The Skinny by Amy Brunell

Weight – It’s not what you think. I am a health/care weight loss professional who is herself overweight. I’ve worked with thousands of people for over 17 years to help them feel better about themselves. …[READ MORE]

“Willpower” isn’t a word I ever use. If there is one word that I would like to abolish in the diet/weight loss industry, it’s the notion of “willpower.” Why is good health always tied together …[READ MORE]

Stop! What you’re eating is not a snack. It’s a treat! We have been inundated with food marketing of low nutrition substances offered as a potential snack. Some companies have even used the name of …[READ MORE]

Our chances of success are impacted by our level of motivation. That seems obvious. But there are two problems. It insinuates that our motivation must stay at a certain level in order to be successful …[READ MORE]

I got an attack of the “Uglies” yesterday. It was a vicious attack. So unfair, unplanned and unexpected. I was in a tech shop playing with phones and took an unflattering photo of myself in …[READ MORE]

It’s so easy at the start of the New Year to find something extreme to do to change your life. You’ll start exercising, getting off sugar, enroll in college, change your job, buy a car, …[READ MORE]

We call all sorts of people “friends,” but what does that mean and does it matter? Is a friend a friend? Examining the many different relationships we carry throughout our lives, the title of ‘friend’ …[READ MORE]

How to have it? How to keep trying for that elusive quality? Why choose hope? Because I can. I have a choice. I admit it’s a discipline of mind to keep reaching for hope. Lately …[READ MORE]

Let’s think about Worry. How do you worry? Why do you worry? What do you imagine happens when you worry? Does it help? “Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.” Eckhart Tolle …[READ MORE]

I’ve spent my whole life actively trying to change my relationship with food. And while I won’t be cocky enough to say I’m cured, I am better. I don’t use food the way I used …[READ MORE]