This is what I know about making your life matter. — It’s still strange to me that I’m a person who’s had cancer. Like many people, my unspoken belief about life was that it would go on and on. Cancer was something that happens to other people. It’s a singular shock when the news becomes your own. One that for better…

How do you have sugar without bingeing, deal-making, or battling cravings? Read on. — Use these strategies to safeguard your mental and physical health. Sugar consumption is slippery. That’s by design. The modern world is filled with sugar. It’s in nearly everything and offered everywhere you turn. It’s so ubiquitous that it seems to have altered our collective palates. You might now be accustomed to having sugar in your food without knowing it.

Here are mine. I promise they have little value. — It’s nearly impossible to talk about weight loss without showing before and after photos (look, it worked!). Except, here’s the thing, I think they’re kind of bullshit. I’ve felt pressure to display mine and resisted thus far. …

And, why that’s the biggest factor in weight gain, not your faulty body. — Modern food by any standard is hardly even food anymore, so how can this be true? We live in a fiber-free, nutrient-barren food system. Most people now think of food as a product made by a company rather than a collection of ingredients. You Aren’t Struggling With Your Weight It’s the food itself.medium.com If it doesn’t show up wrapped in plastic and ready to be consumed, it’s disregarded as sustenance. Or worse, dismissed as ‘bird food’.

The kitchen is where you make peace with food. — And, heal yourself. People assume that because my work is about long-term weight loss, food is something I suppress or hold at arm’s length. I couldn’t be more misunderstood. I adore food. I revel in it. I also think it should support my well-being. …

I lost 50 pounds over a decade ago and kept it off. — I know them now. You shouldn't go hungry. It creates an awful bounceback. Some bodies put on weight faster than others but that’s in no way a life sentence. Your weight is actually a product of your daily practices (and those are more important than your tendency to put on weight). There isn’t a…

What you’re really after are better outcomes. — This is an important distinction. You can learn, you can grow, and you can change, but not one of these things happens because you improved who you are. You, as you exist right now, here, today, are just fine. You might be countering me in your mind with the laundry list of things you’d like…

It revealed how you cope. — Now’s a good time to rethink how you self-soothe. About 42% of U.S. adults reported undesired weight gain in the first year of the pandemic, with 29 pounds gained on average, a recent survey shows. Lots of people gained weight through the pandemic. The conventional wisdom is that stressful times call for comfort food measures. It’s ok to eat…