“What’s the sticky note challenge?” Well, I’m glad you asked! Very simply, the sticky note challenge was inspired by my guest spot on Stephanie Pedersen’s Your Big Life last weekend. In the show we discussed the fact that many women, and men, have gotten in the habit of comparing themselves to media images and, as [...]

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Yes, you do. Many of you who know me know that I am gluten-intolerant and a vegan. And no, I am not suggesting that as a lifestyle for you. It works for me. I am also a busy professional. Cooking can be time consuming. I get it. But you don’t have to be Betty Crocker [...]

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Like heroin, cocaine and caffeine, sugar is an addictive, destructive drug, yet we consume it daily in everything from cigarettes to bread.   -William Dufty, author of Sugar Blues Reader Question: I currently struggle with wanting sugar. This particularly has increased since the loss of my partner in late November.  (I think I’m missing the “sweetness” [...]

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Reader Question: Hello Dr.Pritchard! I came across your reading on “Psychology Today” which brought me to your blog and I just want to say your readings are very insightful I have very very much enjoyed reading your work. I’m 18 and all my life I’ve struggled with my weight. Growing up with my grandparents until [...]

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Reader Question: After having thyroid  issues, which started 3 yrs ago. Rise in blood sugar, and gaining weight just by looking at food. One day I had enough. Donated to local church food bank all food that was prepared, processed or high in sugar I got rid of everything. Started fresh and lost 43 pounds [...]

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Hello Dr. Pritchard, When you gain some weight that you are not thrilled with, should you or should you not throw out your ill-fitting clothes? In my case, it’s a lot of clothes that I really like, and a lot of expense. I’m hoping that when I have a more active lifestyle again that I’ll [...]

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  My daughter is a perfectionist and I worry about later problems such as eating disorders. She is only 8 and she worries about having to be perfect in school and in her gymnastics program. Also, although it is stereotypical, girl gymnasts seem to have a greater tendency to have problems with eating disorders. I [...]

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  My mother loved to bake. Cookies, cupcakes, muffins, biscuits, brownies – chocolate chip squares were my favorite. These goodies figured heavily into my childhood, especially our afternoon tradition. My mother would pick me up every day after school and we’d go straight for the chocolate. If it wasn’t milk and cookies at home, it [...]

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