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It seems like any meal you call a feast is bound to cause dread
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Let’s say you have a checking account. Every day you put $100 into that

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It seems like any meal you call a feast is bound to cause dread

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For the last few years, my family has not had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

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You’ve just spent an hour on the treadmill, and the number on the screen

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What if I told you that the average American gains 1 pound every year?

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It’s there after every meeting. And on Fridays. And birthdays. And every day that

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For most Americans, this time of year means it’s time for overindulgent caffeinated beverages

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What if there was an easy way to lose weight that guaranteed you would

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When I was 10, my grandmother told me, “Don’t buy anything for yourself around

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“Just have one.” “But it’s the holidays!” “You can have a little.” Staying true

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It’s late. You’ve just had a hell of a day juggling your job, kids,

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Mount Everest. The Badwater Ultra-Marathon. What do the these things have in common? They

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Every day, when I check Facebook, there’s an ad on the side of the

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I love ice cream. I love ice cream the way most people love their

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In a survey I conducted for a newsletter, I asked potential and current personal

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Eating late at night has been known to derail even the most motivated and
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You know what you need to do to drop those extra pounds and be

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What’s the #1 factor for sustained weight loss 6, 12 or 18 months after

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Why do you eat? Because you’re hungry, right? And you stop eating because you’re

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I know a woman (not a client) who, about a year ago, decided to

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When I was in graduate school for health psychology, I spent a lot of

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1000 years ago people thought of winter as a time of scarcity. Less food.

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There is hot debate over who invented the Drive-Thru, but the impact of all
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I recently met a man at a gym where I consult wearing an Apple

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A funny thing happens in studies on the perceived barriers to exercise. If you

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What is more cozy and compelling than the thought of a warm bed? On

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You finally got to the gym. You did it; congrats! You took it a

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Why do you think you eat popcorn at the movies? Because it’s warm, salty,

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You wake up after having slept a little, grab a breakfast you’re not really