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Weight Loss Easy as 1-2-3!
I have lost count of how many times I’ve been asked what the secret to my weight loss success is. I get asked this almost daily. And almost without fail, when I start to explain about what I did, the person looks a bit disappointed. After this happened again yesterday, I decided to ask the questioner why this was, and I got a very interesting reply! Read the rest of this entry »
Fat TV
A reporter recently asked my opinion on the current trend of TV shows featuring plus-sized people, such as “The Biggest Loser” and “More to Love”. One of the questions posed to me was “do these shows reinforce the societal stereotypes about overweight people?” Read the rest of this entry »
7 Levels of Awareness – Where are you?
There are seven levels of awareness in the human mind. You’ve heard the expressions “mass appeal” and “animal magnetism” and these statements were derived from these seven levels. Since we are all about getting to and then maintaining your ideal weight, here are the seven levels as related to weight. Which level do you think you’re currently at? Read the rest of this entry »
Day + Habits = Life
Our daily habits in any area of our life determine our results. Habitually overeat, and you’ll gain weight. Habitually skip your workout and your weight will plateau or even rise. But on the other hand, habitually make healthy choices about food and the quantities you chose, and your weight will get to and stay at where you want it. Our habits really do determine our lives! But how do you know when a new habit you’ve been working on has truly become a habit? Read the rest of this entry »
Band-aid or Baby Steps?
There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to making any type of change: Fast radical change or slow baby steps. And while each style has it’s merits, when referring to weight reduction, one style is definitely preferrable. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Reasons You’re Always Starving!
You’re driving along on your way to work, to the gym, or to pick up the kids and—bam—it hits you—that overwhelming gnawing hunger. The next thing you know, you’re pulling into a drive through and ordering up a storm.
Isn’t it fascinating (and frustrating) how the “I have to eat now!” feeling can hit even if you’ve been making good nutrition a top priority? Experts are discovering that when you eat, what your food tastes like, and even how much you drink can have a major impact on how often hunger pangs strike.
We asked leading nutritionists to share with us the five most common reasons you’re frequently famished, as well as their top tips for maximizing satisfaction and keeping hunger at bay. Read the rest of this entry »
Phantom Fat?
I ran across this article by Toshiba Reynolds called
“Phantom Fat Can Linger After Weight Loss” (”http://www.postchronicle.com/news/) and I wanted to share it with you, so here goes:
Have you lost weight but still feel just as big as you were before? Well, there’s an explanation for that – “Phantom fat” can linger after weight loss. Read the rest of this entry »
Dear Oprah
Hi there Ms O!
I have to say I am amazed at the media coverage of your recent admission of weight gain, especially now, 5 months after you came out about your higher weight. But just yesterday I ran across another article about it, and I just felt that I had to say something. Read the rest of this entry »
Tricks for success
A couple of simple ‘tricks’ to help you eat less!
I was out for lunch today with a friend, someone who is currently going through the Triumph! Weight Coaching, so I took the opportunity to show her a few of my eating ‘tricks’ in action!
Self-portrait
Chances are, somewhere in your home you have a picture or a portrait of yourself that is framed and hanging on a wall or sitting on a shelf somewhere. You probably picked this picture because you liked how you looked in it, and you may occasionally stop and have a good look at it, and think about the time or event when it was taken.
Did you know that there exists another self-portrait that only you can see? And that whether you realize it or not, you refer to this portrait many, many times a day?
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