Why most dieters fail—and what you can do about it
By Martha Beck
Life coach, Martha Beck, has an explanation for why most dieters fail—and offers a better solution.
Tired, anxious, food obsessed: It's just another day in the dieting…
The way we eat reflects the way we think, and the way the Lisas think keeps making them fat. The same is true for other failed dieters. Every time we drop weight without changing our psychology, we may be changing…
I challenge both Lisas to make this weight loss effort different by focusing first on self-observation. I want them to pay as much attention to themselves as they do to their children—especially the way they react to all forms of…
I call this mental exercise "Becoming the Watcher." When I first learned it, I never suspected that one unprepossessing visualization would free me, and many of my clients, from the hellish roller coaster of rebound dieting. Going on the fad…
When I asked successful weight losers what finally enabled them to slim down, I kept hearing the phrase "four days." Something—illness, travel, business—put many of these folks off their feed for about four days. At that point, they noticed a…
You Don't Have to Gain It All Back!
By Bob Greene
From avoiding food triggers to managing stress, fitness expert and best-selling author Bob Greene weighs in with what he knows about relapse—and how to prevent it.
Oprah's struggle with…
By Maryann Teler
Every year, come Spring, I've committed to a different weight loss scheme; cabbage soup diet, carb-restriction plans, fitness boot camps and personal trainers. And sure, I would drop ten pounds at the start, but by June, my promise…
by Kathryn Budig
Springtime! Time to pull the fuzzy bear out of the cave, slap her on a yoga mat, get a good haircut, and lay off the honey. Bodies naturally crave a shedding of sorts as the…
By Arielle Sobov
Having a personal trainer sounds divine—someone to motivate you, to tell you how many more reps you have, to help you with healthy eating... But let’s be serious—in today’s economy, hardly anyone can afford them. Declan Condron,…