Labor Day barbecues and picnics create almost as much anticipation as the three day weekend. But then most of our holidays and celebrations revolve around food. Not there

Why is it that once children are old enough to sit at the table many parents will bribe and threaten them to finish all their dinner? When we make our children clean the plate that we filled, we are teaching them to ignore their innate ability to know how much their bodies need. That is a dangerous lesson to learn in a society where food is abundant and most serving sizes are two or three times larger than they need to be.

Like racism and sexism,

Last night while I was at the Y for a Pilates class I overheard someone say, "We went out for dinner last night and I was so bad. I’ll have to spend an extra hour on the treadmill." No wonder so many people hate to exercise! They use it to punish themselves for eating.Millions of people to equate physical activity with penance for eating or use exercise to earn the right to eat. Humans rarely do things that make them feel bad so I don’t think this approach keeps most people motivated for very long.While it

There’s a popular myth floating around that you HAVE to eat every three hours or your metabolism will take a nose dive. I wonder what cave-people did before the clock was invented. This rule is based on the observation that many thin people tend to eat frequent small meals. I doubt they check their watch to tell them it

Start the coffee, turn on the shower, get on the scale (naked of course - wouldn’t want to weigh those underwear!)Do you allow a number on your bathroom scale make or break your day? Wouldn