We are pleased to bring you this regular column by David Creel, PhD, RD, who is a weight management specialist and the author of A Size That Fits: Lose Weight and Keep it off, One Thought at a Time (NorLightsPress, 2017).
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Getting Started with Weight Loss
In his new weekly column, Dr. David Creel helps you get started on your weight loss journey.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Tips for Eating Smart, Part 1
Thinking about shedding a few pounds? Dr. David Creel helps you get started on your weight loss journey with a few healthy eating tips.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Tips for Eating Smart, Part 2
Dr. Creel continues his series of tips to help you toward your goal of a healthy eating style.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: How Important Is Exercise for Weight Loss?
Exercise is important for a multitude of reasons, but is losing weight one of them?
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: The Difference Between Motivation and Desperation
Are you desperate to lose weight? Dr. Creel explains that desperation leads us to consider drastic efforts without truly believing they’ll lead to success, and after a while the drive to change begins to fade away.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Creating Weight Loss Habits and a New Identity
What do people who succeed at losing weight and keeping it off have in common? Find out how creating new weight loss habits can help you forget old unhealthy behavior patterns.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Pay Attention to Lose Weight
The first step to interrupting thoughts and breaking bad habits—including overeating—is to pay closer attention to what you’re doing.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: 8 Simple Tips for Losing Weight with a Food Journal
Learn why creating and maintaining a food diary is one of the best ways to increase awareness of the calories you’re consuming.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: How Often Should You Weigh Yourself?
If you’re trying to lose weight, how often should you step on the scale?
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Gaining Weight After Quitting Smoking
Many people who successfully quit smoking gain some weight. Dr. Creel offers some practical steps to maintain a healthy weight.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Why You Should Track Your Physical Activity
A fitness tracking device can make you more aware of your physical activity patterns and how much you are — or aren’t — exercising.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Are You an Emotional Eater?
Identifying your emotional eating triggers is the first step to gaining control over them.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: 7 Tactics to Avoid Emotional Eating
Identifying your emotional eating triggers is the first step to gaining control over them.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: How Our Environment Affects Our Weight Loss Efforts
Changing your environment — even in subtle ways — can help you improve your eating and exercise habits.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: Are You a Weight Management “Dry Drunk”?
You may be sabotaging your weight management efforts through negative thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Mind: The Bad Smell of Stinkin’ Thinkin’
Learn how the relationship of thoughts, feelings, and behavior affect our eating and exercise habits.