Diet Blog

December 13, 2019/mhayes

This week I met with my client, Lauren. Lauren has been doing well the last few months, feeling very focused […]

November 25, 2019/mhayes

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, dieters should begin to think about how they’ll handle their eating on that day. […]

October 18, 2019/mhayes

Halloween is just around the corner! It’s important to start thinking about what plans and Response Cards you need to navigate it successfully!

October 4, 2019/mhayes

Today I had a session with my client, Melissa. For the past few months, Melissa has been working on not having dessert before dinner. This is a necessary skill for Melissa to implement because, like a lot of dieters, Melissa encounters dessert all day long.

September 18, 2019/mhayes

Dieters get into “off-track mode” when they get off track, the scale has gone up, and they believe they are helpless in the face of their weight problem.

September 13, 2019/mhayes

Friday: Dieters are prone to grazing on the weekend. You’re always better off sitting down with a defined snack and eating it mindfully.

September 11, 2019/mhayes

I can’t believe I gave in to that craving. I can’t do this. I should give up. Response: Learning to lose weight and keep it off is a process and takes time.

August 23, 2019/mhayes

Jen realized that she was sacrificing around 16 hours of feeling good for a maximum of two minutes of enjoying a taste – not a trade she wanted to make!

August 9, 2019/mhayes

Lori told me that two nights ago she had a big work dinner and she was still feeling proud of how well she stuck to her plan. It was at a Mediterranean restaurant, and like all her work dinners, it included a lot of food.

July 26, 2019/mhayes

Usually when dieters are faced with eating something they want to eat, in that moment they’re thinking about how good it will taste and how deprived they’ll feel if they can’t have it, rather than looking at what will happen once the food is gone.