Food as Entertainment

Sep 8, 2016 | Diet, Fat, Fitness

For most of my adult life, I fancied myself as a foodie. I lived for amazing meals at highly rated restaurants, I loved wine (especially sparkling wine), and dreamed about eating my way through Europe someday. I pretty much only watched food-related shows on TV (and I...

Why you should keep a Food Journal

Sep 1, 2016 | Diet, Fat, Fitness

I have a history of having a love/hate relationship with food journals. In my Weight Watchers days, I had no problem keeping track of what I ate and assigning the appropriate points. At first this was on little paper booklets that they supplied and then later, on the...

Sensations vs. Feelings

Aug 25, 2016 | Diet, Fat, Fitness

Hi everyone! In this post, I want to teach you the difference between feelings and sensations. It’s really important to understand the distinction between the two when you are trying to understand why you overeat. Sensations: A sensation is a message sent from your...

Hunger Scale, Part 2

Aug 18, 2016 | Diet, Fat, Fitness

Welcome back for part 2 of my 2-part series about the hunger scale! To review my first blog post about the hunger scale, click here. So now that you know what the hunger scale is, I want to show you how to apply it to your eating habits so that you can start losing...

Hunger Scale, Part 1

Aug 11, 2016 | Diet, Fat, Fitness

Welcome back, everyone! I’m so glad that you’re here and ready to learn! I can’t wait to get started with all of you. The first concept I want to introduce to you is the Hunger Scale. This is the first in a 2-part series about the hunger scale. There are many...

Hello!

Aug 4, 2016 | Diet, Fat, Fitness

Hello everyone! Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Katrina Ubell, MD. I’m a pediatrician who retired from my successful private practice to become a certified life and weight loss coach for other women physicians. When I was first exposed to life coaching...