If you are like most of my clients, you have done the weight loss/weight gain yo-yo. You have tried every diet under the sun. You have told yourself that the next time would be different….until it wasn’t. So, what gets in the way every. single. time? You just aren’t that into it. Wait. What? No. […]
You are trying to lose weight and you keep coming up against barrier after barrier. So often, a client will come to see me wanting to lose weight and want to jump into looking at what to do to lose weight instead of examining why they struggle with weight gain in the first place. They […]
Salt Lake Weight Counseling….you guys help people with weight loss, right? When a new client calls for an appointment, they often want to focus on weight loss. Sure, weight counseling is obviously part of what we do, but the weight piece is a very, very small part. The biggest key to achieving and maintaining a […]
There are hundreds of diets telling you how easy it will be to lose weight with their method/product. I am going to tell you the truth. On paper, weight loss is easy. You follow the prescribed steps and you lose weight. However, we are humans and life does not occur “on paper”. The reality is, […]
Do you constantly ask yourself why losing weight is so difficult? Many of my clients lament the weight loss process. They want results and they want them yesterday. Let me ask you, how well has the “quick fix” or “miracle weight loss” product has worked in the past? It hasn’t. There are many reasons for […]
Nearly every day someone tells me that they can’t do something until they lose weight. Whether it is buying new clothes, going on a vacation or just allowing themselves to be happy, their goal seems to hinge on weight loss. Some people won’t allow themselves anything until they lose weight. They seem to hold it […]
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 […]
How many times have you asked yourself the question, “Why Can’t I Lose Weight?” You know what to do right? You’ve done every diet under the sun. You have counted points. You have counted calories. You have even counted carbs. You have bought every pill that promises to lose belly fat or eliminate your appetite. […]
We all have needs. In fact, Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of them. The goal is self-actualization. To me, self-actualization is to be at peace with ourselves in the world. We have many steps to accomplish to get there! To illustrate this, Maslow created a pyramid to depict the necessity of building needs upon one […]
Have you ever wondered why you struggle with the yo-yo of weight loss and weight gain? The diet industry brings in roughly 60 billion dollars per year in revenue. They LITERALLY bank on you not making weight loss successful long-term. Commercial diets are really not sustainable for long. That means that you stop using them, […]
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