I used be a rather assertive weight loss coach, assisting and urging clients to follow a very strict diet. Granted, diets are often life savers and provide amazing health benefits, such as lower cholesterol and glucose levels etc. I did this successfully for over four years. In my past I also I taught smoking cessation classes and helped smokers get off the most addictive drug known to man: nicotine. I was quoted by one client in a joking manner: “Petra rules with an iron fis

A survey asked over a thousand psychologists which strategies were essential to losing weight and keeping it off. They cited that “understanding and managing the behaviors and emotions related to weight management” were critical. More than 70 % identified cognitive therapy, problem-solving and mindfulness as “excellent or “good” weight loss strategies. Diets increase a client’s inner critic and further disconnects him or her from their true needs. When emotional eating is no

Learn how to let go of restrictive dieting. Explore how to replace the ritual of "eating instead of feeling."