As I prepare to launch my new workbook (the Eat Sanely course in convenient paperback form), I’m focusing on that first crucial step in sane eating: identifying a way of eating that will work for you. And by that I mean—work for you on and on, not just...
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 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...
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
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sane eating was recently the subject of an interview on "That's Fit", an aol column. Here's the link: http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/07/25/do-you-eat-like-a-sane-person-or-has-your-diet-got-you-in-a-ti/
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? ...