During active weight loss, patients come into the office for a lot of things: doctoring, evaluation, support, community – but one of the things they crave most […]
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Reward Eating
Many of my patients struggle with the desire to eat in the evenings – typically a few hours after dinner, usually while watching T.V. There seem to […]
All-Or-None
I ask all of my new patients what their barriers to success are going to be. Some people are completely surprised by this question – they’ve never […]
Thanksgiving
I’ve gotten so many questions the past few weeks about how to navigate the Thanksgiving holiday without falling off the health wagon. Maybe Thanksgiving isn’t worrying you […]
The Marshmallow Experiment
Information about the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment has come across my desk several times in the past few weeks. That’s a sign that I need to bring it […]
Eating Out
Americans today spend over fifty percent of their annual food budget on food prepared outside the home – and this number keeps increasing year after year. The […]
The Choice
I try to spend a portion of each day improving myself in some way: physically, mentally, and/or emotionally. I think it’s a huge part of what keeps […]
Food is not good or evil…
If you have ever been a patient in my office, you know that I hate to refer to foods as “bad” or “good”. I think giving food […]
More About Habits:
I’m sure you all know how much I like the book, “Atomic Habits”. I’ve written about this book multiple times as I think the principles outlined in […]
Comparing Behaviors
Doing what I do for a living is immensely gratifying. Most patients that struggle with weight & eating behaviors and have a genuine desire to improve them. […]