When I lived in London, there was interesting nutrition show on TV with a very catchy 
title that I can no longer remember. (Maybe it was, “You Are What you Eat”?) A nutritionist went into the home of a very unhealthy eater and had a detailed discussion of what the person was eating on a daily basis. At the end of the week, the nutritionist came back and laid out all of the food that the person was eating for the entire week. On paper it didn’t seem all that horrific. But seeing the mounds of pizza, chips, soda, bacon, chocolate, and fried food all together, was shocking.
Often I have clients who eat very well, yet are not losing weight. When this happens, we take a closer look to see what’s going on. Often, we discover that there are “nimbles” in between that are sabotaging progress. Licking the wooden spoon when making a cake, having a taste of your husband’s pasta, having a few of you friend’s French fries or eating the crust of your child’s grilled cheese shouldn’t count. But it does. And, unfortunately, it all adds up.
If this is your issue, you can try a visual experiment similar to what the nutritionist did on the British TV show. Take an empty jar and put it on the kitchen counter. Every time you take a nimble or bit of this or that, put it in the jar instead of your mouth. Take a look at that jar at the end of the day. You might be VERY surprised. This could be the perfect visual aid that will give you the information that you need to see.
And who knows……..maybe just having that jar out on the counter will enough of a reminder!
me into Manhattan. Standing on the platform next to me was a woman, probably around my age (mid-50’s), wearing black pants, a black top and a cobalt blue jacket. The jacket was really interesting—it was made out of strips—it almost looked like a lattice art piece. I loved it. So I approached her and awkwardly told her that I loved her jacket. She turned and smiled. I went on to tell her that I also loved the color and that she looked great. The woman smiled more broadly and seemed to stand a bit taller. She told me that she was heading into the city for some type of networking event. I told her that with that outfit, she was going to do just great. The woman turned directly to me and said, with true gratitude in her eyes, “Thank you so much…….you really made my day!”
