God!  Do you have a hard time getting started sometimes?  Think of God, and say a prayer of thanks. Do you imagine that something you have to do is really difficult?  So hard you can’t really find the energy or motivation to start?  Give it to God.  Pray for guidance and inspiration. Do you think…

There’s a new report, just out, from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, based on a study that’s been conducted since 1989.  The study found that women on average, automatically gain 20 pounds in 16 years, or so as they age.  It’s not necessary, however. Just by…

There’s a new report just out: Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia (D.C.), according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010, a report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). More…

I find that many people who struggle with overweight and obesity, also have problems that are connected with relationships.  Many clients of mine of the years have reported being very lonely, or in difficult relationships, either with their spouse or partner; also with parents, bosses, etc. On thing that has helped me in my relationship…

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