Dieting

Recovering From Exercise with Food?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living


Stefan Aschan

Don't wait after a workout to eat. To help your muscles recover and be ready for your next productive workout, implement the strategy of eating protein and carbohydrates after your workout.

The 8 Most Popular Diets

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living


We selected the most popular diets according to three criteria: 1. How many articles there are around about these diets/lifestyles. 2....

Kirstie, Stop Beating Yourself up: There's Only One Way to Lose Tthe Weight

Louis Aronne | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living


Louis Aronne

Despite what you've heard, weight loss really isn't about priorities, willpower, or pushing yourself away from the table. If that were the case, Kirstie would be stick thin.

Hello Me: Finding Myself after an Eating Disorder

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living


Jenni Schaefer

I am recovered from anorexia and bulimia. "Recovered," as in, I no longer have an eating disorder. (Period.) Instead, I have a life filled with joy an...

I'll Be Happy When I'm Thin

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Thinking that you will be happy when you get thin is a slippery slope. Once you reach your goal weight you don't suddenly attain a state of happy that stays put as long as you weigh that number.

My Dog Does Not Practice Mindful Eating

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

I am quite certain that given the opportunity, my dog Cody would eat until she couldn't eat anymore and would be obese. She does not practice mindful eating. Does your dog?

Three Weeks to Thinner Thighs: Exercise Optional!

Anne Dunev | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

Without starving yourself, without diet pills or gimmicks, even without exercise, it is possible to have thinner, smoother thighs in three weeks.

Are You a Compulsive Overeater?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 04.27.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Compulsive overeaters eat way past the point of full. Some I have worked with have consumed up to 60,000 calories in one day.

Let's Not Worry So Much About What Our Kids Eat

Lenore Skenazy | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living


Lenore Skenazy

The truth is: A kid can eat a standard-issue hot dog without it throwing his whole life off balance. An unwashed grape is not a crime against humanity.

New Diet Study Reveals that Research Studies Mislead

Fred Hahn | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living


Fred Hahn

If a woman stays at her 25 year old wedding day weight of 130 pounds until she is 50, she is pleased with herself. However, should she be?

All Calories are Not the Same!

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 04.06.2009 | Living


Dr. Dean Ornish

It's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it.

Step #5: Practice Gratitude Daily

Colleen Perry | Posted 04.03.2009 | Living


Colleen Perry

Gratitude is hardest to come by when my mood is sour. Ironically, that's exactly the time when looking at what I have rather than focusing on what I lack is the most important.

Don't Let Anyone Tell You What to Eat

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

A recent study has confirmed what I have been teaching for a long time. A calorie is a calorie and the only way to lose weight is to take in less calories then you burn. The end.

HoneyLine: Diet Should be a Four Letter Word

Gabrielle Reece | Posted 03.30.2009 | Living


Gabrielle Reece

Food is a big part of the "what my body looks like" pie, so it's great if you are exercising but if you really want to help yourself out dial in your eating life.

Do You Hate Your Body?

Colleen Perry | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Colleen Perry

For the many of us, saying "no" means risking the discontent, anger, or judgment of others. We learned to say "yes" to avoid the guilt or negative consequence of saying "no."

Choosing the Best Foods For Weight Loss and Longevity

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 03.14.2009 | Style


Dr. Eric Braverman

I've given up on the US government's food pyramid and its heavy emphasis on carbohydrates. It's a medical disaster. Instead, I recommend that you choose the best foods for your brain type.

How to Have Your Chocolate and Eat It Too

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

Know and count the calories. You can include chocolate in your daily diet if you plan for those calories. If you get 1,300 calories a day and 160 of them are chocolate, you should still be fine.

Seeking Happiness? Try Pursuing Purpose

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living


Anne Dunev

It appears we contemporary Americans may have switched the interpretation of "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of pleasure."

Dieting? Friendly Competition Might Be Your Best Bet

nytimes.com | PAMELA WEILER GRAYSON | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living


Mr. Ee, 30, worked at an Internet company in SoHo, and had been competing with a colleague to see who could lose more weight. But they had both stoppe...

Rethinking the Food Pyramid: Mindful Eating -- the Missing Ingredient?

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Eating is physiologically inevitable, but mindfulness isn't. Associating eating with mindfulness, one meal at a time, can help us not only manage weight but also to nourish and enrich the mind.

History's 10 Most Dubious And Dangerous Diets

CNN.com | Linda Rodriguez | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living


Throughout history, people have been looking for some kind of magic that will allow one to eat and live as one pleases, but still look emaciatedly gor...

"No One Ever Died of a Big Butt!"

Donna Fish | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living


Donna Fish

Despite the fact that men and women seem to struggle with weight in fairly equal numbers as adults, women do tend to put weight on in their butts, vs. their stomachs.

Running On Empty: Does Fasting Help Or Hurt?

Los Angeles Times | Shari Roan | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living


Called intermittent fasting, this rather stark approach to weight control appears to be supported by science, not to mention various religious and cul...

Counting Experiential Calories

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

An Experiential Calorie is a unit of awareness, a unit of conscious presence, a unit of meaning. The job of an Experiential Calorie is to enrich your Mind. Take a moment to count the latter.

How to Free Yourself From Dieting - Step 2

Colleen Perry | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living


Colleen Perry

Often, chronic dieting or the development of an eating disorder is a mask for feelings in your life over which you sense you have no control; depression, anxiety, or loss. Your body becomes a battleground.