Posts in Motivation

When Brenda arrived at my office, she looked ready to burst into tears. “What’s wrong?” I asked, as I handed her a box of tissues.

“I’m just not making any progress!” she said. I knew she was right because her scale weight had gone up instead of down the past couple of visits. So I gently pushed her to tell me more about her struggles. [Read more…]

If you’re doing great with your diet and exercise program, you probably don’t need to read this note.

But if you’re struggling, going on and off your diet, you may want to ask a critical question: [Read more…]

Becky looked discouraged.

As she sank into the chair in my office, she said, “I don’t know what to do. I’m trying so hard to lose weight, but I’m not getting anywhere.

I can’t figure out what’s wrong. Based on how hard I’m trying I should be losing a lot more than I am.” [Read more…]

For my mother’s 80th birthday, my family members tried to think of a practical gift that she would love but that wouldn’t take up much space in her tiny apartment.

Based on an idea from a magazine, we found a small wooden box with a hinged lid and wrote “Memory Box” on the top. [Read more…]