Often the thought of making major life changes can be so daunting that it scares us into not making any changes at all. Think of it as the "all-or-nothing syndrome." For some reason, wrapping our heads around big changes is almost too much to bear. Thus, we can end up...

Many assume that after losing over 250 pounds of excess weight and after keeping it off for more than a decade, I've got this "healthy eating thing" all figured out. And, I guess, in some ways I do. But in many other ways, I don't. I'm actually not sure I...

Lately, there's been a common question that I seem to be asked over and over again. And that question is, "Why aren't you a professional model?"

No, wait... That's not the common question.

The question is actually one that lots of people ask me: "How do you eat all those...

Does anyone know if there's a 12-step program for breakfast cereal addicts? If so, I'll have to consider attending a meeting. Although I'm not sure I'd ever achieve even a one-day chip. Because when it comes to breakfast cereal, I've got a problem.

Back in the day, when I was...

Brrrrrr! Can you feel winter in the air? Even here in sunny Los Angeles we've been having extremely brisk temperatures as of late. Now, I know 40 degrees is nothing compared to what many of you are enduring, chill-wise, but it's still cold (especially to us Southern California folk) and...

Okay, so it's the beginning of a new year. The dawn of the many promises we make to ourselves -- the same promises we often end up breaking. If you're like me, breaking promises you've made to yourself is a typical scenario for the month of January (not to mention...

Even if you don't have your car radio tuned into one of those Lite FM stations that plays nothing but Christmas music during this time of year, you're still likely to hear the carol "Joy to the World" at least a few times during the holiday season. It's definitely a...

Nothing fills us with universal dread the way an announcement that "There are only a certain number of shopping days until Christmas" does. Yet, while most folks worry about finding enough time to make their list and check it twice, those of us with a dieter's mentality fear that the...

Ever since I was a child, I've loved the season of fall most of all. Perhaps because while living in New England (during my grade-school years), the changing leaves offered a range of beautiful colors. Or maybe it was the crisp Northeast sweater weather (that demanded clothing that hid some...

Halloween seems like an appropriate time of year to confess that I often compare myself to a zombie. And not because I'm on a constant quest for "Brains... Brains..." -- although certainly some people who know me might argue that a mission like that would be appropriate. But no... For...

I remember when I tipped the scales at over 450 pounds and began dieting the sane way (eating less, moving more, getting plenty of sleep and drinking enough water). The success was immediate, and I lost most of my excess weight (over 250 pounds of it) in just about a...

When I began blogging on The Huffington Post, I never thought I'd be making confessions like the one I'm about to make. Mainly because if this information gets into the wrong hands, I could get my ass kicked.

Let me explain...

Several years ago, before moving to a new residence,...

Late last week I got a surprise email from my friend (and one of my greatest inspirations), regular Today Show contributer Joy Bauer, who was in Los Angeles for several television interviews. She let me know she was appearing on Access Hollywood Live the...

The other evening, I was quickly walking through my home office when I was suddenly startled by a loud squeak. I looked down to see that I'd just stepped on a dinosaur -- just one of what seems like hundreds of toys that are strewn throughout my home. I try...

When I tell people I workout seven days a week, the usual reaction is "Really?!" Followed by, "How do you do it?" When I add that I get up around 4:30 a.m. every morning and that I am at the gym by 5:00 a.m. -- including on weekends and even...

Although you wouldn't know it to look at me today, I used to be a total boob man. But the difference between me and that guy who Googles Dolly Parton is that at the time, I had boobs that could give Ms. P a run for her money.

This was...

Big news in the world of dieting... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a prescription diet pill named Qsymia. Note that I refer to this as "big news," as opposed to "good news." And this is because, personally, I don't think anything out of...

These days when I think back to some of the misadventures that I had when I was over 250 pounds overweight, I often chuckle to myself -- while also admiring my stamina for not only getting through that time in my life, but also conquering it by taking off all...

A few weeks ago, life was a bit of a whirlwind. I had just flown back from a quick trip to New York to appear with my friend Joy Bauer on The Today Show and had landed back in LA with a million things going on...

Given that the presidential race is heating up, I'm surprised that one of the biggest and most controversial topics has not come to light as part of the national debate. I speak of course as whether to or not to use emoticons when sending emails.

I must admit that I...