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
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 [...]
Lesson: Negative Attitude
Today’s Lesson:
When trying to change anything in your life – like changing a bad habit, getting rid of some extra pounds, improving relationships, or becoming more successful in your career – your thinking is a big driver in making these changes come about. If you start out with a bad attitude or not believing that [...]
Using Food as a Reward
Today’s Lesson:
Through my years as a coach I am still amazed at how people treat food. For many it is an embedded reward system (watch out parents how you reward your children!). If you thinking is – “I had a hard day at work so I will reward myself with a donut”. Now you associate [...]
