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Motivational Weight Management Articles by Michelle May, M.D.

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Are You Teaching Your Child to Be a "Good" Eater?
My child just isn't a good eater! frustrated parents sometimes tell me. As a physician who helps people who are overweight, I know that parents sometimes unwittingly set the stage for food and weight problems later in life. Our goal as parents is to raise healthy, happy children so let's look at feeding children, what being "a good eater" really means and healthy eating for children that prevents childhood obesity and eating disorders.

Boosting and Fueling Your Metabolism
If you've ever said "I have a slow metabolism" or bought products that claim to "boost your metabolism", then you need to know what really works to increase metabolism. Find out how diets affect metabolism and what you can do to make your metabolism work for you- without drugs or supplements.

Goodbye Guilt
Eating is truly one of life's simple pleasures. So why do so many people feel guilty about it? Eating should be completely natural - and since it's absolutely necessary for existence, why not enjoy it without guilt? Let's look at three key strategies for savoring food fully, guilt-free.

Mindful Eating: Get Out of Autopilot
Have you ever finished a candy bar and wished you had just one more bite? Are you surprised when your hand hits the bottom of the popcorn bucket at the movies? Do you ever feel completely stuffed and miserable after you eat? These are all symptoms of unconscious or mindless eating. Choosing to eat mindfully, in other words, giving food and eating your full attention, will allow you to have optimal satisfaction and enjoyment without eating to excess.

Positive Self-Talk to Think Yourself Thin
You become what you think. If you're not getting the weight loss results you want, practice more positive self-talk and think yourself thin!

New Years Resolutions or Results?
To "lose weight" is not a resolution, it is a RESULT. It's the result of specific changes in the way you eat, move and live. So this year, instead of setting a New Years Resolution to lose an arbitrary number of pounds, inches or clothing sizes, resolve to think differently about eating, physical activity and living. Here's how Leah did it.

Seven Steps for Weight Loss Without Dieting, Deprivation and Guilt
Do you think about food and eating more than you think you should? Do you feel guilty when you eat certain foods? If so, you've probably discovered that dieting hasn't solved your weight problem. If you’re ready to lose weight without dieting, deprivation and guilt and decrease emotional eating, take these seven steps and relearn instinctive eating.

15 Tips for Holiday Eating Without Weight Gain
Do you anticipate the holidays but dread the holiday weight gain? Avoiding holiday weight gain and eating healthy during the holidays can be a challenge. The 15 holiday eating tips will help you avoid holiday weight gain and enjoy the season more while eating less.

Stress Less, Weigh Less: Stress Management for Weight Management
Stress can motivate you to perform to the limits of your ability and adds excitement and challenge. However stress can also cause weight gain and make it harder to lose weight too. Effective stress management can help you prevent weight gain, lose weight and manage your life more easily.

Ten Steps to Successful New Years Resolutions
Whether you're setting personal goals for weight loss and better health or business goals for getting organized and increasing profit, the key to successful New Years Resolutions is to create a strategic plan. These ten steps with guide you through the goal setting process for maximum success.

Three Questions to Make the Perfect Food Choice Everytime
We are bombarded with conflicting messages-often side by side on the same magazine cover. These conflicting messages can create internal conflict when we decide what to eat – what I want to eat must face off with what I should eat according to the latest diet. Now you can make the perfect food choice every time by asking these three simple questions.

Why Am I Hungry All the Time? Coping with Head Hunger
Do you sometimes confuse "head hunger" with "body hunger?" If you're sensitive to food cues, weight management is much easier when you recognize the overeating triggers in your environment and learn strategies to help you cope more effectively with head hunger.

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