What Your Personality Says About Your Waistline…

I refuse to believe that food is the cause of obesity. Food, no matter what edible concoction that is popping into your head, is nothing more than a combination of carbohydrates, protein, and fat, all of which contribute to a total caloric count. The food in your fridge, cupboards, and pantry has not added to the inches swelling around your waistline.

The sequence of decisions that you made that landed those foods into your mouth…now that’s a ...

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The One Question You Must Ask Yourself to Lose Weight

I recently had the pleasure of reading a wonderful book.  It was titled Getting Things Done, by David Allen.  The book boasts “The Art of Stress-Free Productivity and it provided just that.  Allen provides a systematic approach to…

…apply the “do it, delegate it, defer it, or drop it” rule to get your in-box to empty;

…reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations;

…plan projects as well as get them unstuck;

…overcome feelings ...

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5 Steps to Losing Weight Without Willpower (Part 5)

How is your journey to establish new habits going?  What phase of learning are you in? Are finding it difficult to progress to the next phase?  Well, there are two things that might be holding you back. One, you just haven’t practiced enough through repetition of the new behavior.  In that case, you just need to give it time. Two, your self-esteem might be getting in the way.

Step Five: Build That Self-Esteem

I told you about your ...

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5 Steps to Losing Weight Without Willpower (Part 4)

How did the last couple of days go?  Were you able to substitute in a few new behaviors instead of indulging in those bad habits?  I bet you were.  Was it difficult?

Keep in mind, if you find this process to be a little hard right now, that’s because you’re still using your conscious mind to exert effort and willpower to stop an old bad habit and engage in a new, healthy behavior.  When that new behavior ...

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5 Steps to Losing Weight Without Willpower (Part 3)

Well, how many bad habits did you come up with?  I hope it’s at least five.  Let’s face it.  If you’re trying to lose weight, I know you got ‘em!

Did you practice?  Did you hear the siren and see the flashing red light?

Truth is, once you’ve learned to identify bad habits effectively, meaning that you are identifying that they are ABOUT TO HAPPEN, you’re still only half way there.  Now we have to stop ...

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5 Steps to Losing Weight Without Willpower (Part 2)

After our discussion earlier this week, are you ready to put your subconscious mind to work to lose that weight for you?  Hold your horses!  I have to teach you just a little bit more first.

So last week you learned about how habits are formed (through practice and effort in the conscious mind) and how those new habits are acted out (through the subconscious mind with minimal or no effort).

Remember, your subconscious mind does ...

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5 Steps to Losing Weight Without Willpower

If you haven’t heard me say it yet, here’s one my favorite little sayings I like to share with my clients…

Willpower is a fickle friend.  With you when times are good.  Nowhere to be found when times are bad.”

Nothing can be truer about losing weight.  Think about it.  When you first start a new diet or exercise program, is it hard?  Not really, because you’re excited.  Sure, you’re putting in the effort, but things ...

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Fond Food Memories Shed Pounds

I have heard people say “If I even think about [insert your favorite food indulgence], I gain weight.”  Surprisingly enough, the exact opposite might be true.

A compilation of research out of the University of Liverpool expressed new evidence that using visual reminders of previous meal consumed might actually lead to a reduction of subsequent meal sizes.  Dr. Eric Robinson, lead researcher, said, “Our research found that if people recalled their last meal as being filling and ...

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The ONE Thing You’ve Never Done That Could Be Crushing Your Weight Loss Hopes

As the old saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.”  Oddly enough, this might hold true in attempting to lose weight and keep it off.  While counter-intuitive in thought, taking the time to learn proper weight loss and maintenance skills prior to starting a diet may provide better results than going into a diet full steam ahead.  At least that’s what one study out of the Stanford University School of Medicine found.

The study, whose results can be found ...

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Can YOU Lose Weight? YOU Tell Me.

What is more important to weight loss; diet or exercise? Maybe the answer is “none of the above.” Is it possible that the mental attitude is far more important than any of us give it credit for? As both a weight loss professional, as well as someone who has personally lost over 100 pounds and kept it off, I have noted several key personality traits in both myself and that of my clients who have actually succeeded at ...

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