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The ONE Thing I Wish Everyone Working On Weight Loss Would Accept

There is no doubt that many people struggle to reach and maintain a healthy weight. There are many real and challenging reasons for this. However, unless one basic fact about weight management is fully embraced these real and modifiable reasons

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 fat loss, Other Musings Read more

Social Support Predicts Weight Loss

Think back to the last five comments you received regarding your health habits. Who were they from? Family? Friends? Were they positive or negative? Support or sabotage? In 2011 Kiernan et al studied how social support predicted weight loss in

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES August 29, 2012January 18, 2017 environment Read more

Can You Lose Weight After 4 Children? Yes!

I first met with a female client back in December, at which time she assured me she has been eating healthily but cannot lose weight. She explained her diets consists of a protein shake in the morning and differing lunches

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES February 22, 2012January 18, 2017 weight loss Read more

Raspberry Ketone for Weight Loss: A Review

Dr. Oz recently gave some air time to a supplement called Raspberry Ketone (RK), promoting it as an effective agent for aiding weight loss. The segment of the show was titled “Miracle Fat-Burner in a Bottle“. Search around the internet

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES February 17, 2012January 18, 2017 product/book review, supplements Read more

I Wish I Had Your Metabolism

A friend of mine brought up a good topic on Facebook the other day, something I’ve had to deal with quite a bit over the years. I guess it’s mostly been because I haven’t reached a ripe old age yet,

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES January 30, 2012January 18, 2017 aging, weight loss Read more

Weight Loss is NOT Simple!!

Weight management is often presented in the following way; Intake of calories – energy expenditure = X (maintain, gain, or lose weight) Based on this equation, to lose weight you need to decrease intake and/or increase expenditure. Let me illustrate

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. January 28, 2012January 18, 2017 fat loss, weight loss Read more

Think Rationally – Lose More Weight

While watching a video of 1%er Peter Schiff at the Occupy Wall Street movement, I was reminded how few people seem to possess the skills necessary to have a calm, rational thought process about many topics. Politics is one of

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES November 17, 2011January 18, 2017 fat loss, psychology, weight loss Read more

How Often Should I Check My Weight?

Checking your weight is one type of self-monitoring, which falls under the umbrella of Self-Regulation theory of behavior (Bandura). Other common self-monitoring variables include tracking daily calorie intake, activity levels, blood pressure, and sleep patterns. The question at hand is

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. November 12, 2011January 18, 2017 fat loss, psychology Read more

A Review of White Bean Extract for Weight Loss

These are the questions you should ask yourself when you want to know if a supplement is worth taking: Is it safe? Does it work? Do its effects justify its cost? (Modified for brevity from SPEED) I’ll first give you

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES October 14, 2011January 18, 2017 product/book review Read more

The potential problems with the Biggest Loser and other weight loss competitions

The 12th season of the Biggest Loser show started a couple of weeks ago. There is no doubt that this “reality” show is popular and that most of the competitors have lost a lot of weight during the season. That’s

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. October 11, 2011January 18, 2017 psychology Read more
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  • Home
  • The Project
  • The Book
    • About the Authors
    • Acknowledgements
    • Table of Contents
    • Introduction – The Big Picture
    • Chapter 1 – The Most Important Thing
    • Chapter 2 – What is a Healthy Weight?
    • Chapter 3 – Weight Loss 101: Clarifying the Basics
    • Chapter 8 – Getting a Handle on Food Cravings
    • Chapter 10 – Get Some ZZZZZs
    • Chapter 16 – How Many Calories Do You Burn?
    • Appendix A – What is a Healthy Weight? – Chart
    • Calculators – BMI, BMR, etc
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