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Take some time tonight and unwind with ABC Family’s newest show, “Huge.” Making quite a media splash, the show follows seven teenagers and staff at a weight-loss camp, looking to find themselves and better their lives.
Check out the trailer, here!
Will you tune in tonight?
Have you ever heard of “Stinking Thinking?” Hear what Andy Rodican has to say about the concept – and how you can get out of any rut using your IDQs: Identifying, Questioning and Replacing!
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“Stinking Thinking”
Do you suffer from stinking thinking? Many of us have beliefs about ourselves that in reality aren’t true, but we take as gospel. For instance, perhaps a teacher once told you in 3rd grade that “you’ll never amount to anything!” Maybe you were mercilessly teased as a kid because you were overweight and you lost all self-esteem and still believe you’re defined by your weight. There are a million beliefs that we inherit over a lifetime that can trigger our fears and anxiety without us ever knowing it. Until we can logically examine these fears and anxieties we will continue to self-medicate our anxiety with overeating.
Types of “Stinking Thinking”
1. Certain things I do are terrible.
2. It’s much easier to avoid something that is difficult for me.
3. I must always be perfect.
4. I must control everything that happens.
5. I have no control over my emotions/feelings.
6. I am not worthy of praise
7. Happiness comes from external forces that I have no control over.
The I-Q-R technique
There is a three step process to replace “stinking thinking” with rationale thinking, the IQR technique:
IDENTIFY-QUESTION-REPLACE
IDENTIFY: By knowing the categories of “stinking thinking”, you can detect these thoughts when they occur. This is the first step in admitting you have a false belief system.
QUESTION: When you identify a negative thought, take 10 deep breaths (in and out) and examine the thought to see if it is appropriate or exaggerated. Are you getting ready to “act out” (eat) based on a false belief? Once you identify the false belief you can now make a plan for how to replace that belief with realistic information.
REPLACE: Replacing negative thoughts and beliefs will not happen overnight. However, if you’ve worked the first two steps, you can now begin to reprogram your mind to see yourself as you truly are and as you really want to be. Since we bring about what we think about, you need to change our thinking if you are to make any progress. Your past does not equal your future! You have the chance to rewrite the script for your life, but you must practice daily seeing yourself living out your vision, whatever that may mean for you.
For example, many of my patients believe that “The last ten pounds are the hardest.” I tell them if you believe that, you’re right! I also tell them that if you believe “The last ten pounds come off easiest” you’re also right. We bring about what we think about. It’s your choice to Identify, Question and Replace or continue with mindless eating.
For more information on stress eating, check out our website!
- By Andy Rodican, PA-C, Founder/Associate Medical Director
Is sacrificing your health worth an honorable mention? For Donna Simpson, 42, from Old Bridge, N.J., it definitely is. Simpson aims to reach 1,000 pounds. The mother of two models on a website, supersizedbombshells.com, where she can be seen walking to her car and eating greasy foods.
In a recent article on the Today Show website, Simpson claims ”I’m very healthy. I go to the doctor every three months,” she said. Check out this video from The Young Turks on the woman’s story.
Andy’s verdict is out, he says:
When I developed type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and suffered a heart attack at age 45, being a single dad, my first thoughts were of my children. Who would take care of them? How would this affect their lives? My illness affected my entire family, not just me.
This article is also full of contradictions. This woman has type 2 diabetes (really?) and “struggles with basic tasks such as cooking and taking a shower…”, yet she states, “I’m very healthy. I go to my doctor every three months…” If she is so healthy, I wonder why she needs to see her doctor every three months?
In my professional opinion, the one sentence, “Simpson has battled weight issues all her life and was mercilessly teased” says it all. She defines herself by her weight because she was told she was obese her whole life. Our past does not equal our future! I hope she realizes that “we become what we think about most” and if she chooses, she can lose weight, get healthy, and be around to see her children grow up.
What do you think?
According to a recent article in USA Today, running on an empty stomach may not be so bad after all. When seven patients in a University of Birmingham study were asked to cycle three days a week, those that skipped the morning munchies burned a higher proportion of fat to carbohydrates than the group that ate.
According to Andy Rodican, Associate Medical Director and founder of Medical Weight Loss Centers, LLC., you may wanna re-think skipping your morning meals. See what he has to say below:
Adding various proteins to your morning diet can be both delicious and beneficial
“Skipping breakfast before exercising in the morning is a very controversial topic amongst weight loss specialists. Although this technique may be beneficial for “athletes” who are looking to get that “six-pack”, I do not believe it is practical for the overweight or obese patient who is trying to learn new habits and eating styles. These patients typically do not exercise regularly and are trying to lose weight for health reasons and not for a specific “look.”
At Medical Weight Loss Centers we have our patients visualize their metabolism as a fireplace. If you get up in the morning and add a log (protein) to that fireplace and continue to do so every 2-3 hours, the fire (your metabolism) will burn all day long. However, if you get up in the morning and don’t eat until noon, you don’t even start the fire. Or, if you eat breakfast and don’t eat again until dinner, the fire will burn out. Our recommendation is to fuel your body with high quality protein (high octane fuel) every 2-3 hours throughout the day for maximum fat burning potential.”
Now that Andy’s weighed in, let us know what you think and leave a comment on our page!
