Help Me, I Can’t Lose Weight
I get more e-mail that starts with, "Help me," than any other, yet those writers rarely put themselves on the list to receive my help. I'd love to spend all day answering e-mails, but frankly, I don't have time. What I do instead is respond as best I can with the time...
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Do You Eat More Because You’re Afraid You Won’t Get Enough?
Eating out of Fear of Not Having Enough Have you ever finished a huge meal, like Thanksgiving dinner, where you couldn't eat another bite, when suddenly someone showed up carrying another dessert? Did you suddenly find just a bit of space to eat a little more? That's...
read moreHealthy Snacks Aid in Weight Loss
Just that Time of Year It's that time of year. From a nip in the air to a massive snow and ice storm, there is a difference now. It's colder and the tendency is to put on a few pounds. We've generally accepted that it is nature's way of helping us provide a little...
read moreAre you Starving? Putting Hunger in Perspective
Putting Hunger In Perspective I recently read a book by the only man to have survived alone on a raft at sea for more than two months, Editor of Cruising World magazine, Steven Callahan. In "Adrift, Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea," Callahan recounted how while slowly...
read moreKeeping Food Diary Helps Weight Loss
Keep track of what you eat for the next seven days; just one short week (you can do it). Note what, when, your mood, and whether you were hungry. This diary then becomes your window into your real eating habits. If you usually eat a pretty...
read moreI’m Hungry
Good Thing I'm Not A "Breakfast Skipper" Or This Could Be A Rough Day Nah, I always eat the most early in the day anyway, so being hungry is expected. Having my stomach gurgling like a flooding riverbank is another story. Sometimes when I wake this hungry,...
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