Many years ago, authors Colvin and Olson interviewed thousands of people who had successfully lost weight and kept it off.
After attempting dozens of diet plans and programs that never brought lasting results, most of the people they interviewed reached the same conclusion. In describing how they achieved success, they all used some variation of the phrase, “I had to figure out what worked for me, and then I had to do it.” [Read more…]
How do I “get over it?”
As she drove home from work, Lynn was thinking that life was good. In the past few months, she’d moved into a new townhouse, received a promotion, and started dating a wonderful man. But just as she turned onto her street, the radio began playing an old Michael Bolton song that pushed open her memory bank.
Discover How Emotional Eating May Be the Real Culprit in Your Battle to Lose Weight
I was a guest recently on a wonderful podcast hosted by Dr. James Polakof. Listen here
How to stop stress eatingWhen people list reasons for emotional eating, stress is usually at the top!
In this lesson, you will explore how to view stress as a piece of your day, not a way of life. By focusing on areas where you can exert some control, you can prevent stress from contributing to your eating struggles. [Read more…]
Help — I’ve lost my motivation and
can’t seem to get it back?
Motivation is so mysterious and elusive. You don’t usually know how you got it started. And when it leaves. you have no idea where it went or how to get it back. [Read more…]
What will I do?After a break to let you know about the new book “Acts of Compassion,” I’m returning to the lessons from Life is Hard, Food is Easy. Today I will review highlights from two chapters. Here is one of my favorite sections from Chapter 11, What will I do? [Read more…]
A country singer named Justin Moore has a fun song called “That’s Why We Drink.” I think the lyrics explain why many of us have struggled with our weight this summer.
Just change the name of the song to “That’s Why We Eat” and you’ll have the answer. [Read more…]
When one of my nephews was around three years old, he would start to wail and cry whenever he was put into his car seat. One day, his mother demonstrated how his teddy bear was able to calm itself by putting its paws together and thinking quiet thoughts.
They practiced this a couple times, and my nephew loved how this worked. After that, whenever she put my nephew into his car seat, she would say, “Now, just like your teddy bear, put your little hands together and calm yourself.” [Read more…]
One morning, Donna’s husband took the dog for a walk and never came back.Over the next three days, the police searched for her husband but couldn’t find any clues of where he might be.
It seemed that Donna’s husband had simply disappeared along with the dog that was her best friend.
But it got worse. [Read more…]
In our small town in Iowa, we live next to a row of duplex condominiums. While walking our dogs past these homes, my husband and I have met several of our neighbors, including Amber, a single mom raising a teenage daughter.
A couple summers ago, we noticed Amber had trimmed some of her trees but left the branches and leaves in a random pile next to the curb. [Read more…]