All posts by Shari Broder
EP. #92: 9 Reasons Why I Teach What I Teach
What’s the philosophy behind the Weight Loss for Foodies approach to food, eating and weight?Why did I feel called to become a coach despite being very happy with my fascinating practice as an arbitrator
Continue readingEP. #91: How to Really Enjoy the Holidays Without Overeating
It doesn’t matter whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, the New Year or any of the many celebrations this time of year. You know there will be lots of
Continue readingEP. #90: Why Some People Succeed While Others Do Not
What’s the difference between people who succeed at losing weight and keeping it off, and those who don’t? It isn’t giving up carbs or sugar.It isn’t fasting, cleanses or detoxes.It isn’t
Continue readingEP. #89: To Change Your Weight, Change Your Identity
Does that sound like a strange topic for a podcast?Am I going to teach you how to transform from Clark Kent into Superman? From Peter Parker into Spiderman? Not THAT kind of identity change. It’s
Continue readingEP. #88: Are You Sabotaging Yourself? It’s Probably Your Subconscious Mind
Do you ever think you want to end your battle with food and eating and your weight more than anything? But somehow you can’t stop yourself from overeating? Despite your best intentions, do you eat
Continue readingEP. #87: THE Question to Ask When You Want to Eat But Aren’t Hungry
Do you associate eating with hunger? Or do you eat for all kinds of other reasons? The reason we feel hunger is because that is our body’s way of telling us it needs fuel. If we eat when we’re
Continue readingEP. #86: How to Eat Well By Menu Planning
I never anticipated doing a podcast on this topic. My focus as a coach is on teaching foodies:HOW to eat in tune with your body’s hunger and fullness signals, consciously, savoring your food;
Continue readingEP. #85: “That’s Just the Way I am!” is a Big Lie
Do you ever think or say to others, “That’s just the way I am”?Do you believe that you can’t change certain things about yourself or your life, even though it is holding you back? Do you believe
Continue readingEP. #84: 6 Questions to Ask to End Emotional Eating
Have you ever thought about the tiny number of things over which we have actual control? There are so many things in life that go on regardless of us “doing” anything to make them happen.
Continue readingEP. #83: Don’t Postpone Living Until You’re Thinner (or Women and Body Image, Part 2)
Have you chosen to “sit out” doing the things you want to do until you’ve lost weight?Skipped a big event or a day at the beach because you don’t look the way you think you should?Why? What do
Continue readingEP. #82: Why Working Too Much Can Cause Weight Gain (and other health problems)
Are you spending so much time working in your job that it interferes with your ability to take proper care of yourself?Do you mindlessly gobble down lunch at your desk?Does regular exercise fall to the
Continue readingEP. #81: How Stress Affects Your Weight
Do you feel stressed out often?Although we hear a lot about stress in the media, many people overlook the effect that it has, not only on their overall health, but on their weight, too. Stress
Continue reading8 Reasons Why You Aren’t Losing Weight
Discouraged with your attempts at weight loss?Every year, 45 million people in the United States alone start a new diet. They spend $33 billion on diet products. $33 billion down the drain because 95-97%
Continue readingEP. #80: Why Listening to Your Body Is Essential
It is more important to listen to your body and allow its messages to take the lead when it comes to when, what and how much you eat than it is to be at your goal weight. Does that surprise you? In
Continue readingEP. #79: It Probably Isn’t Your Genes
Have you been assuming that the reason you can’t lose weight is because being overweight runs in your family? Is almost everyone in your family overweight? Do you believe that genetics are
Continue readingEP. #78: 5 Reasons to Eat Slowly and How to Do It
You’re a foodie, and you really love food, right? But do you rush through your meals, or give yourself time to enjoy them?One of the simplest steps you can take to improve your health and
Continue readingEP. #77: Using Planning and Visualization to Prevent Overeating
Is it hard for you to avoid overeating at parties? On vacations? Or other special events?Are those the kinds of things that throw you off track, then you have trouble getting back on your weight loss path?I
Continue readingEP. #76: When Does Healthy Eating Become Unhealthy?
If you want to be healthy, then eating healthy is important. That’s not rocket science. And who doesn’t want to be healthy? But can you go overboard? Can healthy eating or so-called “clean
Continue readingEP. #75: Women and Body Image
Do you hate the way you look? Do you wonder how you could ever feel okay about your body? If you’re middle-aged or older, do you worry about your wrinkles and the effect gravity is having on
Continue readingEP. #74: What’s the Best Way to Lose Weight?
What’s the very best way to lose weight? There are tons of diets out there, each one clamoring for your attention and maybe your money. But do any of them work? When I say “work,”
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