Story ideas on weight loss, nutrition and eating

Why diets don’t work. Millions of people want to lose weight, and begin a diet with plenty of determination, but almost all will fail. Why? Let Melissa McCreery, PhD, ACC share the secrets of why diets don’t work – and what the solution really is.

It’s not just what you eat that makes you fat. Most people do not stop eating when they feel their “full” cue in their stomach. We eat because it’s there. The problem is that portion sizes are growing at an alarming rate. Clinical Psychologist Melissa McCreery shares why restaurants have helped cause this problem – and how one can get back in control with portions and weight.

The 5 biggest mistakes dieters make. As a clinical psychologist who helps women with weight loss, Melissa McCreery has seen all the mistakes –and then some. Learn how to avoid the biggest ones with her expertise.

Eating a cookie can help you lose weight. For many people losing weight becomes an all-or-nothing event. You are either on the “diet” eating perfectly each day or you are “off” the diet because you ate something that wasn’t on the plan. Melissa McCreery says nothing should be forbidden. Find out why she exclaims, “Let them eat a cookie!”

Other ideas include:

  • Ditch the diet – and still lose weight
  • Control food cravings
  • Why weight loss is all in the mind, not what you eat
  • Tips for dining out – and staying on track
  • The weight loss mistakes smart women make and how to avoid them
  • Why “working harder” to lose weight can backfire