Food comas, wine hangovers and lazy Netflix days spent inside sipping Baileys in your morning coffee. OK, maybe a walk in the snow here and there, but then back inside for cookies and rum and eggnog. T’is the season to undo all the gains you…
Why is it that we get so wrapped up in the concept of gaining weight over the holiday season? It is all the cookie swaps, the buffet style holiday family gatherings or even that tasty holiday cider we are “treating” ourselves to? Forget about the holiday…
First, an excerpt about Halloween from Jerry Seinfeld’s old-school stand-up: “The first time you hear the concept of Halloween when you’re a kid, your brain can’t even process the information. You’re like, ‘What is this? What did you say? …Who is giving out candy? Everyone…
We can all agree we’re a more sedentary society today than in the past. Often, this has been blamed on things like addictive technology that make our lives both easier and lazier, on a change in hobbies and pastimes away from physical ones to more…
It sounds like common sense: Reduce your calories and lose weight, increase your calories and gain weight. The concept sounds so foolproof that it led to the commonly-held conclusion we have believed for decades: “Eat less, move more,” and you will shed pounds. But this…
Ever heard of social comparison theory? It’s a term coined by a psychologist named Leon Festiner in the 1950s. Basically, it says we compare ourselves to others in order to determine our self worth. Never does this sound more relevant than when we look at…
Shopping for eggs has become quite confusing these days, hasn’t it? You get to the egg isle and stare at all the options—free-range eggs, organic, cage-free eggs, Omega-3 fortified eggs, pasture-raised eggs—and become more confused by the minute. Something tells you you should avoid the…
Have you ever done something you knew was a bad idea, but did it anyway? Do you ever wonder why we continue to do things we know are bad for us—be it eating sugary food, drinking too much booze, spending money we shouldn’t, skipping the…
On the surface, it seems food addiction is the hardest addiction of all to break, because unlike smoking or gambling, you can’t exactly refrain from eating for the rest of your life. People who can’t seem to stop themselves from overeating everyday often say things…
People are full of great intentions: Intentions to wake up at 6 a.m. and start running. Intentions to begin P90X after work three days a week. Intentions to start going to the gym regularly… The most motivated among us can manage it for a bit,…
