“Most people don’t want to get healthy.”

This was a rather surprising statement to hear from a health care professional, though I understood why he would say that.  Patients came to see him to get better but wouldn’t follow the treatment protocol or weight loss program for too long or even at all or would continue to do the things that got them unhealthy in the first place. [Read more...]

Most of us live in a world of exceptional abundance and our food choices are virtually limitless.  This limitless choice helps explain why weight loss, weight management, and healthy living challenge us.  At first blush, the idea of voluntarily restricting our food choices feels like a prohibition, even a punishment, what’s fun about prohibiting ourselves from something we love? [Read more...]

What does choice look like?  Here’s a snippet from a recent Austin Health Coaching call:

“I did really good for the last 3 days,” she said.  “And last night was date night and we went to this place the makes the best pizza in the world.  So I ate it.  That was bad.”  “Well,” I said, “it sounds like it was good.” “Oh it was tasty, but I felt tired and sluggish afterward.” We talked about why pizza had that effect, how it’s not on program for now, and what other choices for date night are both fun and on program.  Then we moved to the heart of the matter:  what’s “good,” what’s “bad,” and what true choice looks like. [Read more...]