May 6th is International No Diet Day! It’s a celebration of body positivity, body diversity, and the freedom of food. Use this as an opportunity to break free from diet culture. From talk shows to tabloid magazines, diet fads surround us every which way we turn. One diet says to eat all of the…
Ditch the Diet This Sunday!
Have you fallen prey to any of the many fad diets that are out there? Has that same diet caused you to restrict your favorite food or force yourself to eat foods you don’t like because you should? If so, I want you to know you are not alone. Unfortunately, fad dieting is very…
Lose the Scale and Celebrate Healthy Weight Week the Right Way!
Today is the start of National Healthy Weight Week! Celebrate National Healthy Weight Week by dropping the diet and picking up a few healthy habits instead! Healthy Weight Week is designed to change the conversation about health and weight. The purpose is to help people understand that health isn’t about the number on the…
Top 5 Dieting Mistakes are NOT the Real Reason You Can’t Lose Weight
Every morning I check my email before I start seeing clients. And, without fail, there are at least 2, if not more, emails promoting some “diet miracle”. Here are some recent examples: – Rachael’s Guarantee – Down 2 Sizes by Valentine’s Day. Free Trial. – Oprah’s Quick, Easy Way to Get Thinner in…
After the Party Detox Diets and Cleanses
It’s 7 days into the New Year and I’ve already received several emails from people asking me for a detox diet, cleansing system or quick fix method to jumpstart their weight loss for 2015. If you’ve been following me for a while and are in tuned with my philosophy, I don’t advocate any of…
What Does it Feel Like to Eat Without “Food Worry”?
Fantastic, terrific, freeing, amazing….I could go on and on. If you recently attended my free webinar, or watched the replay, you heard my story, the highlight of which (in my opinion) is that for many years I was “on” a “healthy meal plan” (notice the quotation marks) that I created for myself and “followed”…
The 3 Pieces of the Chronic Dieting Puzzle, Why it Doesn’t Work and the Puzzle that Does
Obedience, willpower, and failure are three connecting pieces to a chronic dieters puzzle. Once you have one set in stone, the other two follow. I call this a “puzzle” because as a chronic dieter you believe that you need all three pieces to feel good about yourself and to get to a satisfying weight. …
A Healthy Lifestyle is Not One Size Fits All
Over the many years I have been counseling clients, I have come across those who simply want me to give them a menu to follow, be it a 7 day, 14 day or a month of menus. Or when I am giving a presentation, someone will raise their hand and ask, “how many calories should…
Here We Go Again-Another Fad Diet
Just a mere couple of months into 2013 and Americans have latched on to a new “magic bullet” called “The Fast Diet.” To summarize, the “Fast Diet” recommends limiting your calories on two, non-consecutive days during the week to 500 calories for women and 600 calories for men. The other five days you are free…
Fat Be Gone… The Healthy Way…Goodbye Fad Diets and Gimmicks
Are you tired of hearing about diets that claim you can “eat whatever you want and still lose weight” or tell you “you can lose 30 pounds in 30 days”. Or how about the diet that includes only eating cabbage or grapefruit for weeks in order to achieve your weight loss goals. If you are,…
Winter 2006: To Your Health
In this Issue: Celebrate the Holidays with Healthy Choices Keep Your Food Safe this Holiday Season New Years Resolutions for 2007 Celebrate National Healthy Weight Week Be Rid of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Forever Celebrate American Heart Month this February Go Red for Women- Love Your Heart College Students are Gaining More than Just Knowledge…
