Traumatic Dieting

How to cope with the effects of long-term dieting and how to achieve healthy weight loss.

by Yoni Freedhoff, M.D.

Are You Really Doomed to Regain Your Lost Weight?

A recent article by Tara Parker Pope in the New York Times suggests that long term success with weight loss is nearly impossible. I beg to differ. Read More

Are You Weighing Yourself the Wrong Way?

Are you using your bathroom scale properly? If you're a traumatic 21st century dieter, you might very well be using it wrong. Read More

Is "Scale Seduction" Responsible for Your Struggle with Weight?

For someone trying to lose weight, are there any sweet nothings sweeter than the sweet something the scale just told you that you've lost? Those sweet somethings, while certainly seductive, might also be dangerous to your likelihood of lifelong success. Make sure you're not letting your scale push you around. Read More

Gravitophobia: The Irrational Fear of Your Bathroom Scale

When your weight management efforts go sour, do you suddenly develop a bad case of gravitophobia - the irrational fear of being weighed? You're far from alone. Read More

Do You Suffer from Scale Addiction?

Is your scale your personal weight loss judge and jury? Do you jump on it multiple times a day? Can it make or break your mood? Maybe you've got scale addiction. Read More

Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., is the founder and Medical Director of the Bariatric Medical Institute in Ottawa, Canada.

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About Traumatic Dieting

Between societal "get thin" messaging and hateful weight bias, weight management is sometimes a traumatic affair. Making matters worse is the fact that most folks run at dieting involves the healthiest lives they can tolerate, not the healthiest lives they can enjoy. This blog aims to cover some of the true realities of weight management and will never forget that we use food for both comfort and celebration!