by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Feb 3, 2022 | Yo Yo Dieting
The Strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. ~George Eliot Are you on another Yo-Yo diet? You know, the diet you start and stop and then start yet another. What’s really going on? Are you looking for the quick fix to weight loss? I don’t think there...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | May 27, 2014 | addictions, and spiritual recovery., and wheat free, anxiety, balance, balanced meals, Chemical Imbalance, connect to a Higher Source, Control over binge eating; Food and relationships, flour and wheat, freedom from compulsive eating, Obesity, obsession with diets, Out of Control, spiritual, spiritual practice, spiritual recovery, Spiritual recovery from food addiction, spiritually balanced, Thin Naturally, Yo Yo Dieting
Recognize Yo-Yo Dieting Isn’t Working There are so many promises to lose weight fast and easy but the truth be told a fast pace diet with long-term results simply does not exist. It’s time to recognize yo-yo dieting simply isn’t working. I’m often asked...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Sep 7, 2011 | Binge Eating, Daily Exercise, Food Addiction, God, higher power and weight loss, Inner peace, Normal Weight, Optimal health and weight, Overweight, Yo Yo Dieting
I’m often asked how I went from 234 pounds to 139 pounds after years of bouncing up and down with my weight. Let’s be clear, I was the yo yo dieter of the year from early adolescents through my thirties. My weight and my relationship with food were a constant struggle...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Aug 1, 2011 | Daily Exercise, diet mentality, Food Addiction, God's Whispers, Obsession with Food, prayer, Weight, Yo Yo Dieting
Don’t you wish someone could tell you how close you are to finally resolving your weight issues and food obsession? Don’t you wish someone could say, “If you just keep at it and understand why you eat you’re certain to stop binge eating?”Or even if it would be...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jul 27, 2009 | binging, body image dysmorphia, obese, skinny, voluptuous, Yo Yo Dieting
A lazy Sunday afternoon swim with thunder rolling in the distance is my idea of a perfect setting. The sun is still shinning, yet dark luminous clouds hang over simultaneously. I marvel at how I swam laps with such ease, yet with urgency knowing a storm is not too far...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jun 21, 2009 | Binge Eating, Food Addiction, Foodaholic, gaining weight, higher power and weight loss, Kirstie Alley, lose weight, Michael Hebranko, Oprah, Recovery, Spirtual understanding, Yo Yo Dieting
When I explain what is really going on with binge eating and food addiction patients often resemble the deer in the headlights look. It is like they are caught! As Oprah often says, “It is a light bulb moment!” Suddenly understanding their up and down...
