Change Your Approach

When I was in college, I signed up for Nutrisystem. If you don’t remember, that was the program that delivered prepackaged meals that you ate for a few weeks to lose weight. Each meal came in a microwaveable plastic container that was about the size of an iPad. There was no preparation — you just… Read More

So you’ve been eating better, exercising more, and doing all the right things to be healthy and lose weight. That’s great. But there’s one simple thing you’re overlooking that will do more to ensure your success than all your other healthy behaviors combined. And by not paying attention to it, you may actually be canceling… Read More

It used to make me really angry when I had no help around the house. I would seethe as I folded laundry and loaded the dishwasher. My anger was directed toward my husband, since I obviously didn’t expect my young children to help. Once everything was clean, my anger dissipated. But it always returned when… Read More

I was bulimic for three years in college. I was so desperate to lose weight that I resorted to throwing up almost everything I ate to lose it. I would binge eat, make myself vomit, and do it all over again. It was physically very painful and it almost destroyed me emotionally. I have never… Read More

My friend Brooke* called me the other day to catch up. I hadn’t seen her for a few weeks, and she was telling me how she had been traveling for work and had just come back from vacation with her family. She said she had been eating and drinking the whole time and was ready… Read More

When I signed up for my first marathon, I didn’t train at all. I decided to do the whole thing without building up to the entire 26.2 miles. Instead, I bought all new gear — clothes, expensive running shoes, a fancy watch — and threw out all my old stuff. I set a goal of… Read More

Do you ever play the lottery? Me either. With the exception of the occasional ticket purchase at a gas station on the way to the beach, it doesn’t occur to me to play. Chances are, it doesn’t occur to you either — probably because you learned growing up that you have to work to make… Read More

I used to have a really bad habit. After most of my meals, I would sit down in front of my computer, surf the Internet for random things, and eat chocolate. What would start with a couple of pieces would turn into half a bag. I tried to stop, but I couldn’t. I ate alone… Read More

When I was training for my first marathon in the late 90s, I experimented with eating different foods to see how they would affect my running. I gradually (and not on purpose) became a vegetarian. However, even though I switched to a plant-based diet and was running anywhere from 5 to 20 miles a day,… Read More