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Manuel Villacorta, author of Eating Free, was interviewed by Prevention magazine to discuss why many diets “tank at night.” Do you find this happening to you? Get solutions by reading more …

Week 1 – Am I Living Each Day Fully? My name is Karl Mason and I’m the 2012 Commit To Fit winner, sponsored by DIAKADI Body and MV Nutrition. I am 43, live in San Francisco, CA, am employed and try to live each day to the fullest as best as I can…or am I…?…

Who doesn’t love to wake up feeling refreshed after a restful night of sleep? Unfortunately, the daily grind of modern life seems to get in the way of our snooze time these days. Staying up late and waking up early – bad idea. Not only does that lead to extra awake time to raid that…

I blame last week’s weight gain, in part, on Halloween candy.  There was a ton of it in the office and it was hard to avoid. And this week was going to be worse, because it was the week leading up to Halloween.  So I decided to get everyone in my office involved in keeping me away from…

How often do we actually take at least 20 minutes to eat a meal? Do you eat in front of the television when at home or in front of a computer when at work? When was the last time you sat down quietly at lunch and took a moment to inhale the aromas from your…

Apparently I have food baggage.  I know, I know…it seems obvious to any outsider looking in that the fat guy has food issues, but learning this about myself definitely caught me by surprise.  Now that I’m actually trying to control what finds its way into my belly, I’m finding that certain food situations intimidate me….

One of the “themes” that seems to be coming up lately in my conversations (about weight loss, fitness, etc.) is the notion of “being ready.”  By that I mean being receptive to the idea of weight loss and that it’s necessary and that it’s going to take some time and work.   Actually, I want…

This is NOT a blog about Dr. Siegal’s cookie diet from 1975. I’m not selling any products from packages in this blog. In fact, this food doesn’t come out of a package, it comes directly out of your oven. Today, we’re discussing the concept of eating cookies and losing weight. The other day, a client…

FREE WEBINAR   Don’t miss this great webinar Learn the difference between psychological and physiological hunger-and end overeating once and for all!   In Eating Free’s first Holiday Free-For-All webinar, I’ll teach you how to differentiate between genuine physical appetite and emotional/hormonal cravings, all of which may occur at the same time, leading to needless binging.  I’ll also…

 To listen to the entire show from November 24th 2010 visit Eating Free Radio.  However, here is a summary of the questions asked.   The Holiday Eating Free Free-for-All has been a great success with new sign-ups daily!  We’ve had many great questions on how our program and the food records work.  You can listen…