Weight Control

Weight Control · 08. December 2015

But Do I Still Need to Exercise?

So you are eating less and enjoying it more, calibrating yourself, you’ve learned how to handle restaurants and holidays. Now perhaps you are wondering, “But do I still need to exercise?” Here is one way to look at it. If you ate nothing, you would lose weight – quickly. Somewhere between zero and the amount you were eating, there is a point at which your weight will stabilize, and just below that, begin to come down – with or without you exercising. So strictly speaking, you do not...

Weight Control · 26. July 2015

Restaurants – Don’s Tips Just for You

So you say restaurants are your downfall? You’ve been bringing your weight down, or maintaining it, according to plan. Shopping, cooking, eating healthy, in control, doing fine. And then you find yourself eating out with your spouse or a friend, or maybe traveling. Automatic setback? Will you pay the check, then pay by cutting back the next two days? Here are Don’s Tips, just for you.

Weight Control · 25. July 2015

Self-Calibration for Controlling Your Weight

“I envy guys like you.” Dave sits beside me on the bench. We’ve just finished two sets of tennis and now we are resting, watching a pair warming up on the court we just vacated.

Weight Control · 24. July 2015

Mantras for Sensible Eating

Really — it’s not (unless you’re in the food business, of course, or you’re malnourished). Food is (can be) nutritious, it can be fun, enjoyable, tasty, delicious, or interesting – but it is not important.