I’ve been thinking a lot about motivation, and also about barriers. In regards to health behaviors, such as eating right or exercising, we all have different reasons for doing it, and different roadblocks that get in the way. As a professional, a student, and just a profoundly caring person, knowing more on this topic interests me [...]

How familiar do these scenarios sound: You come back from vacation to an empty fridge, and now in addition to attending to the backup of work and chores waiting, you are stuck for what to feed your hungry family. Or this: You come down with the flu, and going to the grocery store is impossible. [...]

I recently read an article which contained some tips from Katherine Debra Zellner, a psychologist at Montclair State University, on reducing food cravings. While I read lots (and lots) of food/nutrition articles and news, this one stuck out as particularly novel and unique, so I’d like to share her tips, and add some of my own thoughts on the [...]

Ok, sometimes it is best to listen and heed. If the doctor says take ALL the antibiotics, by all means listen and do it! There’s a reason, and antibiotic resistance is no joke.When the cop says slow down, you’d better go along with it. But in other cases, you really don’t need to always do what “they” [...]

The scale is a tool. Like any tool, it has limitations. Yes, it will tell you how much gravitational force you’re producing. It can even help gauge if you rehydrated enough after a run. That’s it. Really.

 The scale will not assess your moral fiber.  It doesn’t indicate that you are a “pig”, “slob”, or “hopeless”. Similarly, it doesn’t [...]

Weight loss plateaus are frustrating, to say the least. But much like traffic jams (which can also drive you nuts) everyone gets stuck in one sooner or later.

It’s all smooth sailing when you start a commitment to eat better and exercise. The early pounds come off pretty reliably, but at some point it gets much much [...]

I have many good qualities. Patience ain’t one of them. So I can sincerely empathize when people are disappointed at hitting a plateau, or at results that seem agonizingly slow. It really tests your mettle to work hard at a fitness or nutrition plan, and step on the scale for the umpteenth time to see that [...]

Just a shout out to a couple new followers! Glad to have you on board, please drop a line if I can answer any questions or if you’d enjoy hearing more about a particular topic.  

And … they’re off!

Last night was our final session for another group class, which means sending another handful off as [...]

A short tidbit today while I crank out my thesis research. 

Some of the health disparities between high and low income groups and racial minorities can be explained by the availability of healthy food in poorer or richer neighborhoods. Neighborhoods in which a greater percentage of inhabitants are below the poverty line or of ethnic minority simply [...]

I have a few words on a recurring theme that has come up a few times recently. Another mental strategy post, since I haven’t had one in a while. 

Change is hard. 

Especially changing your eating habits, which have taken (insert age here) years for you to develop and settle into. You are used to eating certain things, [...]

Thanks LG for this article suggestion. You rock. 

As the holidays approach, we’ve all got some health-challenging situations coming our way! Between holiday shopping, parties, and family gatherings with waaaay too much food, our fitness and nutrition plans can get pushed aside. 
Being a student at this time of year gets you a double whammy! Several weeks leading [...]