Why is it that sometimes we have fantastic self-control and at other times it seems to have escaped our abilities altogether?
Self-control is what experts call “delay discounting.” It is making a choice between an immediate small reward or a larger reward later. When you have self-control, you are choosing the bigger rewards you will receive at a later date. We all experience delay discounting in several aspects of our lives:
The subject of hiding food is not easy to talk about. Some of the people I’ve worked with hide food from others so that they can later find that food and sink into momentary comfort. What they find is that the comfort is fleeting and it is always followed by regret.
Though not an easy step to take, if you are hiding food, you must get rid of the stashes. These stashes hurt your waistline and psyche.
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One of the most important things you can do for yourself is to reveal why you want to lose weight. The reasons why you want to lose weight are your personal motivators – not a weight loss goal. By “reveal,” I mean to reveal to yourself. These “whys” will not only help you lose weight but will help you keep it off.
Wherever you feel comfortable storing your “why list,” jot down why you want to lose weight. You can do it on your computer, in a notebook or even on a sticky note. Keep the list handy so you can…Read More »
People that consume little to no alcohol can still get fatty liver disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a term for a range of conditions that result in too much fat stored in liver cells. One of the most serious forms of the disease is non-alcoholic steatohepatitis marked by liver inflammation that can progress to scarring and irreversible damage. At the most serious stage, steatohepatitis can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure.
In a University of Surrey study, researchers looked at two groups of men – one group with low levels of liver fat and a second group that had…Read More »
Did you know that the foods you eat have a metabolic and hormonal effect on your body?
These effects change depending on the macronutrient (carbohydrate, fat, protein) mix of what you put in your mouth. For this column, let’s consider each macronutrient in isolation of the others. In other words, what happens if you eat something that is 100% fat?
If you look at the illustration picture, you can see that if you consume a food that is 100% fat, the result is very little effect on blood sugar. If you eat a food that is 100% protein, there is a slight…Read More »
A great recipe submission to the book, Become a Fat-Burning Machine, by Samantha Tritsch
ROASTED EGGPLANT WITH RAW VEGAN PESTO
1 large eggplant, sliced ½ inch thick
Ingredients for raw vegan pesto:
½ cup olive oil
½ lemon, juice
Handful of basil (add more to taste)
1-2 cloves of peel garlic (add more or less, to taste)
¼ cup of sprouted sunflower seeds
6-10 raw, unsalted cashews
1 teaspoon course sea salt
Handful of raw kale, de-stemmed
Coconut oil spray (or any vegetable spray to coat)
Make pesto by combining ingredients in a food processor or on the pulse setting of a blender for about 30 seconds. For a thinner…Read More »
In my Fat-Burning Machine class, I cover much more about the hormone insulin than I had room to cover in the book. If you’ve been reading my columns, you know that insulin is nicknamed “the fat-storing hormone.” By eliminating big spikes or large volumes of insulin release, we can coax our bodies into burning fat. There are several ways to do this and I cover many of these strategies right here in my columns and the newsletter (be sure to sign-up for the newsletter.)
One question that comes up frequently is, “Does night eating cause weight gain?” Great question.
I’ll…Read More »
Great questions from Jan R. – “What are the health benefits of drinking hydrogenated water? And, do you recommend it?”
I have to say I had not heard of hydrogenated water before Jan asked about it – so I had to do some digging.
Hydrogenated water
Hydrogenated water or “hydro-water” has a greater concentration of hydrogen (as you might expect) than regular water. Hydrogen is infused into the water by purchase (you buy it ready-made), tablet or a machine that does it for you.
If you purchase it already made, it’s roughly $3 per 11-ounce container. The tablets run about a buck…Read More »
Q. Hey Gale! I am loving the Fat-Burning Machine plan. Thank you so much for helping me see a way of eating that can last a lifetime. (I know you call it a “diet” but it is a new lifestyle for me!) I’ve only been following the plan for three weeks and I’ve lost 6 pounds, I’m not hungry and I’m sleeping better.
In the book you recommend breakfast, lunch and two snacks. As I’ve become a Fat-Burning Machine (yay!) I sometimes don’t feel like a snack. Because I’m having success, I’m afraid to cut it out. Is snacking…Read More »
