Talk Back to Cravings

April 13, 2009/beckadmin

This past week, I met Jon socially, at a party. We had known each other slightly. He told me he had read my cognitive therapy books on dieting and wanted me to know which technique had helped him the most. It had been emailing his “diet buddy,” when he was tempted to eat something he wasn’t supposed to. With his permission, I cut and pasted below an old email he forwarded to me.

Spring Holiday Eating

April 6, 2009/beckadmin

A number of dieters have come to see me in anticipation of the holidays. Here’s what I asked them:

When Passover or Easter is over, how do you want to feel about yourself?

Proud that you followed your holiday eating plan? Motivated and in control? Pleased with yourself? Confident that you’ll return to your usual eating routine?

OR

Upset that you abandoned your plan, distressed that you gained a significant amount of weight, and unsure that you can get back on track?

What a Relief

March 30, 2009/beckadmin

When Mark sat down in my office this week, he said, “Before we start, can I just tell you how relieved I feel?” When I said, “Of course,” Mark told me:

“I finally get it. I do. Cravings go away. I don’t have to eat to make them go away. When I’m tempted, the more I say, ‘Don’t worry, you’re going to eat again at ______ o’clock, the easier and easier it gets.’ ”

BACK TO BASICS

March 24, 2009/beckadmin

Marta was dismayed. After 20 months of maintaining her weight loss with relative ease, she had gone off track and had gained back five pounds.

“Best Diet” Research Misses the Boat

March 16, 2009/beckadmin

There has been a good deal of research lately on what constitutes the best diet for weight loss: low fat? low carb? high protein? high fiber? I think the researchers are asking the wrong question.

Regularize Your Eating

March 10, 2009/beckadmin

It was important for Emilia to learn how to regularize her eating by sticking to three meals and three snacks […]

Dieters Need a Complete Diet for Life

March 2, 2009/beckadmin

I’ve been bombarded with questions about how my new book, The Complete Beck Diet for Life, is different from my […]

How to Keep Your Weight Loss Resolution

March 2, 2009/beckadmin

If you want to be successful, DON’T START OUT BY DIETING! In my experience, the major reason that people have difficulty losing weight or keeping it off is that they jump right into following an eating plan before they have learned how to diet.

Why Is It So Hard to Throw Away Food?

February 23, 2009/beckadmin

Some dieters are so surprised when I suggest that throwing away food is an essential skill for long-term success (pages […]

Slippery Slope

February 11, 2009/beckadmin

I hadn’t seen Ellie for several months. At our last appointment, she had been doing quite well, having lost 30 […]