dieting
OPEN UP: To Talk About Your Food Habits? Or Not?
“How do you share your eating ideas/plans with friends without sounding pretentious? Maybe it’s just me because I’m self-conscious, but with the friends that I’m not super close with, I feel very awkward talking about my new eating habits/ideas. It feels preachy and pretentious to talk about intuitive eating, or eating less meat, even though I know it’s what’s right for me and feels good! But at the same time I want to share these amazing things with people.” A reader sent this in as soon as I started this OPEN UP series. I’m so excited to dive into this conversation with all of you today, and hope you find it encouraging and relatable. It can …
Is Your Motivation Lacking? Have You Considered This?
A week or so ago, I hopped on the phone with Ashley, who you’ll be hearing from today. As we were talking, we got into our stories and many of the common struggles we women share: dieting, guilt around food, and body image. We got on the topic of motivation and willpower, and as we talked through this, I asked Ashley if she’d share her story on the blog, along with what she’s learned about “motivation” and “will power.” The purpose of her post today is to show you that you’re not alone: we all struggle on some level with feeling like our own motivations are not enough, or that we’re lacking in will power or control, and that …
Talking to Kids About Food
What Should Children Eat? Asks this year’s Food Issue of the New York Times Sunday magazine. The issue explores how to get kids to eat more adventurously, what kids around the world eat for breakfast (not always sweetened cereal….), and more. In our heightened concern with healthy food and eating practices, looking at how our children relate to food makes sense. I add to the discussion here by reprinting an article on how to talk to kids about food—what encourages better choices, what instills too much fear?
Weight Loss Surgery and Sane Eating: Can they coexist?
I revisit this important topic in my most recent Psychology Today “Thin From Within” blogpost. For more, check the “weight loss surgery” archive, left, as well.
Sane Eating in the News: And How to Use the Info….
Media-watching is part of the Eat Sanely mission–how can it help us, and how does it hurt us, in our efforts to eat more sanely, be happier and healthier? Recently, more good news than usual seems to be emerging. For some updates, and thoughts on how to use the emerging information in your own personal efforts, see my most recent Thin From Within column at Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within/201405/saner-eating-makes-news-and-four-ways-use-the-news
The Best Diet is the One You’ll Stick With
“For any given person, it’s really a matter of what can they stick with,” says Michael Jensen of the Mayo Clinic, summarizing an extensive review of long-term weight loss studies. In other words, whether a person loses with low-carb, Paleo, Mediterranean, or some other diet, what matters most is not the diet type, but whether or not that person’s still on track beyond the six-month point. Staying on track for a year or two, and then forever, is what promises the best and most lasting results for improved weight and health. This bottom line seems to emerge whenever diets are compared over longer periods: there are no magic bullets, and the best diet is the one you’ll stick with. What will you stick …
Adolescent Girls and “Not Quite” Eating Disorders
Do you encourage or freak out if your normal weight teen wants to diet? When it comes to the thin-line of adolescent girls’ “not quite” eating disorders, parents face new challenges—even when childhood eating issues have been minimal or non-existent before. For more thoughts and guidance, check out “Thin From Within” at Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thin-within/201411/adolescent-girls-and-not-quite-eating-disorders
What Not to Say to Someone Trying to Lose Weight: And how to respond when said to you….
I offer some thoughts on supporting each other, assertive dieting techniques and more in my recent “Thin From Within” blog at Psychology Today.
Weighing in on Eating Out
Eating out is one of those “non-routine” circumstances the Eat Sanely workbook covers–along with holidays and other times when weight management can falter. In fact, cooking at home more, preparing foods in advance, learning how to order well at restaurants: these are key skills and habits that bolster your ability to maintain a good weight for years. While eating out rarely matches eating in as a weight-smart choice, choosing well does make a difference. And now, some restaurants have responded to our collective needs by offering better options. The Eat Sanely blog archive contains several entries on how to get more home cooking into your life, and several more on dealing with holidays. Also, the 4/16/10 post addresses restaurant eating specifically. More recently, the …
Women’s Health Articles
Dr. Katz is quoted on occasion in Women’s Health magazine articles – most recently on “jumpstarting” your diet. Earlier, in January, she contributed to the dialogue on resolutions.