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# 1 Fitness Rule: Keep your fitness workout to yourself.  “Unless you fell off the treadmill and smacked your face. No one wants to hear about your workout.”  Anonymous If you want to induce the glazed eye response at a party, just begin, “I walk every day for an hour.” Have you ever endured the … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 014-Fitness Silence is the Golden Rule" The post PODSNACKS 014-Fitness Silence is the Golden Rule appeared first on Art of the Diet.

“Diet Ideas: Eat whatever you want, and if anyone tries to lecture you, eat them, too.”  Anonymous Yep, that about sums up the week. Take no prisoners.  I don't know about you but I'm blaming Daylight Savings Time.  This week in Art of the Diet world I've been brought back to my senses, literally and … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 013: Go Ahead Lecture Me about Eating Habits & I’ll Eat You, Too." The post PODSNACKS 013: Go Ahead Lecture Me about Eating Habits & I’ll Eat You, Too. appeared first on Art of the Diet.

[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]”I have never run with scissors. Those last two words were unnecessary.”[/pullquote] The week's results of my 5 steps to lose 2 lbs Week are in.  Overall, I succeeded but did fail in a spectacular fashion with one measure. Here are the links to each daily blog post of the … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 012: #1 Tip to Lose & Maintain a Weight Loss" The post PODSNACKS 012: #1 Tip to Lose & Maintain a Weight Loss appeared first on Art of the Diet.

“People say that losing weight is no walk in the park. When I hear that I think, yeah, that's the problem.” Chris Adams What do you do when you want to regain weight you’ve lost through hard work and commitment and keep it on?  I suspect that may be the only question Google search has … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 011-5 Steps to Lose 2 lbs." The post PODSNACKS 011-5 Steps to Lose 2 lbs. appeared first on Art of the Diet.

 “Wow! that Lean Cuisine really filled me up.” Said by no one. Ever”-Anonymous   [spp-player] A comment left on an online article about Oprah's purchase of 10% of WeightWatchers® stock said the real question is, “Can WeightWatchers® save Oprah?” The backdrop of this comment is, of course, that every article has the subject and object … Continue reading "Podsnacks 010-Can Oprah & WeightWatchers Save Each Other?" The post Podsnacks 010-Can Oprah & WeightWatchers Save Each Other? appeared first on Art of the Diet.

[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]It's called DIET because all the other four letter words were taken. -Anonymous [/pullquote] As of today, October 14, I’ve published 238 posts since February.  88 of them fall under the category of “Habits”. As I focus on why we have been successful maintaining a significant weight loss it’s becoming clear … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 009: The Reality Ballpark" The post PODSNACKS 009: The Reality Ballpark appeared first on Art of the Diet.

[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]”Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, except less filling.” -Dave Barry[/pullquote] This week's episode of PODSNACKS the weekly podcast of my daily blog art of the diet.com is not as funny as Dave Barry but hopefully it's as truthful. Rice cakes, let's face it, … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 008: Grazing Not 4 Me" The post PODSNACKS 008: Grazing Not 4 Me appeared first on Art of the Diet.

“Why, sometimes, I eat six impossible things before breakfast.” Today, we're talking rebellion in the ranks of our individual hunger games.  I had my own mutinous week but managed to sail the ship often enough around the rocky shoals so that I lost the 1.4 pounds I had gained the week before.  But, it wasn't … Continue reading "Podsnacks 007: Rebellious Acts in Hunger Games" The post Podsnacks 007: Rebellious Acts in Hunger Games appeared first on Art of the Diet.

“I am launching a new kind of briefs with science facts on them. They are called “wonderpants”. -Paula Pell @paulapell on Twitter. This week was supposed to be about the effect of distractibility on weight goals.  Well, so much for that because I got distracted and didn’t read the book and managed to gain a pound and … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 006-Scared Thin & Other Facts" The post PODSNACKS 006-Scared Thin & Other Facts appeared first on Art of the Diet.

Today, I’m continuing to explore “self-control” on PODSNACKS episode 005 through my own experience of days when it is in good supply and other days when it seems depleted by 8 AM.   I don't get why it is so elusive on some days and rock solid on others. Researching this topic convinced me that … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 005- Self Control Chemistry 101" The post PODSNACKS 005- Self Control Chemistry 101 appeared first on Art of the Diet.

Today's podcast is about my Monday blog post “The Prison of Weight Fat or Thin”. It was prompted by an article in the Boston Globe over the weekend about our current Speaker of the Massachusetts House, Robert DeLeo. [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/coakleycreativemedia/Podsnacks_004_Prison_Fat_or_Thin_mixdown.mp3″ title=” Prison of Weight Fat or Thin” artist=”Pat Coakley-PODSNACKS 004″ image=”http://artofthediet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AOD-PODsnacksART-1400x1400srgbf.jpg” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] … Continue reading "PODSNACKS-004: The Prison of Weight Fat or Thin" The post PODSNACKS-004: The Prison of Weight Fat or Thin appeared first on Art of the Diet.

Today on PODSNACKS 003 we talk about letting your creativity change your eating habits and your brain all at the same time!  I did it so it IS possible!  A shout-out to the remarkable Dr. Oliver Sacks, neurologist and writer, who died this week for the inspiration his work gave to so many. [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/coakleycreativemedia/PODSNACKS003-Changemind4_mixdown.mp3″ title=”POD Today Change Your … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 003-Today, Change Your Brain-[REVISED]" The post PODSNACKS 003-Today, Change Your Brain-[REVISED] appeared first on Art of the Diet.

This is my third episode of PODSNACKS: The Art of the Diet Podcast.  It shall be a weekly podcast, published every Wednesday, starting next week, on September 2.  The daily blog will still be written but the podcast will be weekly. People, how do normal humans do a podcast every day??   I DO NOT KNOW. … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 002: How to Not Solve Your Weight Problem" The post PODSNACKS 002: How to Not Solve Your Weight Problem appeared first on Art of the Diet.

The evil renegade seed of sunflower has possessed me to dig into the “angry” cauldron and weight issues.  This is the first of a series called “Cauldrons R Us”. This post is also Episode 001 of Podsnacks!  It's taking me less than a day to do it from start to finish now, but some of that … Continue reading "PODSNACKS 001: Cauldrons R Us" The post PODSNACKS 001: Cauldrons R Us appeared first on Art of the Diet.

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/coakleycreativemedia/Episode_000-Podsnacks_mixdown.mp3″ title=”PODSNACKS-Art of the Diet” artist=”Pat Coakley” image=”http://artofthediet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AOD-PODsnacksART-1400x1400srgbf.jpg” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” ] Welcome to PODSNACKS, the podcast version of Art of the Diet.  You can click on the arrow on the upper right to play today's very first episode. Or press on the arrow to download it to your device and/or share … Continue reading "PODSNACKS-000: Welcome to Art of the Diet’s Podcast!" The post PODSNACKS-000: Welcome to Art of the Diet’s Podcast! appeared first on Art of the Diet.