Slimworks Blog
Browsing posts in Slimworks Blog
Bariatric Surgery: A Magic Bullet or a Life-Changing Opportunity
Bariatric Surgery: A Magic Bullet or Life-Changing Opportunity? Sat 27 Aug 2011 20:41:21 | 0 comments Obesity is a disease that affects one-third of adults in the United States. While the obesity rates differ from state to state, the numbers of overweight and obese Americans have steadily increased since 1960. The basic facts are that if ...
Losing Weight for the RIGHT Reasons to Ensure Weight Loss Success-Part II
Losing Weight for the RIGHT Reasons to Ensure Weight Loss Success—Part II Is it any wonder that obesity has reached epidemic proportions given the fact that our society seems more fixated on outside appearances—our physical image, accumulating material goods, gathering wealth—all the things that drive people’s desire for status and other outer measures of success. ...
Losing Weight for the Right Reasons-Part I
Losing Weight for the Right Reasons is the Best Motivator-Part I If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you have probably been lured into the process by some appealing looking diet du jour. Maybe you’ve even lost the desired weight, only to regain it and perhaps more. Full of self loathing and ...
Think Yourself Slim With Mindful Affirmations
Can You Really Think Yourself Slim? It is a widely known cognitive behavioral principle that our feeling and thoughts drive our actions. Therefore, if you are thinking negative thoughts and feeling upset and distressed, it is most likely going to translate out into negative action. When clients first begin treatment their heads are often ...
Sex Addiction & Disordered Eating-Not So Distant Cousins
Enjoying a night out and once again frequenting the bar scene with her girlfriends, Sarah, a tall, attractive, athletic-looking 30-year-old marketing executive, decided that it was time to put herself “out there” once more. While she and Ryan, her ex-boyfriend of one year, had broken up six months ago after discovering that he had ...
Mindful Detection of Food Allergies Can Unlock the Weight Mysteries
Do you crave specific foods that you eat frequently and although you feel unsatisfied, you only crave more? Do you feel drawn to certain foods and end up feeling bloated, fatigued or headachy? Do you suffer from abdominal pain, flatulence and diarrhea after eating some foods? If you’ve answered “Yes” to any of these questions, ...