Welcome Back!

June 23, 2011/beckadmin

Welcome back to the Beck Diet Solution Blog!  Although there hasn’t been too much activity on this blog in recent […]

Dieting and the Unfairness Issue

April 1, 2011/beckadmin

The unfairness issue crops up often among chronic dieters. “It’s unfair that everyone gets to eat whatever they want [and […]

5 Ways to Gain Weight When You Don’t Want To

March 14, 2011/beckadmin

How often have you noticed that formerly normal weight people have gradually gained weight throughout the years? Or dieters who […]

Are You a “Normal” Eater?

February 24, 2011/beckadmin

People who have never been overweight and have not had significant issues with their weight eat, think, and behave differently […]

Stress and Emotional Eating: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Break the Habit

November 24, 2010/beckadmin

Most of the dieters whom I treat overeat when they’re feeling stressed or experiencing a negative emotion such as anxiety, sadness, anger, shame, and so on. They often have one or both of the following unhelpful ideas:

“There’s nothing I can do to calm down when I’m upset.”

“I deserve to eat when I’m upset.”

NEW! Beck Diet Solution Newsletter, Diet Workshop, and Weight Loss DVD

November 18, 2010/beckadmin

Inside my latest Beck Diet Solution newsletter [click here] you’ll find details on our new Beck Diet Workshop, planned for January 29, 2011 at the Beck Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Jennifer’s Struggle

August 16, 2010/beckadmin

Jennifer recently shared with me her struggle over whether to eat certain foods, particularly during evenings. Jennifer would finish dinner, and then, it was as if treats and desserts would start calling out to her from her refrigerator.

2 Reviews of Beck Diet Books by the American Dietetic Association

June 29, 2010/beckadmin

Reviewer Suzanne Farrell, MS, RD praises The Complete Beck Diet for Life for not sugarcoating the time and effort that […]

Inflexible Eating

June 25, 2010/beckadmin

When I introduced the notion of following a food plan inflexibly to Robert, he initially experienced both anxiety and skepticism. Robert asked me why he couldn’t just make substitutions when he felt like it as long as the calorie count remained the same. Here’s what I told Robert:

Amy’s Business Trip

June 18, 2010/beckadmin

Amy came in this week feeling quite defeated. Although she had previously been doing quite well with making food plans and sticking to them, she had been on a business trip earlier this week and hadn’t been able to write down her food. She viewed the trip as a complete “failure,” which left her feeling demoralized and unmotivated.