Do certain foods automatically come to mind when you think of Christmas (or your holiday of choice)? I know they do for me, based on...

Have you ever noticed how being on a diet can make you lonely? That might sound counter-intuitive. So many people are on diets, after...

As I enter the last phases of publishing my memoir, Winning the Losing Battle: A True Story of Weight Loss and Transformation, the...

Much as I like to focus on mindful eating, I have to admit that I have a very hard time looking at nutrition information and trying not...

The scene is picture-perfect in my mind: my younger self stretched out on her bed, stomach down so its mass won’t oppress her, wipe hips...

Last week, while out for lunch, I did something radical: I chose to eat dessert. Does that sound like a confession, something blurted out...

For a long time now I’ve boycotted Halloween. Back when I was losing weight, I didn’t keep candy around for trick-or-treaters because I...

“Live fast, die young, and have a good-looking corpse.” This idea appealed to me as an angst-ridden teen. At the time, with the threat of...

I recently watched Katie Couric’s documentary Fed Up. I learned some things, but what brought it to life for me were the interviews with...

This past week was Weight Stigma Awareness Week, an important reminder for all of us to be mindful of how we treat people of all shapes...