Nashville, TN (PRWEB) June 16, 2008 -- Becoming Thin Within, Internet Radio's Unique Perspective on Weight Loss with host, Deborah J. Wright broadcasting on the TalkZone.com network from outside Nashville, TN, has decided it is about time someone step up and look out for the desperate weight loss consumers out there instead of against them.

The weight loss industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and weight loss pills are a huge portion of it. As a reformed chronic yo-yo dieter herself and now a Nutritional Counselor, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Certified Personal Trainer, Wright had taken many diet pills in the past always hoping that THIS one would be the magic pill to end her depression, self-hate and self-loathing over her weight issues.

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Okay, so this site is pledged to finding ways to lose weight without dieting.  Dieting doesn't work!  But that doesn't mean that some popular articles on how to drop some pounds by dieting don't also have good non-dieting tips.  The article that follows is one such article.  I've obliterated all references to dieting and left only those parts that fit this sites mission.

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How to Lose Weight

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
f you're having a hard time maintaining your efforts over time, here are some radical ways to break away from the routine.

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2. Downsize your kitchenware. The human mind works in mysterious ways. It turns out that using smaller bowls, plates, and containers can subconsciously influence how much you serve yourself. Even nutrition experts are victims of this phenomenon; when 85 of them were given a random mix of small and large bowls and scoops, those who got larger bowls served themselves 31% more ice cream, and added on another 14.5% if they had bigger scoops![1]
   
   
3. Put down the knife. By putting down whatever utensils you're using between every bite, you can significantly slow down your eating time, leaving your stomach a chance to feel full and reducing the likelihood that you'll go for seconds. Another technique that can have a similar effect is to take a sip between each bite. Numerous studies have shown that eating slowly results in eating less.[2][3] There's even a device you can get from a dentist that you wear to make your oral cavity smaller so that you take smaller bites,[2] and a fork that's so awkward to use that you'll get less food per bite![4]
   
   
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6. Limit your spending. Some people have an easier time controlling their wallet than controlling their diet. So go ahead, cut up those credit cards, and build up your emergency fund, if you haven't already (in its own account, and leave the bank card at home). Limit the amount of cash you have in your wallet, especially if you're subject to spontaneous fast food indulgences. When you go grocery shopping, have a list prepared, and bring just enough money to cover those items (this might take a few dry runs). The embarrassment of not having enough money at the register will keep you from throwing a few extra items in the shopping cart. If you don't do the grocery shopping, then offer to take on this monumental role. Your family or roommates might complain about the absence of junk food, but you'll be doing them a favor by stocking the kitchen with healthy stuff. They'll thank you...later. Years later.
   
   
7. Set a digital watch to go off every two hours. Only eat when the watch tells you to. Spontaneous eating sessions (those times when you feel those hunger pangs, those cravings, and you scour the cabinets or the streets in search of satisfaction) are your weakest points. This is why all weight loss books tell you to avoid skipping meals. If you eat every two hours, you won't get so hungry that you gorge yourself when you do eat. You know how it goes: "Oh...I'm so hungry...the brownies are right there...I'd have to walk all the way to the deli to get a sandwich, but my stomach's churning...". [Edited]
   
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Geneen Roth gets it.  Truth be told, she got it before I did.  So kudos to her.

Writing in Good Housekeeping, Roth specifically states that "wanting to change what we do with food means changing what we do without food.  And often that means taking a risk.  Breaking out of our routines.  Doing something we've never done before.  Questioning beliefs we've taken for granted, such as 'I am supposed to do this alone' and 'Asking for help is a sign of weakness.'"

I might add to her list: harboring a negative self image, dwelling on life's difficulties, feeling responsible for the behaviors of others, accepting responsibility for circumstances beyond our control, etc. etc.

Food is very frequently a surrogate -- a substitute -- for what we really crave.  The ideas is to deconstruct WHY we eat when we do, and to search out other ways to satisfy our emotional hunger.

"There is always at least one thing could do besides eating, something that would take better care of you than food does," Roth writes.  "How do I know this?" she asks.  "Because food is a physical substance, and a physical substance can only fill physical hunger.  It cannot -- and was never meant to -- provide the things that only other people can provide, things like love and contact and comfort."

Again, I would add to what Roth wrote by noting that there is always -- always -- one person in the world who you can count on to love and appreciate and be a best friend to you and that is yourself.  Whatever life delivers -- and often it is a very harsh package -- if you don't let it rob you of your own positive companionship, you can fill most any emotional void.

Those who need outside emotional help have this site.  And if we're not enough, there are many additional resources to help you get and stand happily on your own two feet.  Once there, you'll be a much happier individual with or without the extra pounds.

-- Dean Rotbart
Founder & Editor

Until I draw enough traffic and attention to this new site, I plan to evangelize for the No-Diet lifestyle on other blogs as well. Today I signed up and posted on the Amazon.com Weight Loss forum. Most of the poor souls there are in search of that magic diet that will allow them to take and keep off many pounds. It is my mission to convince them to address the causes of their weight gain rather than seeking some form of dietary relief.

