With news and research regarding the childhood obesity epidemic, many parents are concerned about their kids\' health, weight and eating habits.
Being overweight as a young child is very different than the same condition encountered as an adult. As many overweight adults will attest, the reaction to excess weight in childhood is extremely important.
In fact, the reaction kids receive...
Lots of changes are occurring in our country right now. Elections, financial institutions failing, the Dow plunging, mortgage loan crisis, home prices deflating...
What does it mean?
Is there more than one way to react to these events?
Fear might be the natural impulsive reaction when sudden change occurs, but it\'s not the best reaction. In fact, fear is about the worst place to go at...
At first glance, it may not make sense to be both overweight and a perfectionist, but the two are connected.
Logically, we know that there is no such thing as perfect. But does the emotional drive to be perfect affect you and your weight? A lot of people stay at a heavier-than-healthy weights simply because they are rebelling against the idea of perfect.
Being thin might make life...
For people who've never struggled with their weight, the path to weight loss seems simple. Diet! Exercise!
People who have never struggled with excess weight have it all backwards. It's not their fault -- they've just been listening to the standard media misinformation we all hear.
Thin people just love to tell us to simply diet and exercise, further reinforcing feelings of frustration...
Today, we are fortunate to live in an amazing culture of abundance and wealth. Think about the possibilities around us: a Starbucks on every corner, yoga of every imaginable type, a free-flowing stream of information on the internet, and an endless variety of food.
While some of the abundances we experience can enhance our health, our fixation on food has led the United States into a...
Weight loss requires deep change in order to become "permanent."
Seeing the number on the scale go down is exhilarating and gratifying, but the mental and emotional conditioning that caused the weight gain must be changed as well. Otherwise, old habits have a tendency to resurface and the number on the scale rises again.
One of the most important distinctions to discover is the...
Any effort towards weight loss grows stagnant at some point. After the initial high of seeing the numbers on the scale descend, sticking points and plateaus are inevitable.
The usual reactions, including frustration and dwindling confidence, often lead to completely abandoning the effort. It's easy to see why this happens, especially because the initial period of any weight loss or fitness...
More and more food labels are screaming "FAT FREE!" but America's weight is increasing. What's going on?
Eating "fat free" has been one of the most popular trends in recent years, but dieters are finding that adding fat to their diets, provided it is the right kind of fat, is helping them lose more weight than avoiding fat.
Fat is a vital component of good nutrition and necessary in many...
There's a lot of talk about fat in the media today. As the U.S. government heightens its "war on obesity", fat is rapidly becoming a hot topic and more attention is being focused on the role body image plays in society.
The Good News
Americans are becoming more aware of the role of a healthy lifestyle and making healthier choices with food. The food industry seems to be listening too!
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In the quest for weight loss, the diet industry puts a lot of attention on what we eat but focusing on why we eat may be more important.
After losing over 70 lbs. permanently and becoming a weight loss coach for others, I've found most people have a pretty good idea of what they should eat. We have no problem categorizing foods into healthy and non-healthy lists. But ask someone why they...
