Today I wanted to share with you my personal secrets, what I do to stay motivated to lose and keep the weight off. These 6 steps have also helped my clients overcome their food issues. It is important to realize that losing and keeping weight off is a lifelong process. I don’t want you to view it as a struggle. Did you know that 85% of people who lose weight regain it? That is why I am sharing these steps with you. These steps work for any habit you are trying to break and change. Tip # 1 to … [Read more...]
Research Proves Theory Right: Overeating can be a Drug Addiction
If you struggle with your weight and have obsessional thought about food you could have what the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is now calling an addiction. The ASAM recently changed the definition of addiction which now includes food along with other addictive substances such as drugs and alcohol. The important new thought is that addictions are now considered to be a chronic neurological disorder or disease of the brain. Addictions "high jack" the brain and create obsessive or … [Read more...]
3 Things You Can Do To Disarm a Food Craving
Carl Jung said: “you are what you do not what you say you’ll do.” If you want to do what you need to do to lose weight, you have to say the right things to yourself. That’s right, losing weight is not just about what you eat, it is as much about what you think or don’t think before you eat. Experience has shown me that most people who struggle with their weight do not think, they just act or if they do think first, it’s a thought that is guaranteed to make them eat. Here is a really … [Read more...]
Best way to lose weight…learn the tools that break habits
If you want to learn how to lose weight, get familiar with some powerful tools you can use on your mind that will strengthen your willpower. The truth is many people are overweight because the food they have learned to love or eat due to convenience and habit is addicting. There is a new book out Anatomy of Addiction by Howard Markel who explains how Freud overcame his cocaine addiction. Everyone knows one of the hardest things to overcome is a cocaine addiction, but did you know … [Read more...]
Overeating, obesity, and the 7 biggest myths about happiness
Many people overeat and can’t break free from their bad habits because the habits are serving a purpose. What we really want is to find more meaning and purpose in our lives which makes us feel happier. Research shows that we are not that good at figuring out what makes us happy. There are a lot of myths about happiness. So if you think that by losing weight or fulfilling any one “goal” you will be happy, think again. The real goal is to find a bigger meaning to what you want and focus on … [Read more...]
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