One of the common themes I have seen in my practice is the notion that when you lose weight your problems go away and your dreams get fulfilled. I wonder if that is part of the reason people regain the weight they lose. What they thought would happen by losing weight does not happen so they lose the motivation to delay immediate gratification, the pleasure they get from certain foods and the discipline it takes to eat right and exercise daily. To lose weight successfully means you keep it … [Read more...]
Start Your New Year’s Resolution Now…10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Losing weight is always the number 1 New Year’s resolution. The problem is that each year the holiday weight that is gained sets people back and does not go away. In a recent study conducted by the NIH (National Institute of Health), it was concluded that while the amount of weight gained during the holidays will vary from person to person, and is probably less than the popular belief of an added five to ten pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. The problem is that the cumulative … [Read more...]
Myth Buster: 21 Days to Make a Habit Change? Think again
We all know how difficult it can be to break a habit and create a new one. If you do a Google search on how long it takes to create a new habit you will get somewhere between 21 and 28 days. No one has really proven that to be the case. The ‘21 day myth’ may well come from a book published in 1960 by a plastic surgeon. Dr. Maxwell Maltz, who wrote a classic book called Psychocybernetics. He noticed that amputees took, on average, 21 days to adjust to the loss of a limb and he theorized that … [Read more...]
What Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD Says We MUST Follow to Be Healthy
Guess what happens when you focus on eating healthy? The other night I was watching Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD and you written the Eat to Live on a PBS special. His new program "Three Steps to Healthy Eating" was very easy to follow and right on. In the past I have tried to follow Dr. Fuhrman’s eating approach which is essentially a plant-based eating approach that includes seeds and beans as an everyday staple. The deterrent to me was the absence of animal protein which for creates satiety and … [Read more...]
Make Your Exercise Count: What you Eat is only a part of your plan for success
There is something magical that happens when you start tracking or counting your exercise. It gives you motivation to exceed what you have done and more aware of what you are doing. Many of my clients use loseit.com and now they are synched up with a new product that is only $99 that can help you keep track of how much you are exercising. It is called FITBIT. What I love about FITBIT is that you can count steps, calories burned; miles walked or run and even keep track of calories you are … [Read more...]