Author Archives: kaynmarj

I’m on vacation visiting my family, as I write this blog. And you know what time with family means—food, food, food! In my mom’s guest bathroom, an old, rusty scale leers at me: “Step on me. I dare ya!” So far, I have resisted, partly out of fear, partly out of resentment. Weight management isContinue reading “Looking Askance at the Scale”

As you know, we are working on a new book, “Stop Losing and Win.” When we finished the first draft ofthe first part, we asked our sister-in-law for feedback. She sent us two double-spaced pages, rich withgreat ideas and lots of emotion. Here is a sample:Hard to fight societies view of being defined by shapeContinue reading “That Bull***t is Not for You!”

It’s a simple principle, really: Eat when you are hungry; stop when you are comfortably full. How is it, then, that I still stuff myself at times? Yesterday, we went to an amazing Taiwanese restaurant, the kind where the courses just keep coming, and every dish is better than the one before it—you know theContinue reading “Getting Too Full? You Need Scaffolding”

I was doing some long overdue tidying this morning when I came across a pile of literature from WW. Out of about 135 pages of material, there were just two pages dedicated to maintenance. The “All About Maintenance” pamphlet features a really nice picture of a woman of uncertain heritage in a red hoodie, smilingContinue reading “Two Pages of Advice: Is it Enough?”

Karen and I are currently writing the Stop Losing and Win book (hopefully out in the fall of this year), and we focus quite a number of pages on the psychological aspects of weight management. One of the topics we have not yet covered, though, is managing your weight during difficult times. I will attemptContinue reading “Caring for Yourself in a Crisis”

You have read what we have written over the past two years about keeping your eating flexible, but you might want to know exactly how this feat is accomplished while still maintaining your desired weight. How do you have a treat now and then, and stick to your plan the rest of the time? WhatContinue reading “Going Out for a Burger? Yes, Please!”

                Having tried and failed many times to manage our weight, we intimately understand how failure feels. Weight management becomes a moral goal, and any lapse in adherence to the behavioral standard we set for ourselves becomes a moral failing—a blot on our character. Let’s unpack this idea.                 Karen and I lost a substantialContinue reading “Weight Management is Not a Religion”