Avoid All or Nothing Thinking with PCOS

How many times have you beaten yourself up for eating something you “weren’t supposed to eat” and ended up finishing the bag? Or you “caved in” and had a piece of bread at dinner and thought you might as well order dessert since you already blew the day. I call this the all or nothing…

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Can You Resist a Complimentary Decadent Dessert?

You made a healthy dinner choice in one of your favorite restaurants and are feeling rather proud that you bypassed the bread, got  salad dressing on the side and ordered grilled fish and veggies (instead of that steak you really wanted).  Suddenly the waiter appears with the most decadent dessert you have ever seen saying  “compliments of the chef”.…

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Case Study: Low Carb Diet Gone Bad

How many of you city girls and city guys have lost weight on a really low carb diet? But eventually you got bored and found you were unable to stick to it? Or perhaps life just got in the way? You have unsuccessfully tried to get back on board with the diet, but just can’t seem to do…

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Sugar Cravings and Getting Back on Track

I received this question from a CGB reader named Esther (not the Esther from Esther’s Weight Loss Journey – a different Esther!) Guess lot’s of Esthers frequent this blog… Question: I am having carbohydrate and sugar cravings. I have over eaten many foods in the past couple of months and gained 8 or 9 pounds. I…

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