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Weight Loss

Resolutions

January 3, 2012 Read the full article →

I wish I could write the weight loss resolution article to end all weight loss resolutions. Why?  Because, if I could convince people to adopt the right behaviors for managing their health, it would make this annual ritual obsolete.  By following the right behaviors, setbacks would be rare and so minor, they would have little [...]

Traditions – Start Your Own

January 1, 2012 Read the full article →

Why do we have traditions? Why do we feel compelled to do things the same way every year, running around like crazy to get everything done just perfectly? Does it have to be this way or can we take back control? Even if you love traditions, it’s easy to lose touch with what they’re supposed [...]

Food Psychology and the Holidays

November 14, 2011 Read the full article →

Now that Halloween is behind us, the holiday season is off and running. With it comes all the goodies that we so desire and that we so fear will make us overindulge. But with a little planning, the food conflicts that can drain the joy from the holidays can be a thing of the past. [...]

For Fat Loss, Don’t Eat too Many Calories or too Few

October 27, 2011 Read the full article →

The greatest myth about calories and losing weight is this: The less you eat, the more you lose. The human body is not so simple. It’s built for the complicated work of survival. It kills foreign invaders, digests all kinds of things that we throw into it, it tries to make sure that we have [...]

Marriage and Fat: Do the Two Have to Go Together?

September 16, 2011 Read the full article →

  Do people tend to gain weight after they “settle down” with a romantic partner?  This is a question that interests some researchers.  While there are still questions to be answered about this issue, a number of studies have found that obesity appears to be associated with romantic couples living together (married or not) and [...]

Do Women Really Know What Men Find Attractive?

September 12, 2011 Read the full article →

The pursuit of thinness long has been a major preoccupation for American women. But why are women trying to be downright slender, as opposed to maintaining a healthy weight?  If it’s for the approval of men, then women seem to be putting themselves through needless worry and discomfort. I work with a lot of women [...]

Normal Eaters aren’t Perfect

September 5, 2011 Read the full article →

People being treated for eating disorders and other eating related problems often believe that they’re more dysfunctional than they actually are.  Invariably, I find myself showing patients that many of the behaviors they think are unique and “weird” about themselves are experienced by people they consider “normal eaters.” Most articles discussing the differences between thin [...]

School Weight Issues Can Linger

August 28, 2011 Read the full article →

What we experience as children and teenagers in school can stay with us for the rest of our lives.  If we’re fortunate, those experiences are fun, exciting, and filled with personal growth but that’s not always the case.  For some, memory lane is filled with pot holes, rusty nails, and dead ends. As a psychologist [...]

Is Your Doctor Weight Biased?

July 20, 2011 Read the full article →

“My experiences at the doctor’s office have not been good.  No matter what symptoms I present, or even if I am there for a well check, my weight is always an issue.  I have had recurring headaches for four years now and I can’t count the number of times that I have been told that [...]

Diet Book Junkies

June 23, 2011 Read the full article →

Do you know a diet book junkie?  That’s a person who seems always to read the latest diet books while making no apparent changes with respect to weight, activity, eating, or other behaviors. They seem to get a kind of high from espousing the wonders of their latest discovery — “Well, in Dr. Skinny’s book, [...]

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