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If I somehow unsuspectingly walked into a room and found myself confronted by lights and a camera and a microphone held by the one and only Oprah and she asked me to name the ONE THING that makes the biggest impact on weight management, I know exactly what I’d say.
It wouldn’t be low car...
"Do the best you can until you know better.
Then when you know better, do better."
Maya Angelou
Oprah talks about this quote from her treasured mentor as one of the greatest lessons of her life.
It’s a powerful concept.
- It lets your past self off the hook
I truly belie...
What Maintenance Type are you?
Have you found out yet? If not, click here to take the short quiz now.
Your Maintenance Type reveals your vulnerabilities when it comes to maintaining weight loss (for an introduction to Maintenance Types read this).
You are one of 4 Types: Rebound...
Just to be clear, you already fast.
Every day.
Every time you snuggle in bed for the night, you’re not eating for hours in a row. And then you break the fast by eating . . . well, breakfast.
So fasting itself is not the issue.
The trending topic of Intermittent Fasting highlight...
I just watched my kid’s final social studies presentation. I was such a proud mama. It’s hard to believe the school year’s coming to an end. Another transition.
That means a change in schedules.
Many can’t wait for summer to arrive, only counting the days ‘til school’s out and mor...
I just finished Gary Keller’s The ONE Thing.
It’s a productivity book.
I’ve been into those lately and I’m surprised by how much I’ve learned from this genre. I consider myself an organized person, but some of these concepts (nothing earth-shatteringly new by the way) have made a ...
I’m a French Fry Snob . . . well, that actually implies that I might meet a fry I didn’t like. Ha!
I think French Fry Fanatic is more like it (although, steak fries? Really?)
I was recently at a conference and it was dinner break time. I took myself to a reliable place with the best sh...
There’s an interesting phenomenon I’ve noticed with my clients.
It’s about their goal weight.
They’re doing beautifully, losing lots of weight and nearing their target. They look great, feel great and have their food dialed in. They’re wearing a clothing size they’re real happy wi...
I have a client; I’ll call him “Joe”. Joe lost over 30 pounds and has kept it off for close to 3 years. In the last few months he’s been negotiating with 5 pounds that crept back on and won’t budge. And then he went on vacation . . .
Now what did most of you think just then?
“Everyo...
You’ve finally reached your weight goal and it's time to transition to maintenance . . .
Yikes!?
It should be a time of great celebration, but often there’s fear and resistance.
Many people are afraid that if they stop trying to lose they’ll gain. Yo-yo dieting memories flood in....
Remember the movie, Four Weddings and a Funeral?
Well, last weekend, my version was 2 Bar Mitzvahs and the first anniversary of my father’s passing (not quite as catchy).
It’s a set up for rampant, justified, even necessary emotional eating.
The angst had been building for the pa...