Hunger and Fullness Cues Binge/Restriction Cycle It’s tough to restrict your food intake and stay on a diet. Last week we discussed this. When you diet, you ultimately get to the point where you just can’t take it anymore and give in to the cravings for the foods you’ve been trying to eliminate. The odds are you will binge on them, get angry with yourself and just give up until the next diet comes along. It’s important to understand the … Continue reading
“Diet” is a Four Letter Word Diet is a four letter word! How would you feel if you could believe you would never have to diet again? I wouldn’t lie to you, and I’m not kidding. A life without dieting is possible! Diets are temporary. Please let that sink in for a moment. Diets are temporary! You will not stay on any diet forever. The diet won’t last, and rarely will the results last. The reason diet failure statistics are … Continue reading
No Carb No Sugar Diet While I’m not a fan of the concept of a diet (I prefer a more permanent lifestyle eating change), some diets are so good for you, it’s as though they turn back the clock. The No Carb No Sugar diet is one of those diets! People who follow this diet look younger than they actually are, and that’s because certain diets can help your body heal inflammation and protect your telomeres. By the way, telomeres … Continue reading
Why are We Overweight? Do you ever wonder why are we overweight as a nation… and so frighteningly overweight? Allow me to begin by saying, “It’s not your fault”. If you struggle with your weight, it’s not your fault. It’s not your fault you spend money on diet foods and diet programs that promise you the moon and may help you lose weight only to let you down while you watch yourself gain back what you lost. Most of the … Continue reading
Another New Fad Diet – What is the Military Diet? I was reading an article about a new fad diet called “The Military Diet”. I’m not sure why it’s called that as it has nothing to do with the military or anything to do with how they encourage military members to eat. It’s probably just a name designed to catch your attention as it did mine. I was curious what a “military diet” would look like and read about it, … Continue reading
Are You Addicted to Yo-Yo Dieting? Are you addicted to yo-yo dieting? If you lose and gain, lose and gain and then lose and gain again, you may very well be. This is called yo-yo-dieting, and so many of us deal with it on a regular basis. Part of the reason for this phenomenon is the very fact that we are dieting. I counsel my coaching clients not to diet. The very word “diet” screams misery and deprivation. It also … Continue reading
