Do you think you have to be perfect in your diet and exercise goals? Try this experiment: Being rigid is similar to holding your breath, keep holding it, don't blow it out yet, hold it, okay, now blow it out. You probably blew it out with a lot of force ...

One of the problems with weight loss surgery and diet programs is our belief that they hold the answer. If only we can follow them, they will work for us. Unfortunately for many of us, we didn't experience long-term weight loss success. Did we fail? N...

Do you want to lose weight? Do you want a different way of life that includes losing weight, feeling good in your body, wearing a smaller size, and have strong sense of confidence in yourself? You can have it. It is yours to make happen. All you need ...

We celebrate our country's independence every year. As we celebrate that July 4th Independence Day, celebrate your own. As we have changed our habits and lifestyle, we have also changed our relationship and dependence with food. No longer are we a slav...

You take an over-the-counter pain relief medication when you have a headache. What do you do if you experience an uncomfortable emotion or situation? For many of us that struggle with weight and emotional eating, we self-medicate with food. Medicating ...

How often do you weigh yourself? How much power do you give to your scale? Does it determine what mood you're in and determine the tone for your day? For a clear, accurate picture of your weight loss success, break your ties to the scale. Don't be a s...

Since you've had weight loss surgery, are your worries about gaining weight over? After weight loss surgery, is it impossible to regain weight? Unfortunately, weight loss surgery is not a cure for weight and food issues. The surgery does not do all of ...

Many people believe that having weight loss surgery is taking the "easy way out" which is completely untrue. When someone has weight loss surgery, the procedure is done but the work has only begun. Changing your life and habits are paramount in weight l...

Can you identify with any of these scenarios? You are working on a big project for your job and it is coming together nicely. You are pleased with your progress and confident that your boss will be too. All of a sudden, you want to eat...perhaps some...

Are you thinking of having weight loss surgery and you've heard about dumping syndrome? What is dumping syndrome? What are the symptoms? What causes it? What's the advantage to dumping? As a post-op RNY Gastric Bypass Patient myself, I'm asked nume...

It is important to have weight loss goals. Also important are dreams of wearing a certain size or seeing a specific number on the scale. Do you have these goals and dreams where you can see them? Do you have a visual reminder of where you want to be an...

Have you regained weight you've lost? Are you concerned about weight regain? It is possible to regain weight after having weight loss surgery. After you've achieved your weight loss, many post-operative patients think they are done and slip back to old...

We didn't wake up one day and find ourselves overweight or obese. It usually happens over a long period of time and due to many habits that don't promote weight loss. Habits are hard to break but they can be broken. I've probably lost 2,000 pounds in m...

This is another installment in our series of how little changes can add up to weight loss success. Just as a huge, luxury cruise ship turns in small increments to make an adjustment, so can you. One day you don't eat a bag of cookies for dinner and then...

How long did it take you to gain weight? It didn't come on overnight, a week, month or probably in a year. Just as you gained it over time, you'll lose it over time too. How unrealistic is it to expect that we'll lose weight in a short period of time. ...