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Be the DJ šŸŽ§ of your life : Ever feel like youā€™re fighting yourself?

I have this rule for when both my kids are in the car and we are driving somewhere.Ā 

I created it because they would often argue about what kind of music should be played.

And, of course, being sibl...

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The Surprising Way to Get your Family to Eat Better

ā€œYour actions speak so loudly, I cannot hear what you are saying.ā€ - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ever held back on improving your nutrition because of your family? I used to.Ā 

My husband loved trying new re...

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The Great Disconnect: Why Women Doctors Struggle With Weight Loss

Something happens to doctors in our training process,Ā we stop listening to our bodies. We learn how to disconnect from our bodies.

I remember being a 3rd-year medical student scrubbed into an 8-hour ...

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The Bad Eating Habit I Learned in Residency And How it Kept Me Stuck for Years

Stress eating is a learned behavior and is one of four bad habits I picked up when I became an emergency physician that made it hard for me to lose weight and keep it off.Ā 

Whenever the ER would get ...

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I Was Shocked When I Read the Menu : How to Hack the Obesity Trend

I recently went to my momā€™s favorite Italian restaurant to celebrate her birthday. I was about to order my usual - eggplant parmesan ā€“ when I noticed their updated menus now shared the calorie count o...

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How Fasting Can Backfire and Cause ā€˜Revenge Eatingā€™

Ever heard the one about intermittent fasting being the weight loss godsend for busy professionals?

'Skip some meals and melt the fat' is the mantra. If only weight loss was as simple as a catchy slo...

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The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Kids

They say that there are three things that change a person forever. One is going to war as a soldier. The second is becoming a doctor, and the third is becoming a parent.Ā 

While Iā€™m not a soldier and ...

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The Big Reason Personal Trainers Can't Help You Lose Weight

I remember when I got a personal trainer back in residency. I had just gotten married and had gained a bit of weight in the honeymoon phase of marriage and wanted to get back in shape.

So I did what ...

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Sneaky Ways Confirmation Bias Can Impact Your Personal Life

As a new mother, working in the emergency department made me want to go home and childproof every nook and cranny of our house. On a daily basis at work I would care for children, most often toddlers,...

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Two Key Mindset Shifts for Lasting Weight Loss

In France they have this great saying:Ā ā€œDonā€™t dig your grave with your fork and knife.ā€

When I heard it, it rang so true. As doctors we see this daily, people eating in a way that creates or exacerba...

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How to Get Off the Dieting Roller Coaster as a Woman Doctor

Before I became a certified weight and life coach, I used to do a different type of health and fitness coaching where I would give my clients workout and nutrition plans to follow.Ā 

Motivated to lose...

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