by Dr Aletta | Mar 29, 2010 | Body/Mind, Self-Esteem, Weight & Shape
It’s been a LONG time since I’ve written about my weight struggle. That’s because there hasn’t been much of a fight to report. For a while there I surrendered to my impulses for whatever I craved. Plus I wasn’t getting up early to... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 9, 2009 | Body/Mind, Self-Esteem
Two months ago I wrote Eight Mental & Physical Fitness Principles I Can Live With. I just re-read them because I needed a reminder. For whatever reason I am forever slipping and picking myself up again. Maybe the lesson here is that that's not so bad. Maybe... by Dr Aletta | Oct 21, 2009 | Family Matters, Relationships
Q: How do you get your kids to talk to you? A: Sit down to a family meal more days than not. While you are eating, talk about those things you’d like to hear from them.What happened that day? What were your challenges, frustrations, little thrills? Who did you talk... 
by Dr Aletta | Oct 2, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Self-Esteem
A reader sent me this email recently…Dear Dr. Aletta,I have been taking Pristiq* for a year now and have gained over 20 pounds!! I work out for 2 hours per day, and I am talking hard cardio. I eat healthy and I journal my foods. I think that the... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 21, 2009 | Body/Mind
Since using my calories-in/calories-out journal three weeks ago, I've felt so much better spiritually and physically. Almost instantly my attitude changed from combative to relaxed…Benefit #1: Peace of mind. Once I took the first Three Steps to food...
