Weight Support

If you're like many people I meet, accepting your body (and any health issue) is rather difficult. The journey in releasing unneeded weight can feel painful and demoralizing when we're constantly focusing on what's wrong about ourselves. Let the process of weight loss be a spiritual journey that’s making you whole and complete. Your weight…

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"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." - Henry David Thoreau The holidays are a beautiful time for F-words: feasts, family, and fun. This is also a period for an E-word: expanding waistlines. If you're wanting to avoid food comas and weight gain, try these five Thanksgiving tips: 1. Eat Breakfast…

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Last month, dozens of you opened up and told me all about your weight struggles in an online survey. Many of you really took your time in sharing vulnerably, telling me all about some of your most painful thoughts and feelings related to your weight. You openly shared about your struggles in habits, emotions, and…

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I'm working on bringing years of my professional weight loss coaching online so that more people can access my support. Plus, there will be community. Lots of it. I'm really jazzed! So many of you have told me that this is what you're seeking: something convenient, affordable, and online. (more…)

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Sugar didn't used to be hidden in all our food. During our hunter-gatherer days, it's estimated that humans ate probably 6 teaspoons of it per year. (more…)

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Artificial sweeteners increase your weight, spike your blood sugar, and make you crave sweets. The irony is that they appear to be doing exactly what people consuming them hope to avoid. What’s going on, and what can we do instead? A recent study, published in Nature magazine, caught some media attention. In this study, the…

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By Rebecca Potter Are you interested in harnessing medicinal herbs’ healing properties for a natural weight loss program? I get asked pretty often which herbs specifically help with weight loss, so let’s jump right in and break down this great topic! (more…)

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Walking to the doctors’ office that day with her 12 year old daughter by her side, Belinda thought it would be the same old thing.   She needed to improve her diet, get more active, yeah, yeah, yeah.  There was no point really.  She had seen her mother spend most of her life dieting, and…

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Can bacteria influence whether you acquire modern diseases, like diabetes, cancer, irritable bowel disease or obesity? The answer may lay in your personal ecosystem. You comprise trillions of bacterial cells living within you and all over you, known as "microbiota". There are more of them than there are of you. Most of them are quite…

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Holiday parties are lighting up homes and hearths in many places. And during this jubilant time of year, so many of us face the inner dilemma: how can I enjoy the holidays without crashing my weight management party?  First, weight management can be a party. Seriously, getting healthy is absolutely fantastic! Adopt this appreciation for…

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