Are you stuck in a lose weight-gain weight cycle? If so, maybe you can relate to Jasmine – she’s lost the same thirty pounds over and over again. She starts a diet, shows impressive dedication and willpower, sticks to the meal plan, exercises like an Olympic athlete, and loses 30 pounds. The minute she hits her goal weight, she celebrates …
Do you think pizza is bad? Do you feel guilty if you eat pizza or other forbidden foods? If so, I’d like to to tell you about a friend of mine, Amy, who’s been on a lot of diets. I mean, a lot. Every diet from cabbage soup to South Beach to Cookie to Paleo. She just told me she’d …
What do I mean by “cracking the code” of emotional eating? Lots of people have said to me, I have no idea what I’m feeling or what’s going on inside. I know it’s something emotional but I’m so mad and upset at myself for eating, I don’t have a clue as to what’s actually going on.” Or they say, it’s …
The other day I asked someone that oh-so-typical therapist question: “How do you feel right now?” I was talking to Don (not his real name) who had lap band surgery, then “beat the band” and gained back almost all the weight he lost. Naturally, he was upset. He also felt a lot of shame. He said, “I know are people …
Do you want to feel better fast? Think you have to lose weight to do that? Think again! I’m going to show you how to feel good about yourself in just a few minutes. How? By changing the way you talk to yourself. Sticks and stones can break bones and words CAN hurt. When you change the way you talk …
Are you trying really hard to lose weight? Have you tried every diet in the world? Low cab, high carb, paleo, South Beach, cabbage soup, cookie diet – there many of them, and if you’ve tried them all, maybe you’re trying too hard. If you ever saw the original Star Wars series, in there’s a famous scene in The Empire …
This article is for anyone who’s spouse, partner, friend, or loved one is struggling with weight, food or body image problems. If you want to help but just don’t know how, then keep reading. What’s most important is to know what NOT to say: 1) First and foremost, don’t – and I can’t stress this enough – do NOT …
