The Weight-ing Game

Changing lives one reasonable bite at a time

Gregg McBride

How Can We Stay Sane and in Touch While Self Quarantining?

Isolating ourselves has the potential to harm our psyches and adversely affect how we treat one another going forward. Here are some tips to help combat the longterm side effects.

Does Self-Acceptance Mean We Don't Have to Lose Weight?

Celebrities like Lizzo preach self-love and acceptance. But does that translate to permission to allow ourselves to remain at a weight that could be harming our physical health?

Why Do Healthy Eaters Sometimes Fear the Holiday Season?

For anyone trying to lose or keep off excess weight, the onset of the holidays can bring with them a panic that goes beyond making our list and checking it twice.

Are You Asking The Right Questions About Losing Weight?

Good news! You can have your cake and eat it, too. But that might start with changing your questions about how to achieve the weight loss success that's evaded you up till now.

Why Do We Often Believe Change Won't Or Can't Occur?

We can’t see around life's virtual corners. But all sorts of change—and possibility—lie just beyond them.

What’s the Benefit of Finding Joy in the Midst of Adversity?

A bright outlook can be a gift to ourselves—a gift that has the potential to remind us that no matter what we’re going through, there is always joy to be had.

Does Bingeing on Healthier Foods Still Count as Overeating?

Eating to excess, no matter what the food choices, is still eating to excess.

Looking For the Best Gift to Give Yourself This Season?

By not being fully present (whether running errands or attending parties), we aren't allowing ourselves to achieve the kind of peace of mind that being 'in the moment' offers.

All I Need to Know I Learned From My Foster Kittens

Despite a rough start at life, these kittens were anything but bitter or scared. They were ready to roll with whatever life had to offer. A lesson I soon learned to take to heart.

Can Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Enjoy Mother's Day?

Despite the flowers, the brunches, and the greeting cards, certain holidays can elicit more angst than joy—especially for those who've survived traumatic childhoods.

Which Habits Might Foretell Our Resistance To Being Present?

Even those of us committed to presence of mind can sometimes find ourselves distracted by the past or future. But what can we do to re-set when catching ourselves in the act?

When Should We Let Challenges Go And Let Real Life Flow?

Talk to almost anyone you know and they’ll likely tell you that 2017 has been a year full of challenges. This can sometimes be a rough planet. But it can also be a giving one.

Are You Giving Yourself the Level of Self-Care You Deserve?

When we care for something, it thrives. When we shun it, it withers. Therefore, isn't it time we stop mentally knocking ourselves down when we think of goals we haven't yet met?

Why Do Man Buns Inspire Instant Vitriol?

With the advent of social media, we’ve all become a little more “brave” in regard to sharing our opinions. The parallels to other life disagreements have not been lost on me.

What Might You Be Telling Yourself That's Holding You Back?

What we say to and about ourselves matters. We hear it. We feel it. We embody it. It becomes part of our psychological makeup on every level.

Why Simple Advice is Often the Best Advice

No matter how many times we replay past events or decisions in our heads, they are never going to be undone. So the sooner we swallow hard and move on, the better.

How's That New Year's Diet Working Out For You So Far?

This year why not make this the last time you begin a 'weight loss plan' and, instead, think of it as a 'clean, healthy eating for life plan?'

What Can Zombies Teach Us About Reaching Our Goals?

While we don’t always know what obstacles lie ahead, no matter what knocks us down, we have the option of getting back up and recommitting to moving (or stumbling) toward our goals

Why Dieting With a Light Switch Mentality Can Be a Turnoff

Being "on" or "off" of a diet has become part of the weight loss industry vernacular. But this way of thinking can often lead to more weight gain than actual weight loss.

What's the 4-Letter Word Your Diet Might Be Missing?

Wanting a quick fix (which can include fads, pills or even surgery), some dieters often ignore the actual "work" it takes to successfully lose excess weight once and for all.

What Do We Do When Abuse from the Past Rears Its Ugly Head?

No matter how well we've survived horrors from our past, there are times that events can reappear and cause us to once again face what we thought we might never have to face again.

Peanut Butter's Revenge

Hell hath no fury like a "trigger food" does for someone with a dieter's mentality. Especially when that someone is trying to eat, live and think healthy.

Should Obesity Really Be Classified As A Disease?

No matter how the medical community classifies our national (and individual) obesity issues, let’s not forget that that the real cure still comes from inside ourselves.

Why Do Certain Foods Seem to Have Power Over Us?

Sure, I took off 250 pounds of excess weight without pills, surgery or gimmicks. But keeping it off still requires commitment—especially when it comes to certain food groups.

What Can Man's Best Friend Teach Us About Letting Things Go?

Next time a stressful situation is playing on an endless loop in your mind, try giving yourself this simple dog command to see if it might help bring back some perspective.

Is Portion Control Really the Key to Dieting Success?

Can there really such a thing as eating too many steamed green beans? In my experience (as someone who has taken off over 250 pounds and kept it off for a decade)... Absolutely.

Is the New Year Really the Best Time to Declare a New You?

2016 is the year you can lose your excess weight. But only if you think of yourself with love, acceptance and the knowledge that you got it goin' on -- even as you are right now.

You Don't Have to Like Working Out to Reap the Rewards

Whether setting the alarm for early in the morning or scheduling a 30-minute walk later in the day, do your body, mind and spirit a favor and make working out a part of your life.

Can Us Dieters Really Have Our Cake and Eat it, too?

When working to get or stay healthy, any food and drink requires portion control. This is as true for green beans as it is for fresh-baked treats. That's what moderation is all about. And whether you incorporate moderation into your lifestyle before, during or after a diet, it's something you're going to want to master at some point.

How Dieters Can Make Halloween More About Treats Than Tricks

Hear that scream? That's not an extra from The Walking Dead or someone watching a scary movie marathon. That's me walking near the candy aisle while at the grocery store during this time of year. And like me, many of us with a dieter's mentality fear Halloween with the same kind of dread we do a visit to the dentist or getting on the scale after a weekend binge.

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