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The goal should NOT be to lose weight…

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

OK, before you think I have gone crazy - see what you think about this. I still fight this battle daily - but reading a few posts today made me think about this a little differently. Everyone needs goals - they help us achieve the things we want. Like my ...

Oh no - I went off plan for one day and gained 3 pounds!

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

This is a hard concept to wrap your head around on an emotional level. How to come to grips with the emotions of hitting the scale and you see a number that just does not make since.   For example, take my headline of this post.   I have seen that hundreds of ...

The best “diet” tip I ever got…

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

... even if I don't remember to follow it all the time. We have all heard that it takes a while for your body to get around to telling your brain - "Hey, I am full. You have eaten enough for now... cut it out." If I eat what I have ...

Weight Loss Contract

Monday, August 24th, 2009

I made this contact with myself on the advice of my behaviorist here at Methodist Hospital's Weight Management Program.   It helped me a great deal on my journey.   I left in my answers so you could get some idea of the direction it took me - but please feel free to copy this, ...

Doing what I want…

Friday, February 6th, 2009

I ran across a post the other day.   The person posting was having trouble staying on track with their weight loss and fitness plan.   What they posted was the following: " I just hover around the same weight because I pay attention for a couple of days, just do whatever I ...

Wake up thin?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

A friend of mine also working on weight loss wrote: ... "What fun would it be if you woke up one morning and were thin? Let me think about that. I think it would be a lot of fun. " ... Boy that got me to thinking. I thought it was an intriguing idea ...

I am doing everything right and it does not work!

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Thank you for stopping by the Ask Charles Blog! I wanted bring up a topic today that comes up a lot when people are trying to make a lifestyle change and lose weight. I have seen the same question asked a hundred different ways. This is not working - I am in starvation ...