Dieting Anti-dote

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Weight Management | 0 comments The research is so very clear that dieting is not a successful way to lose weight AND keep it off.  Dieting leads to overeating, binge eating, compulsive eating and eventual weight gain.There is an alternative. It involves reclaiming the idea of eating in response to internal cues of hunger and fullness. Intuitive or attuned eating teaches people to reconnect with natural, inner signals...
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The Problem Diet

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Weight Management | Comments Off Diet programs come in many different packages from detox to boot camps, but research shows that they all ultimately have the same effect – dieting makes people fatter and has a negative effect on psychological health. People who diet are eight times as likely to develop an eating disorder, score higher on measurements of stress and depression compared to nondieters, and experience greater...
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Set Point Weight

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Weight Management | 0 comments We inherit a healthy weight range which is known as our set point. This set point is the weight the body settles at when we are eating in response to signals of hunger or fullness (attuned eating) and engaging in daily exercise. Our set point acts like a thermostat, seeking to maintain our natural body weight within a range of 10 to 20 pounds. When we take in less food as fuel, our body deals...
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Fit and Fat?

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Weight Management | 0 comments People of all sizes and weights can benefit from healthy lifestyle behaviors. It is clear that in terms of health and longevity, fitness level is far more important than your weight. If the height-weight charts say you are 5 pounds too heavy, or even 50 or more pounds too heavy, it is of little consequence healthwise—as long as you are physically fit. On the other hand, if you are a couch...
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Nature or Nurture?

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Weight Management | 0 comments Weight is the result of a complex combination of factors that aren’t yet fully understood. Research shows that the weight of adopted children resembles that of their biological parents, not that of their adoptive parents. When researchers looked at identical twins raised apart, they found that their body-mass index was nearly identical, despite different environmental settings. This means...
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