Do you find yourself searching for that elusive piece of the puzzle? That single nugget of information that will complete your weight loss understanding?

Don't worry- we all do it. We search for simple answers to complex problems such as what or who will make us happy, or how to make a million dollars overnight.

Few attain long term happiness, life fulfillment. wealth or weight loss success despite their relentless search for more. Why is that?... Read more...

Renee has struggled with emotional eating and binge eating for nearly 20 years. ... Read more...

The title of this post is a direct quote from Theresa, a member at the Healthy Weights Clinic.

I know Theresa is not alone in feeling this way, but the question remains ‘why are we so hard on ourselves’? Here is why and what  you can do about it.... Read more...

The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so.  - Mark Twain... Read more...

Which is heavier: the extra pounds that nearly every adult (and now children) carry or the burden of missed opportunities and the regret of paths not taken?

These missed opportunities or poor decisions always appear, in hindsight, to be simple decisions of not choosing to be skinny. “If I really wanted it, I would have chosen it”.

The stage is now set for self-blame and a long list of “if only’s”:... Read more...

Clients often hesitate for weeks prior to joining the Healthy Weights Program. Their fear is that they will be saying quote “good-bye to a an old friend”.

However, it is not about saying good-bye to food or your relationship with food. It is about changing the relationship to a healthier one. A relationship where food does not hold the upper hand and does not have a tight grip on you and your emotions.... Read more...

  Renee is 42 years old and began turning to food for comfort when she was as young as 8 years old. The teasing and taunting from other children about her weight only made the problem worse.... Read more...

  Have you ever had a miserable encounter with the bath room scale? When the scale doesn't move do you feel like all of your healthy eating and physical activity is in vain?

Step 1: Separate healthy eating and physical activity from weight loss. Exercising and dieting strictly to lose weight makes eating and activity seem like a punishment.

"If I hadn't gained all that weight I wouldn't have to do this…"... Read more...