Have you ever started a diet and promptly quit because you were just too dang hungry? Back in the day, I used go on a 1200 calorie diet any time I wanted to “slim down”… Usually my calorie counting efforts didn’t last more than just a few days because – you guessed it — I […]

Overcoming strong cravings to eat sweets is a common struggle today.  The human brain is designed to seek immediate pleasure, avoid immediate discomfort, and keep us safe.  This worked out great for humans back in the caveman days. But today most of us have constant access to comfort and immediate pleasure — especially in the […]

If you’re anything like me, growing up, the only dieting advice you knew was this; eat less, move more. Like many other women, I was misled to believe that to get in a calorie deficit and achieve fat loss you had to start counting calories. I truly thought body weight was determined by simple math: […]