LifeCare to host author Michelle May, M.D.
Mark your
calendar!
LifeCare is very
excited that
Michelle May,
M.D.
will be
traveling from
Phoenix, Arizona
to our community
to speak as part
of her
nationwide book
tour.
Dr. May
is an
accomplished
author as well
as a dynamic
public speaker
with a message
that empowers
individuals to
manage their
weight without
deprivation and
guilt.
I'm
optimistic you
will want to
join me
Thursday, Sept.
24 to hear Dr.
May deliver her
crucial and
timely message
with passion,
energy, humor
and insight.
I would like to
take this
opportunity to
share with you
an excerpt from
her article
"Don't Eat After
7 and Six Other
Weight
Management
Myths".
If
after reading
this you want
more, feel free
to check the
website listed
at the bottom of
this article,
and don't miss
your chance to
hear Dr. May
speak in
September!
The following
are excerpts
from her work:
Myth: Don't
Eat After 7pm
Your metabolism
doesn't shut off
at 7:01pm so why
is this rule so
common? It's
based on the
observation that
many people who
struggle with
their weight
overeat in the
evening. Most
have already
eaten dinner so
they aren't
snacking because
they're hungry.
They snack
because of
boredom,
television,
loneliness and
other triggers.
Rather than
creating a rule
to address those
habits, ask
yourself "Am I
hungry?"
whenever you
feel like eating
in the evenings.
If you truly
are, eat,
keeping in mind
that your day is
winding down so
you won't need a
huge meal. If
you aren't,
consider why you
feel like eating
and come up with
a better way to
address that
need. Ken, a man
in one of my
workshops,
realized he was
just bored so he
started doing
stained glass in
the evenings to
entertain
himself.
Whatever works!
Myth:
Exercise More
When You Cheat
I hate this one
because it has
caused millions
of people to
equate physical
activity with
punishment for
eating. As a
result, many
people either
hate to exercise
or use exercise
to earn the
right to eat.
While it's true
that your weight
is determined by
your overall
calories in
versus your
calories out,
exercise is only
part of the
equation and has
so many other
important
benefits.
Instead of using
exercise to pay
penance, focus
on how great you
feel, how much
more energy you
have, how much
better you sleep
and how much
healthier you're
becoming. In the
long run, you
are more likely
to exercise
because it feels
good than
because you're
forced to.
Myth: Eat
X Number of
Calories a Day
Does it make
sense that you
would need
exactly the same
amount of fuel
every day?
Aren't there
just days when
you're hungrier
than others,
maybe because of
your activity
levels or
hormonal cycles?
Rather than
setting yourself
up to "cheat on
those hungry
days and forcing
yourself to eat
more food than
you want on your
less hungry
days, allow
yourself the
flexibility to
adjust your
intake based on
your actual
needs rather
than an
arbitrary
number.
Important: for
this to work
long term, you
also need to
learn to tell
the difference
between physical
hunger and head
hunger.
Michelle May,
M.D. is a
recovered yoyo
dieter and the
award winning
author of "Am I
Hungry? What to
Do When Diets
Don't Work." You
can find
additional
articles and
resources at
www.AmIHungry.com.
For
information
regarding Dr.
Michelle May's
upcoming visit
to Roseau,
contact
LifeCare's
Wellness
Coordinator Dawn
Hedlund at (218)
463-4773.
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