Change in Circumstances

March 14, 2019/mhagner

Sharon has worked in an office setting for the last twenty years, so suddenly being home a lot more during the day has been a big change for her. Unsurprisingly, she has had some trouble with her eating.

Feeling Good vs. Good Consequences

February 28, 2019/mhagner

When she thinks about eating more sugar, she’s focusing on the taste, not the consequences that follow. This is extremely common.

Reducing Bread

February 14, 2019/mhagner

My client, Jane, told me she was eating too much bread (which was translating into too many calories per day). 

Friday Weekend Warm-Up – February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019/mhagner

“Calories don’t count on the weekends.” FALSE! Calories count just as much on a Saturday as they do on a […]

Cheat Days?

January 31, 2019/mhagner

I was asked a question this week that I often hear from my dieters: Is it okay to have one “cheat day” per week? 

Making Mistakes

January 18, 2019/mhagner

Jen had been doing exceptionally well for months and months, but recently has gone through some hard times in her personal life, and was struggling more with eating. 

Tuesday Reality Check – January 8, 2019

January 8, 2019/mhagner

Often dieters are hesitant to bring their own food or make special requests because they don’t want to draw attention […]

It’s Where You Put Your Focus

January 3, 2019/mhagner

Her basic mindset was, “This trip is hard and it’s a struggle.” I wanted her to switch her mindset to, “This is trip is hard and it’s a struggle, but I’m doing really well! I’m triumphing!”

Craving Intolerance

November 8, 2018/beckadmin

Emily, has recently been having a very hard time dealing with the discomfort of having a craving or feeling hungry. When she gets a craving, or feels hungry, and it’s not time to eat, Emily has a running dialogue in her head that goes something like this: “I hate feeling this way. This sucks. I shouldn’t have to put up with this. If I just eat, this will go away.”

I’m Failing

October 25, 2018/mhagner

While it’s true that there were some things that had started to really slip (he all but stopped giving himself credit, started eating standing up again, started taking much bigger portions at meals, especially dinner, and stopped counting calories), it wasn’t true that everything was going poorly. In fact, when Mike looked at this list, he realized that a lot of things were still going well – he just wasn’t acknowledging or giving himself credit for them.