Our mind is intended to be a reflection of the outside world. But instead of being just a reflection, our mind becomes a world on its own. We live in two worlds – one is a reality, and another world…
Slow basal metabolic rate – good or bad?
Many studies on former “weight losers” have demonstrated a significant decline in the basal metabolic rate after calorie deprivation. It was found that this slow down has persisted for many years, and possibly even indefinitely despite the restoration of the…
Body versus logic…
The Body is craving for pleasures from food, the logic calculates why it should restrict them, the willpower enforces the logically calculated steps, few weeks later – the harmful excessive weight is gone. The willpower gets tired and takes a…
Steps to master the mindful eating (a key to a healthy satiety)
Mindful eating is a skill that require some effort before it becomes automatic and subconscious. The first step is to decide to eat with a full attention on the food and the process of eating. It might sound simple, but…
Mindfulness and mindful eating
Mindfulness is a state of mind when it is concentrated on the present moment, instead of wondering into the past or future. Mindful eating is being totally concentrated on the eating instead of thinking about something else. It sounds simple,…
The art of satiety – the art of eating with satisfaction.
Eat when you want, what you want and as much as you want and have a healthy weight. Does it sound like an unachievable and unrealistic idea. The keys to a healthy weight are in healthy satiety and appetite. Eating…
Weight loss diets – general principles
I think, and it is confirmed with many of my patients that most popular and widely advertised diets work. Sooner or later the person who is on a diet gets tired and bored and drops it. And then it doesn’t…
Do exercises alone result in a weight loss?
Physical exercises are extremely beneficial for our health from multiple perspectives. But, if we are strictly looking at the weight loss/weight management effect of the exercise, the answer is somewhat surprising and not straightforward. There is no doubt that strenuous…
Mental workout
Three group of people were involved in the experiment: one group did nothing, second group was doing actual arm exercises, the third group was just imagenning and visualizing as if they were doing the same arm exercises but in their…
Appetite – hedonic versus physiologic
It appears that humans have hedonic and physiological appetite. At times it might be very difficult to separate one from another. One of the way to do so is to ask yourself a question – “am I looking for food…