Google “How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat” and you will find a plethora of advice. Many people on the journey of weight loss battle “belly fat”. As the infomercials tell us, belly fat is wrong and cortisol is bad, but I can take a pill and make it all go away. Great! I have […]
Most people don’t think about therapy for weight loss. The biggest part of the weight loss process is emotional and it is the part that is least recognized or addressed. This is why most diets don’t work long-term because they don’t address the emotional connection to food. Addressing the emotional component actually helps you to […]
It might seem strange to think about attitude tied to weight loss. Our outlook makes a big difference in all of our goals. Optimism and pessimism can make or break our ability to accomplish our weight loss goals. Think about it….if you have a pessimistic outlook about weight loss, how likely will you be to […]
What do marshmallows have to do with weight loss? In the 60s, Walter Mischel, a researcher at Stanford performed experiments with preschoolers to examine self-control. In the experiment, researchers told the preschoolers that they could have one treat (marshmallow or cookie) then or two if they waited until the researcher came back. The researchers then […]
We recognize that emotional eating and weight management are complex issues that require mind and body care. Over the last year, we have added massage therapy and acupuncture professionals to our office space. Most people do not recognize the positive impact massage and acupuncture have on reducing emotional eating and assisting in weight loss. We are […]
All too often, women who want to lose weight wear clothes that don’t fit. They feel like it is an admission of failure to go up a size. They think it is a waste of money if they are focusing on losing weight. I think this is detrimental because wearing clothes that are too small […]
You might be asking yourself what accepting your body as it is now has to do with weight loss. You might even think that the notion of accepting your body right now is ridiculous if your goal is weight loss. When I present this concept to clients, they initially look at me like am crazy. […]
The vast majority of people struggle with emotional eating from time to time. You might be asking yourself what trauma has to do with emotional eating and weight loss. Or, you might be very aware of the connection. For some, the occasional bout of overeating or emotional eating occurs on a pretty regular basis. Often […]
Have you struggled with losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight? Are you sick of the cycle of dieting, feeling deprived, binge eating and feeling shame only to repeat it over and over again? Join us for a workshop to address the medical, emotional and behavioral barriers that are preventing you from maintaining a healthy […]
Struggling with emotional eating? I will be doing a free seminar on emotional eating, binge eating, compulsive eating and other emotional barriers to weight loss at Fitness Together in Cottonwood Heights on Saturday at 11. I hope you will join us! Fitness Together 2258 Fort Union Blvd (801) 733-7200
Michelle Lewis has been working in the mental health field since 2001. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Weber State University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals. Read more