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Taking off extra pounds is #1 on the wish list of more Americans than other self-improvement step.
“Between the tens of millions of Americans who are overweight and the many millions more who think they are overweight, all of the other vices just don’t compete,” says Dean Rotbart, founder and editor. NoDiet-WeightLoss.com estimates that weight loss is on the New Year’s Resolutions list of at least 64% of all Americans and at the top of the list of 42% of all Americans.

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"It is a wonderful life and those who are overweight need to embrace the fact more than others," No Diet-Weight Loss's Dean Rotbart believes. "Rather than focus on what you eat -- or don't eat -- holiday revelers should practice counting their many blessings and learning to again feel good about themselves just as they are."

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Did any of the experts ever consider that one of the reasons we gain weight during the holidays is not because we overeat all those delicious meals and treats, but that we overeat all those delicious meals and treats because of the anxiety that comes gift-wrapped during the holiday season?

I'm particularly struck by a news release on December 24, 2007 from Academy of the Sierras, a leading treatment program for obese children, adolescents and young adults.

Among AOS's very original recommendations:

1.  Begin the day with a brisk walk to dampen your appetitite.

2.  Call your party host in advance so you can "make a list of what you will eat, with whom you will talk, and how you will stay focused on successful weight control even during the party."

3.  Eat low-fat, low-sugar foods throughout the day and then protein immediately before the party.

4.  Avoid high calorie foods such as high-fat chips, dips, nuts and appetizers.

5.  Write down virtually everything you eat.

You get the idea.  AOS recommends we all obsess about our diets as a way of succeeding.  Well, to quote Santa Claus, "Ho, ho, ho!"

I'm looking for better ideas.  How about suggestions for making oneself more comfortable when reuniting with family and friends who make us feel uncomfortable or who challenge our self-images?  How about suggestions for feeling good about ourselves if we say 'no' to a family party, because we really don't need the stress of it all?

How do we deal with those at the party who appear to be more successful, more svelt and more popular than we are?  How do we realize what wonderful blessings we all enjoy, whether or not we fit into a size 0 dress or a pair of 32-waist jeans?

Many of us overeat at parties because food makes us feel good, doesn't judge us, doesn't criticize us, doesn't remind us of what it thinks we should be like.  Replacing all that with a celary stick just won't cut it.

Email me at dean@youherenow.com with your suggestions or posts.  I'll see that they are listed on this site.

-- Dean Rotbart
Founder & Editor 

Beverly Hills, CA – The vast majority of overweight people are sick and tired of having well-meaning friends, family members and medical staff telling them HOW to lose weight.

Don’t think we haven’t tried or can’t distinguish a carrot from a chocolate cake.

NoDiet-WeightLoss.com is a new blog that promises not to preach and not to teach dieting.  Rather, it will offer a comfortable community forum to share workable suggestions for taking off pounds without diet depravation.

NoDiet-WeightLoss.com is founded and edited by Dean Rotbart, a lifelong dieter who previously published LowCarbiz.com, a newsletter focused on the low carb business world.

Rotbart, himself, has lost many hundreds of pound, only to regain the vast majority of them.  He has personally come to conclude that diets don’t work and that successful weight-loss involves non-dietary lifestyle changes.

“The real villains for overweight people are stress, illness, unhappiness, loneliness and poor self image,” Rotbart says.  “Those who push us to eat less and exercise more are only addressing our symptoms, not the cause.”

Because NoDiet-WeightLoss.com is a new site, those who want to post their own experiences and suggestions will have to do so in one of two ways.  1.) Comment directly on existing posts.  2.)  Or, email Rotbart at dean@youherenow.com and permit him to post for you.

As the site grows, NoDiet-WeightLoss.com plans to convert to a Web 2.0 platform, allowing all users to build their own content pages.

I'm really sick of well-meaning family and friends telling me HOW to diet.  As if I haven't read every diet book ever published and tried deprivation of every variety of food -- high-carb, high-fat, low-fat, organic, caveman, cavewoman, cave bear.  You name it, I've tried it.

Then there are the doctors.  Oh, please!

"You really need to loose weight."

"Try exercising five days a week."

"Three days a week."

"Once a week."

"At least think about exercise."  (I made this one up.)

To all these so called experts, this I wish to say, EAT IT!

This site is about losing weight without dieting.  Been there, done that.

I will share with you my "School of Hard Knocks" insights into losing weight without dieting and I hope you'll post your comments here to share your experiences with me.

Rather than slogging along alone, we can all use this web site to find alternative ways to weight loss and in the process make some 'virtual' friends.

If you see another post we ought to link to or an article elsewhere we ought to highlight, please let me know.  You are invited to send photos and recipes and diary logs and anything else that will help teach and inspire us. 

Think of this site as the anti-diet weight-loss center. 

Email me at dean@youherenow.com with your suggestions or posts.  I'll see that they are listed on this site.

-- Dean Rotbart
Founder & Editor

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