Sound impossible? It’s not. Each morning you decide to eat or not. Cereal or toast? Toast with butter? Or butter and jelly? One slice or two? Coffee, tea or Coke? Milk or sugar? One spoonful or two? Fruit or juice? Large glass or small? Seconds? All of these are considered low involvement decisions – usually, … Read More
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The simple answer should be hunger. If we all ate to eliminate hunger and stopped eating when we were full, nobody would be overweight. In reality, few of us ever feel real hunger and most of us don’t stop eating when we’re full. The result is a population where more than 60% of adults are … Read More
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Researchers have long wondered why some people gain weight while others, who eat the same amount, don’t. One answer to this mystery might be the “fidget factor” – finger tapping, leg jiggling, foot wiggling, hair twirling, gum chewing. These habits can burn a few hundred calories a day. And over a lifetime, the calories burned … Read More
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All dieters encounter situations that test their resolve. But you can eliminate or find a way around trouble spots. Whenever I fight with my husband, I bury my sorrow in bag of potato chips. It destroys all my dieting efforts. Any suggestions? Fights with people we love are tough to deal with, and often we … Read More
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There are 80 calories in an oatmeal cookie, a medium apple, or a glass of nonfat milk. Which is the best nutritional investment? An oatmeal cookie, regardless of how good it tastes, has far more fat and sugar than oatmeal. Your calorie investment is low on important nutrients, but high in fat and sugar – … Read More
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Who doesn’t have a love/hate relationship with the holidays? I love the feeling of a cozy fire and a warm mug of hot cocoa, but I hate the feeling of moving my belt over another notch after all those extra holiday helpings. Why is it we forget everything we know about eating healthy as soon … Read More
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Except for a slice of bread, food portion sizes have grown over the last 20 years. Even the “average” restaurant dinner plate is 2 inches larger! Twenty years ago, the bagel or muffin that accompanied your coffee weighed 2 ounces. Today, 4 to 6 ounces is more the norm. When burger shops first opened, an … Read More
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Sitting at your desk reading this, you could be gaining weight. As Americans get heavier and heavier, researchers are scrambling to understand why people today are gaining weight. A major factor for Americans is the many modern conveniences we use, and love. Experts estimate that modern life, with its computers, TVs, dishwashers, and escalators, has … Read More
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Most of us eat at our desks occasionally. We store lunch in the office fridge, reheat take-out in the communal microwave, get coffee from the pot. Isn’t eating in the office better than having a burger at the local greasy spoon? Maybe, maybe not. Ghosts of meals past and colonies of bacteria may be lurking … Read More
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Maintaining your weight during the holidays isn’t just a great achievement—it’s a realistic goal. Short of heading for a deserted island between Christmas and New Years, what’s the game plan for staying on a diet during the holidays? The game plan never changes. That’s why it works. Any time, in any place you face food, … Read More
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