Update January 2018: Vanessa wrote in to share how she’s maintained her weight loss and lost an additional 10 pounds since October. Check out her awesome transformation. How have you maintained your weight loss/continued to lose weight? My journey has not been easy and I’ve seen my share of challenges and setbacks. One thing […]
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How to Recognize and Address Emotional Eating
There are two types of hunger: physiologic hunger and hedonic hunger. Physiologic hunger occurs when we’ve not eaten for a period of time- our stomachs are empty, and our bodies respond accordingly, asking us for fuel with hunger cues- a sense of emptiness, a rumbling of the stomach. Physiologic hunger and physiologic hunger cues are […]
Weight Loss and Yoga?
When it comes to yoga, looking at videos of tiny women draped in spandex, bent and twisted up like pretzels can be quite discouraging. Many women look on and immediately dismiss any possibility that they could ever do yoga. “I’m too big.” or “I’m not flexible.” has been uttered far too many times. If you […]
How to Break Through a Weight Loss Plateau
It happens to everyone. You are going strong with your diet and exercise program and seeing results for the first few months, and then all the progress stops. Welcome to the classic weight loss plateau. It is normal to lose more weight in the first few months per week as you change your lifestyle habits […]