Annette Radvansky

Annette Radvansky is a nutrition and wellness consultant through AFPA and the author of "What's Your Formula? Find Your Unique Path Toward Weight Loss And A Lifetime Of Weight Maintenance." She may be reached at Annette@jannettecs.com.

Articles by Annette Radvansky

• Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Circumstantial triggers

  Friday, December 05, 2014

  How do you react to sudden, unexpected events in your life? For some individuals, these events — whether good or bad — can trigger an impulse in us to eat. A trigger is any person, place, thing, situation or food that has a tendency to cause one to overeat.

• Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Behavioral triggers

  Thursday, November 20, 2014

  After a long, stressful day at work you arrive home and change clothes. You grab a sleeve of crackers, a slab of cheese and a knife, a family-sized bag of M&M's, fruit-and-nut trail mix and a diet drink. You bring them to the sofa, turn the TV on, plop down — and munch. Before you know it, 10 p.m. has arrived, and there are no leftovers of those things you ate.

• Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Situational triggers

  Monday, November 17, 2014

  "I did it again! How will I ever get thin if I continue to eat this way? Why can't I seem to get a handle on this?" How many of us have said that to ourselves after overindulging? And after countless diets and attempts to change our behavior, how many more of these attempts can one stand before one simply gives up hope altogether?

• Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Substance triggers

  Monday, October 27, 2014

  Do you eat certain foods because they give you a feeling of euphoria? Do you have a certain food item in which you indulge when you feel sorry for yourself? Are there certain foods you like to eat only when you are alone? Finally, are there certain foods that once you start eating them, it is almost impossible to stop? These could be your substance triggers.