Hey guys! I received an interesting request. Amanda, a PhD candidate at Clark University trained in Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, is seeking volunteers to participate in her survey on spousal interference/spousal undermining with weight loss. Have you ever tried to start eating more healthfully or working in morning walks to find that your spouse becomes [...]

Amended Hey guys! I want to share a study on weight gain conducted by nutrition and public health experts at Harvard University, published in The New England Journal of Medicine this past June under the title, “Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men.” Oh, NEJM, you fancy, huh? Here’s [...]

Hey guys! I was excited to see on yesterday’s post and on Facebook that quite a few of you are going to participate in the “Comps 10 Challenge” by doing challenges of your own! Yippey! It’ll be nice to have company So, despite the fact that the last thing I wanted to do was weigh [...]

Hey guys! I got the news on Thursday — I scored an “outstanding” on my comprehensive exam (“the comps”) and thus officially have my M.A. It’s a nice warm and fuzzy feeling to know the relentless effort I put into preparation was actually justified. The thing about studying for the exam, however, is that I [...]

Amended Hey guys! You know how I said I was “reframing” my approach to health? I wish I had done it sooner. But forcing yourself to achieve mental clarity is like forcing someone to love you. In the end you only get half-ass, or false, devotion meant only to appease you rather than set the [...]

We all know people who’ve lost excess weight only to regain it soon after. We also know some people who’ve kept the majority of their unhealthy weight off for long periods of time. Why can some do it and others not? What’s the probability of maintaining a weight-loss over time? A study, titled “Long-term weight [...]

Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed my Monday post on part one of my favorite healthy-lifestyle bloggers. Are you ready for part two?! I am! Heather Blog: Heather Eats Almond Butter Story: Heather weighed in around 220 pounds in her undergrad years just like the Cranky One over here. When she decided to change her [...]

Hey guys! Need some Monday motivation? I’ve done post after post about what motives me, what motivates you and what to do when nothing motivates us at all; and I think the one thing sure to motivate anyone is seeing other people persevere to meet their goals. With that in mind, I want to highlight [...]

Hey guys! Please welcome Nadia’s ninth guest post! We’ve seen a lot of progress over the past nine weeks as she’s juggled major changes in her life with attempts at living more healthily. This week, Nia reaches a milestone and asks us what it means to start anew. ________________________________________________________________________________ Everyone needs a fresh start from [...]

Hey guys! Please welcome Nadia’s fourth guest post detailing her progress with her weight-loss mission to lose 25 pounds and take over the world! __________________________________________________________________________________ “Cleanse” comes from the Middle English “cleansen” (oh, how ironic – what kind of cleansing was going on during the Middle Ages?), meaning to purify, get rid of impurities and [...]