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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. [...]

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 [...]

Do You Have Body Image Distortion?

May 3, 2011 Read the full article →

None of us can be truly objective about our appearance. We we can only perceive ourselves from within, while other people view us from outside. Even our mirror image is distorted — it’s not how others see us. But some people, often those with eating disorders, distort their body image to an abnormal extent. A [...]

Portion Control and Stress

March 16, 2011 Read the full article →

Stress is everywhere, and chronic stress is known to be harmful not only to our emotional health, but also to our physical health. It can affect the immune system (making us sick more often), the heart (causing high blood pressure and other heart problems), and muscles (causing problems with neck, shoulder, and low-back pain), to [...]

How Depression Can Affect Weight: Dealing with Weight Problems and Depression

September 16, 2010 Read the full article →

Trying to lose weight while battling depression can be a difficult task but some logical advice can make the process easier. Being depressed makes any task more difficult and dealing with weight can be especially hard. Many people experience problems with weight gain when depressed and there are logical reasons for it. Some Reasons Why [...]

Why People Lose Control of Eating: What Causes Compulsive Eating or Binging

September 1, 2010 Read the full article →

Most people with problems controlling their eating think that it’s caused by some weakness on their part. In reality the problem has more to do with the human brain. Compulsive eating problems are not rare today, but for the person experiencing the problem, it feels like no one could possibly understand what it’s like. Sadly, [...]

Eat When Hungry to Lose Weight: Losing Weight Without Starving

September 1, 2010 Read the full article →

Most diets leave a person battling with hunger yet the most effective way to lose weight should not involve any struggle with hunger. The body needs food to survive and one of the ways the body makes sure that it gets this fuel is through the feeling of hunger. For most people in developed countries, [...]

10 Smart Tips for Losing Weight: Weight Loss Advice That Really Works

August 17, 2010 Read the full article →

Being active and eating right are essential for losing weight successfully but there are also other simple things a person can do to make the job easier. Losing weight successfully involves a lifestyle change. Getting on a diet that can’t be followed for the rest of one’s life is not only not going to do [...]

Beating Yourself Up Can Sabotage Weight-loss Efforts

August 14, 2010 Read the full article →

People tend to expect things from themselves they’d never expect from a family member or a friend. We can accept our loved ones and friends, regardless of what they look like. Yet, too many people don’t think twice about rejecting themselves for their own appearance. Here’s an exercise I use with my clients: Picture your [...]

Can I Get Rid of Cellullite Thighs?

July 1, 2010 Read the full article →

What are the Most Effective Cellulite Control Methods? It’s a fact – there is no cure for cellulite. However, there are proven ways of cellulite control that are realistic and won’t break the bank. Cellulite is nothing more than fat under the skin which tends to look like cottage cheese primarily on the thighs and [...]

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