Vacations/Holidays and Weight Loss
Another holiday has passed. The parties have all ended. I now have to deal with the frustration of clients who were not able to lose weight over the holidays. It has been a tough week. Many of my clients did well over the holidays and were able to not overeat and select [...]
Lack of Consistency with Healthy Eating Breeds Frustration
Say NO to Diet Drinks and Foods
Today’s Lesson:
If you really want to lose weight – get off of the DIET DRINKS and all artificial sweeteners. That includes any thing with aspartame, acesulfame potassium, splenda, equal, sucralose or saccharin. Artificial sweeteners are linked to obesity, not weight loss. I know what the ads say and I know what Weight Watchers says [...]
Overstimulating Foods that May Cause Weight Gain
If you are over weight or have health issues, ask yourself what foods can’t you live without?
What foods do you eat most every day?
What are your favorite foods?
Chances are these are the culprits. Especially watch foods like bread, cheese (dairy in general), diet sodas, chocolate, pretzels, nuts and sugar. If you need them on a [...]
Depression and Weight Loss
An otherwise cheery woman came into my office today almost in tears, saying she felt lonely after the Holidays. We talked it out and we concluded she is not really lonely – just all over depressed. Ever get that way? …same life… same circumstances… totally different outlook. If these strange emotions ever crossed your path [...]
Perfectionist High Stressed Lifestyle and Weight Gain
Sometimes when you are trying desperately to lose weight and you just can’t seem to succeed – look deeper. It is not always about simply losing weight. One thing I have learned from all of my readings is that life throws lessons out to you so that you can grow as a spiritual being. One [...]
Food Temptations- Alter Your Thinking to a Food “Snob”
Incident to Share:
Today I spoke with a woman who simply LOVES food. I guess I can’t relate to that exactly as I have trained myself to eat to live (or feel healthy). She is a woman who entertains a lot and has social events that center around food. She likes her wine and her [...]
Visualize Yourself Thin
Today’s Lesson:
When you have been a certain weight your whole life or have been struggling with weight for years, it can be hard to visualize yourself as a thin person. Spending time on this to break through your mental imaging barriors is extremely important. If you can not see it or believe it, how will [...]
Weight Loss & Body Odor
Incident to Share:
Every six weeks I measure my clients to see how they are progressing with their weight loss and how their body is changing. Sometimes this is not an enjoyable task. Many times a client comes in my office after exercising. Getting close to a person and measuring their sweaty body can be [...]
Holiday Eating
Holiday Eating:
Holiday and times of celebration can be a difficult time for some as the focus is usually around food. If you want to eat more or eat differently one day than you would normally – that is okay. That is not what makes a person heavy. It is what you do the next day [...]
Incident: Bad Start w/ New Weight Loss Client
Incident to Share:
Today I had the joy of seeing a new client who was very negative at her first appointment with me. She had a negative look on her face, was negative about her eating plan and spent the first 10 minutes of our session telling me that her plan was not practical or [...]
