Category: Diet
Occasional Indulgences
Allowing yourself occasional treats during a diet reduces feelings of deprivation and can actually improve your chances of long-term success.
How often do you hear a diet counselor advocate for cheating on your eating plan? It’s not a common recommendation, but it might be the key to
The Power of Daydreaming
Craving foods that are off your diet plan is completely normal — and learning to accept those daydreams, rather than suppress them, is key to sticking with it.
Are you sitting at your computer, trying to resist the persistent urge for something forbidden, like a tempting chocolate chip cookie?
The Illusion of Willpower
Blaming failed diets on a lack of willpower is both inaccurate and unhelpful. Taking personal responsibility — without guilt — is a far more effective strategy.
When it comes to dieting, many individuals struggle to follow through with their food plans and often attribute their failures to one
Choosing A Diet
The best diet isn’t the most restrictive one — it’s the one you can sustain for life. Here’s how to choose a plan that works with your habits, not against them.
Do you find yourself engaged in the same old battle with diets every year, fearing that your willpower will once
The Power of Visualization
Visualization techniques help reinforce healthy habits by training your mind to treat your goal weight as an expected outcome, not a distant aspiration.
Do you have a secret stash of a slim photo from your past that you occasionally pull out to reminisce about the “good old days”?