Such A Pretty Face

Can you relate to Willow?  She’s in her late 20s, very personable, smart, creative – just a truly nice person, and she has struggled with her weight since high school. People always tell her she has “such a pretty face” and if she just lost weight, she’d be fighting off the guys.  Her grandmother said, “If you lost weight, men …

How To Deal With Weighty Expectations

Lowering your expectations can help you lose weight.  How? Consider the example of Robert.   He really wanted to go to grad school, but the idea of the interview process filled him with anxiety.   Robert found statistics surveys showing a bias against overweight people, and was convinced that his weight prevented him from being accepted into a program. He kept saying …

How Happiness Can Sabotage Your Diet

Do you think you’ll be happier when you lose weight?  Today I’m going to tell you why happiness can sabotage your diet.  Yes, happiness. A few years ago, a Special K commercial asked viewers, “What will you gain when you lose?” Now, let me be clear:  I fundamentally oppose the idea that you can gain happiness by losing weight, because …