Many people crave pizza, an inherently unhealthy food consisting of refined flour and poor quality cheese. To change how you feel about pizza (for example) you must change the criteria you use for valuing the food you choose to eat. It’s not about using logic to change your feelings as to whether or not pizza/cheese Read more about How You View Food[…]
While romping around Facebook diet groups, I saw a post from someone about how they happily included gummy bears in their daily eating. I had to read it a couple times to verify that, in fact, this person thought it was actually ok to eat gummy bears as long as they “fit” numerically with their Read more about No!! Don’t Eat Gummy Bears!![…]
A low carb approach to weight loss is popular because it works for a lot of people. But referring to a dietary pattern as “low carb” or “keto” is really not useful because it’s not specific enough. Additionally, diet is only one determinant of weight. Other important components are stress reduction, getting quality sleep, and Read more about Low Carb & Weight Loss[…]
I’ve read a lot about different diets and weight loss methods over the years. We know, from Science, that simply reducing calories and going “on a diet” is not likely to lead to successful long term weight management. We have the Atkins, South Beach, whole food plant based, and paleo style diets which allow followers Read more about Eating for Weight Loss & Health[…]
I’m going to start off by saying…I’m not overweight at the moment; my weight is in a healthy weight range. In the past, I have been heavier. In the past, I have been intent on shaving off the last 5 (vanity) pounds. Personally, I’ve had weight loss success with all types of eating plans aside Read more about Weight Loss Tips[…]
I recently listened to some interviews as part of the online summit The Real Truth About Weight Loss. One interview in particular I found very interesting was with Dr. Vera Tarman which primarily centered around food addiction. To learn more about food addiction, check out Dr. Robert Lustig’s website. Here are some of my takeaways Read more about Food Addiction Eating[…]
During their weight loss journey some people latch onto a diet philosophy— Paleo, keto, whole food plant based, vegan, Atkins, Weight Watchers, etc— and it seemingly becomes their One True Way of Eating. The reality is, all of these can be various tools that an individual follows for varying amounts of time during their weight Read more about Best Diet?[…]
To recap: I started a 20 net carb pescatarian diet and reached my “dream” goal weight in under 2 weeks. I was not particularly overweight & didn’t have much weight (if any) to lose, realistically speaking. I stuck to this plan for about 2 weeks. My first step once I reached my dream weight loss Read more about Maintenance Update[…]
Contrary to popular belief, a ketogenic diet does not need to be bacon, butter, and cheese. I had this amazingly delicious 100% vegan keto lunch a few days ago: leafy greens, steamed cauliflower, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, tahini, apple cider vinegar, and olive oil. All ingredients organic. Simple, plant-based, delicious, and filling. I added a Read more about Easy 100% Plant Based KP Lunch Bowl[…]
Weighing myself daily, or even weekly, used to be an incredibly frustrating experience for me. My weight would either NOT change in the direction I wanted it to, or it WOULD change in the direction I DID NOT want it to. When I first started KP, I didn’t expect it to work as well as Read more about What Works For Me: Daily Weighing[…]