How are you doing so far with your new year's resolutions? I expect a few challenges have come up by now. Don't lose hope. You can definitely have a healthier year this year. Here's a success story and my tips for keeping your new year's resolution. My husband has lost 30 pounds in the last 3 years, and says changing his thinking is what did the trick. (No, I did not put him a diet. They don't work long term, so what's the point.) Here's how he changed. When I met Bob he was on the Adkins diet. He and his friend tended to follow the latest fad diet, which usually led to "being … [Read more...]
Making Easy Changes for the New Year
Instead of starting another diet this year, or doing nothing since you've come to the conclusion that diets don't work, how about changing your environment to eat less and be healthier. Dr. Brian Wansink of Cornell's Food and Brand Lab studies the psychology behind why and what we eat. Research shows that we don't really know why we do what we do. He says the average person makes 200 food choices a day, but is aware of about 15. His research is fascinating. He did a study on taste where he told subjects they were going to judge strawberry yogurt and there were 2 containers of strawberry … [Read more...]
