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 12, 2009 | Self-Esteem
Back in September I hit a low point when I wrote, Trying Not to be Disgusted with Myself. The reaction I got from friends and readers pulled me back from the edge of self-loathing. Since then I am much happier with what I've got, and I've got a lot to...
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 27, 2009 | Body/Mind, Self-Esteem
Drop Dead Diva is my new video obsession. If you haven't heard about it yet, here's the run down, excerpted from Some Reality On Weight, a New York Times article published last week: … a heavenly mix-up leaves Deb, a vapid but good-hearted size...