Updated: Apr. 21, 2024 “I just don’t get it. I’ve tried so many things – everything my doctor tells me to do and more! But no matter what I do, I can’t lose weight. What is wrong with me?” That’s what Betty [...]
COVID-19 continues to dominate the news and everyone’s thoughts – and it’s going to get more difficult before things get better. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the US at alarming rates, and the climbing number of death reports is [...]
I have a bit of a running joke with a friend of mine, who has a great personal interest in healthy living. She is always reading, researching, and listening to podcasts. A few years ago, she started to comment on the fact [...]
About a month ago, I was talking to a friend who mentioned that she wanted to lose a bit of weight this year, especially the extra fat that seemed to have accumulated around her belly and hips almost overnight. Right away, I [...]
Losing weight as a woman with PCOS can be a major challenge. Losing weight as a woman, especially for the long term, is a challenge to begin with! But this is a common struggle that I really wish more women and more [...]
Because of the work I do, I always have my finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the weight loss world. Even if I don’t agree with or recommend a new weight loss approach, program, or book, I want to [...]
Whenever the holidays come around, the women I work with start coming to me in anticipation of the massive meals and sugar overload they’re about to go through. I generally notice one of two mentalities about the impending food doom: either a [...]
Updated: Sept. 01, 2024 Why the program that works for your best friend may not work for you. There’s more to weight loss than eating the right foods. Calorie quality matters. Willpower isn’t the problem. Fat is not your enemy! The world [...]
About a month ago, a friend of mine called me, completely confused because all of a sudden, she couldn’t fit into her favorite pants. She told me that she had looked in the mirror, and noticed this new fat around her belly [...]
Headlines in the supermarket checkout line about the “perfect diet” or “miracle weight loss” programs frustrate me, because so often these media teasers are deceiving and damaging to women’s self esteem. These headlines so often focus only on appearances, not on the [...]
