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- Do You Have ?eaters Remorse??
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromYou might be surprised to hear that the day after Thanksgiving can be a big barrier for many people when it comes to sticking with a healthy lifestyle over the holidays. This is the day most people make the decision to indulge...
- Good News For ?yo-yo? Dieters
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom If you?ve lost and gained the same 20 (or 30, 40, 50+ pounds) for years and believe that you?ve ?wrecked? your metabolism and can?t maintain successful long term weight loss, there?s very good news for you!A recent article in...
- What's Your Diet Personality?
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom You know by now that I?m an advocate of the ?one size does not fit all? school of weight loss. And one key factor in choosing the best plan for you is understanding your diet personality. When it comes to eating, we all have...
- Stop "secret Eating" Now!
by Dr. Madelyn FernstromWe?ve all done this from time to time. This ?secret eating? is done from guilt, and a sense that we ?shouldn?t be eating?. And why? We feel judged by others, believing that if we eat in private, than ?no one will know.? It?s not...
- Try A Dose Of "vitamin L"
by Dr. Madelyn FernstromNever heard of vitamin L? It?s not a nutrition term. Vitamin L stands for ?love? ? as in ?learn to love yourself?. Sometimes all you need is a little vitamin L to help stay on track. When it comes to losing weight, we put too much...
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Diet Buddies and Food "Frenemies"
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom
I?ve found that good support can make any weight loss effort easier. We all know that the foundation of successful weight loss is eating less and moving more. But the problem is doing it consistently!
What happens when it?s a struggle to do it every day? That?s where a diet buddy can help your efforts ? and a food ?frenemy? can sabotage it.
Limit your time with food ? frenemies? or people who encourage you (however subtly) to go off your plan when you feel vulnerable. Do phrases like ?it?s okay to overeat you?ve been so good? or ?you deserve a break! Eat what you want because you?ve been working so hard? sound familiar? If so, raise your awareness here!
Choose a diet buddy you can count on. Check out these tips to make sure you?re choosing the right kind of buddy to support your effort. They?ve worked for me!
Five Top Qualities in a Diet Buddy:
(1) Someone with compatible goals
(2) Someone with similar amounts of weight to lose
(3) Someone with enjoyment of similar kinds of physical activity.
(4) Someone you see often
(5) Someone enjoying the same non-eating activities as you (like movies, or knitting)
What do you think about diet buddies and food frenemies? Have they made a difference to you? I?d love to know!
I?ve found that good support can make any weight loss effort easier. We all know that the foundation of successful weight loss is eating less and moving more. But the problem is doing it consistently!
What happens when it?s a struggle to do it every day? That?s where a diet buddy can help your efforts ? and a food ?frenemy? can sabotage it.
Limit your time with food ? frenemies? or people who encourage you (however subtly) to go off your plan when you feel vulnerable. Do phrases like ?it?s okay to overeat you?ve been so good? or ?you deserve a break! Eat what you want because you?ve been working so hard? sound familiar? If so, raise your awareness here!
Choose a diet buddy you can count on. Check out these tips to make sure you?re choosing the right kind of buddy to support your effort. They?ve worked for me!
Five Top Qualities in a Diet Buddy:
(1) Someone with compatible goals
(2) Someone with similar amounts of weight to lose
(3) Someone with enjoyment of similar kinds of physical activity.
(4) Someone you see often
(5) Someone enjoying the same non-eating activities as you (like movies, or knitting)
What do you think about diet buddies and food frenemies? Have they made a difference to you? I?d love to know!
- Do You Have ?eaters Remorse??
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromYou might be surprised to hear that the day after Thanksgiving can be a big barrier for many people when it comes to sticking with a healthy lifestyle over the holidays. This is the day most people make the decision to indulge...
- Good News For ?yo-yo? Dieters
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom If you?ve lost and gained the same 20 (or 30, 40, 50+ pounds) for years and believe that you?ve ?wrecked? your metabolism and can?t maintain successful long term weight loss, there?s very good news for you!A recent article in...
- What's Your Diet Personality?
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom You know by now that I?m an advocate of the ?one size does not fit all? school of weight loss. And one key factor in choosing the best plan for you is understanding your diet personality. When it comes to eating, we all have...
- Stop "secret Eating" Now!
by Dr. Madelyn FernstromWe?ve all done this from time to time. This ?secret eating? is done from guilt, and a sense that we ?shouldn?t be eating?. And why? We feel judged by others, believing that if we eat in private, than ?no one will know.? It?s not...
- Try A Dose Of "vitamin L"
by Dr. Madelyn FernstromNever heard of vitamin L? It?s not a nutrition term. Vitamin L stands for ?love? ? as in ?learn to love yourself?. Sometimes all you need is a little vitamin L to help stay on track. When it comes to losing weight, we put too much...