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  • Dieting Makes You Think Bad Things About Yourself-Like You Only Like Junk

    by Meg Meranus
    When I was a dieter, I thought that I was a huge eater, that I craved junk, and that I was always hungry.  I never thought that if given any choice...

  • My Grandmother Didn’t Know What She Weighed

    by Meg Meranus
    I remember asking my grandmother how much she weighed.  She giggled and said she had no idea.  She thought hard back to her last doctor’s appointme...

  • Eating Healthful Food Without Hunger IS NOT Healthful

    by Meg Meranus
    Eating really healthful foods, when you are hungry and crave them is great. But I hear a lot of people express how “healthfully” they eat without a...

  • Diets, Depression And Anxiety

    by Meg Meranus
    Studies show that dieting frequently leads to lowered self esteem, and more depression and anxiety.  The study I am citing is from the University o...

  • All The Things You May Be Feeling…

    by Meg Meranus
    Do not underestimate how large a perspective shift it is to go from being a dieter to someone with a “thin mentality.”Expect: That you will doubt ...

  • Dieting Is Expensive, Your Thin Mentality Isn’t

    by Meg Meranus
    One of the greatest things about having a healthy thin mentality is that you get to be picky. I don’t ever eat something I don’t really want.  I li...

  • Best Exercise Of All?

    by Meg Meranus
    I taught aerobics for years- and spinning.  And I worked out a lot.  And I lifted weights. And I love tennis Do you know what exercise I would keep...

  • You Can’t Control Everything, But You Can Be In Charge Of You!

    by Meg Meranus
    Life throws stuff at you, right? You had all good plans to eat a low calorie lunch, but then your boss asked you to eat lunch with a client.  You s...

  • You Will Crave Nutritious Food Too!

    by Meg Meranus
    So I was at a restaurant eating a nice salad that was crunchy and delicious last night.   Someone I know, who knows I run this website said, “Oh, I...

  • Sugar Isn’t Poison

    by Meg Meranus
    One of the most important behaviors of a healthy thin mentality is to stop demonizing foods. This gets tricky because some people think I am ignori...

  • Take This Quick Thin Mentality Quiz!

    by Meg Meranus
    See how you do on this little 5 question “test” of diet mentality versus “thin mentality!” 1.  You wake up and are not hungry, so you don’t eat.  ...

  • Thin People Versus Dieters- Who Uses What

    by Meg Meranus
    When I went on my first diet,  my goal was to diet, lose 10 pounds, and then stop dieting. But that is not what happens. You diet, you lose 10 poun...