Weight Loss information-based articles
You’re just trying to find the answer to, “If diets don’t work how do I lose weight?” And everyone has their medical opinion. Great. But I’m just a woo-woo psycho-spiritual weight loss coach with a radical opinion. Instead of focusing on medical reasons (which is the tip of the iceberg), I focus on the psychological causes of overeating, …
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The psychological reasons for overeating have nothing to do with food. After all, 90% of weight loss is about psychology. So, in this guide on how to stop overeating, I’ll share my psycho-spiritual approach to weight loss. This is how I finally gained control of my endless struggle with overeating. But before we get started, you need to be willing to …
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“Any time you truly listen to hunger and fullness, you lose weight.” -Geneen Roth I didn’t know it at the time, but that quote practically summarizes intuitive eating in one sentence. If it resonates with you, then you’ll love what intuitive eating is about. What Is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive eating is about listening to your body to …
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Some people think weight control is simple — just eat fewer calories than you burn. It may be simple for some people, but for most of us, it has not been simple or easy. And it was not just hard — it was impossible. For me, counting calories was miserable and impossible, as bad as the diets I had …
Losing weight can be challenging, especially if you don’t have the right mindset to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Thankfully, a recent Quora thread lists helpful advice for people who want to train their minds to help them lose weight in the long-term, rather than wasting energy on quick, short-term fixes. Here are eleven ways to …
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Whether you’re just beginning your weight-loss journey or struggling to lose those last few pounds, keeping your motivation up starts to become a struggle. “While you might think you just need to magically summon more willpower, in reality, it’s normal to sink into old habits when you’re tired, stressed or feeling deprived,” says Kim Peek, a motivational speaker and certified running coach. That’s why it’s …
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Have you ever overeaten because you didn’t want to waste food or money? Perhaps you spent $20 on a meal and felt like you’d be a sucker if you didn’t finish your plate… (as if taking it to-go wasn’t an option). Or maybe you can’t take it to-go (for whatever reason) and you feel like …
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Replacing bias with curiosity is the way forward for a healthier society. How do you feel about fat? Visualize a woman with obesity. Do you assume she eats all day and never gets off the couch? Picture a man with obesity. Do you think of him as lazy and unsuccessful? Are you secretly (or not so …
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While our diet industry might have us still believe that weight loss is all about math, and our food industry seems happy to support this belief (with all of it’s fat, protein, carbs, sugars, salt and grams of fiber on the nutritional facts label), it’s simply not the truth – weight loss is not all about math …
Why can’t we simply make a decision and get on with it? What puzzles and frustrates many trying to lose weight is why changing one’s eating habits is so darn hard. If you gave a test to a million people and three-quarters of them flunked, would you attribute their failure to a lack of willpower …
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