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Feb 1 2016

PODCAST: “Feed Me!” Naked Broad View EPISODE 4

by Marilyn McKenna

PODCAST: “Feed Me!” Naked Broad View EPISODE 4

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Food Addiction, macronutrients, Naked Broad View, Paleo, Podcast, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30

Jan 13 2016

3 Powerful forces that keep us trapped in obesity

by Marilyn McKenna

If you’re trying to eat healthy, a trip through the mall food court can be fraught with hazards. When I weighed 265 pounds I was constantly dieting, but I was also constantly craving sugary, fatty, ooey-gooey foods. The smell of Cinnabon or Auntie Anne’s would send me reeling and I’d battle with myself: Don’t stop! […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Denial, Food Addiction, Food Addiction Quiz, Food Addiction Recovery, Obesity

Dec 30 2015

[PODCAST] What’s the 28 Days to Overcoming Food Addiction Program and is it for me?

by Marilyn McKenna

You’ve seen my posts about it … maybe you’ve even taken the food addiction quiz … but you’re still not sure. Do you have a full-blown food addiction? What is that anyway? Could the program help your obsessive cravings and out-of-control overeating? Listen in as I describe what the program is, what it’s not and […]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Food Addiction, Food Addiction Quiz, Food Addiction Recovery, Podcast

Dec 28 2015

The 3 ways your emotions screw up your diet

by Marilyn McKenna

Not all emotional eating is what we think of as “emotional eating.” What do I mean by that? You’d think that when I weighed 265 pounds and overate nearly every day, I was an “emotional eater.” And yes, I ate when I was frustrated or when I was sad, even when I was bored. That’s […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Emotional Eating, Food Addiction, Food Addiction Quiz, Food Addiction Recovery

Dec 19 2015

Looking for the next big “WOW!”

by Marilyn McKenna

I love trying new restaurants. And who doesn’t? New flavor combinations, maybe something spicy or exotic. And I’m definitely going to be checking out the dessert menu after our meal. Even better, I don’t have to do the dishes! But chasing novelty in our food choices can undermine our healthy living goals. In fact, scientists […]

Filed Under: Newsletters Tagged With: Food Addiction, Food Addiction Quiz, Food Addiction Recovery

Nov 10 2015

The dirty little secret of weight loss

by Marilyn McKenna

The road to weight loss failure is paved with low-fat cheesecake. I mean, we all understand that eating “real food” (that is non-processed) is best. And there can’t be a soul left on the planet who hasn’t gotten the memo that “low-fat” processed foods are often jacked up on sugar. Still, it can seem harmless […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Almond Butter, Dark Chocolate, Dirty Little Secret, Food Addiction, Low-fat Cheesecake, Nestle Toll House Cookies, Own Your Solution, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Cups, Stevia, Sugar Addiction

Nov 9 2015

Peanut Butter Intervention

by Marilyn McKenna

That’s my doctor’s handwriting on that prescription. She literally wrote “No peanut butter” alongside her other recommendations. To put her advice in context, she and I had been discussing my weight fluctuations and my frustration with my inability to moderate some foods, namely peanut butter. You may be familiar with my “two tables” strategy. Here’s […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Food Addiction, Food Trigger, Intervention, PBJ, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Intervention

Oct 2 2015

That tall skinny pumpkin spice latte has more sugar than a …

by Marilyn McKenna

I walked into the Starbucks, hoodie up, eyes cast down. I glanced around quickly. Nope, nobody I knew in the place. Whew! I’d seen the sign on the door:   Was I gonna do it? Was I gonna order a #PSL (as the cool kids refer to the pumpkin spice latte)? Sure, it was a […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: American Heart Association, Fat-Burning Mode, Fatty Acids, Food Addiction, Insulin Response, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Starbucks, Sugar Addiction

Sep 9 2015

Podcast: “Food Addiction” Conversation with Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, CD

by Marilyn McKenna

What does it mean to have a “food addiction”? Is it even real or is it just an excuse for giving in to the temptations of chips and cookies (or in my case, peanut butter)? Listen in to this fascinating podcast as registered dietician / nutritionist Carrie Dennett of Seattle-based “Menu for Change” talks about […]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Carrie Dennett, Food Addiction, Menu For Change, Podcast

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