weight-quick schemes that can zap your motivation--and metabolism--in the end. http://yourtango.com/tereseweinsteinkatz
Eating Sanely – Part 1: Food Craziness and Taking Responsibility
You could say that the opposite of sane eating is food craziness. That certainly describes what we see around us. That is, more and more people struggle with eating disorders and obesity--while at the same time, the foods that worsen things call out to us at every...
SHOULD YOU CALL YOURSELF A FOOD ADDICT?
(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...
BE KIND TO YOURSELF: It's Better for Your Diet
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...
EAT SANELY: New Articles on the Web
Here are some recent Eat Sanely blogposts to check out: "Can You Jump-Start Weight Loss?" , www.yourtango.com/tereseweinsteinkatz "Be Kind to Yourself: You'll Eat Better, Really", http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within (reprinted, above) "Must Marriage...
WHAT SHOULD YOU EAT? Navigating a Sea of Advice
One diet doesn’t fit all, but which one will best fit you? This is a crucial question as you set out to eat more sanely and to manage your weight for good. Today I posted Part II on this subject at Psychology Today (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within). ...