Entries from March 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Does Winning at Weight Loss Seem as Likely as Winning the Lottery?

Many people would like to lose weight and may even feel they NEED to lose weight but if you ask them if they believe it will happen they come back with a half-hearted, “I hope so.”Hoping and believing are too different things. Hope is more closely related to a wish than reality. If you hope [...]

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

What Makes Us Eat The Way We Eat?

     Brian Wansink has a fascinating job, he spends his days studying food psychology  and consumer behavior (i.e. what makes us eat the way and the amount we eat).  I love this topic and recommend you take a look at his book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.  Through his research he has uncovered some very [...]

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

John Assaraf - Accepting the Negative But Not Focusing on It.

John Assaraf is one of my favorite teachers of human potential.  Enjoy this video on how he accepts the negative side of life and how he handles it.

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Is Your Life Working?

This is an article written by Jack Canfield.  Jack has a way of hitting you hard with the truth yet making you feel good about it.  I particularly enjoyed this article, Is Your Life Working? because it let’s you know what you need to do if you are not currently getting the results you want.  [...]

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Have You Stopped Believing You Can Lose Weight?

For some people weight loss has been a challenge for so long that they stop believing they can lose weight at all. They have started and stopped so many diets that they begin to think there is something wrong with their body, or worse yet something wrong with them, and start believing that maybe they [...]

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Is Dieting Something You Do “FOR” Your Body or “TO” Your Body

     Have you backed yourself into a corner when it comes to dieting?  Has it become something you do only when you “have to” or because you are mad at yourself for overeating or getting too fat.  It is a self-inflicted punishment for being so bad.  
      When this is how dieting is approached the outcome is usually poor.  It [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Overcoming Negative Thoughts - Wayne Dyer

Dr. Wayne Dyer is a master of right thinking.  Listen, enjoy and apply this to your life. 

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Are You Afraid to Stop Dieting?

Some people are on a diet 365 days a year, not because they enjoy dieting but because they are afraid that if they stop they will completely lose control and their weight will skyrocket. Yet this futile attempt to stay in control may very well be the reason their weight is out-of-control.
Food has no super [...]

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Are You a Fat Person Trying to Get Thin or a Thin Person with Some Fat to Lose?

This seems like a silly questions but it is actually very telling because it gives you a glimpse into how you see yourself. How you describe yourself or perceive your body image is a part of your Weight Mindset and it plays a role in predicting your weight loss success or failure.
Your Weight Mindset is [...]

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Lose Weight or Die

How’s that for a scary headline? But what if this was literally true in your life?  What if you were told by your doctor that if you didn’t lose weight, adopt healthy eating habits and start exercising you will likely die soon of a heart attack.  Would you change?
The research says you wouldn’t.  Alan Deutschman [...]