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 […]

The Complete Beck Diet for Life

January 30, 2009/beckadmin

I’m very excited about my new book, published this month. It’s a thoroughly honest book that helps you how to […]

The Other Side of Emotional Eating

February 18, 2008/beckadmin

Over the weekend our dieter, Kathleen, received some very good news: her son announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend.  […]