
The number one barrier for most people who struggle with their weight is emotional eating.
Personally, no matter how long I’ve worked on this area, it still creeps in at times and I slide back into using food for coping with life.

The number one barrier for most people who struggle with their weight is emotional eating.
Personally, no matter how long I’ve worked on this area, it still creeps in at times and I slide back into using food for coping with life.
When you feel anxious or upset, your mind starts going in all directions and soon, your feelings increase and get worse.
Research shows that you can stop those feelings by doing something that makes you feel grounded. [Read more…]
That dreaded doctor’s scale! Most of us, especially women, hate getting on that thing.
During my years of running a weight-loss clinic, I heard tons of stories from people who were upset about facing the scale at the doctor’s office.
Here’s how a client named Margie described it. [Read more…]

Remember that your best YOU is not perfect. It doesn’t have to run a marathon and it doesn’t have to cook a new recipe every week.
If you want to do those things, it’s fine, but decide if they fit into your goals for the year. They certainly don’t match mine!
Being your best YOU starts with building a vision of how you want to be and then taking steps toward becoming that. [Read more…]
The Dot Calendar provides a great way to monitor your weight-loss program. Here’s how to use the Dot Calendar.
At the end of each day, ask yourself:
If I lived every day exactly the same as this one, would I be likely to lose, maintain or gain weight? [Read more…]