Diet Busters: Popcorn At The Movies

Divabetic: Dining Out With A Dietitian

It’s dark, you’re distracted, and you have a 20-cup tub of popcorn in your lap. To your right sits a 44-ounce soda, and there’s a bag of peanut M & M’s in your pocket.

No nutritional horror story unfolds quite like mindless eating at the movies so what’s a dieting diva to do?

Mr. Divabetic and Charlie’s Angel of Outreach, Constance Brown-Riggs, RD, CDE provide silver screen snack  tips on Diva TalkRadio’s popular ‘Dining Out With A Dietitian’ segment when it goes to the movies.

“With the Academy Award’s are around the corner and so many people are heading to the theaters to see the  potential nominees, I thought it was the right time to dine out at the movies,“ says the happiest healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic.

“Personally, I’m satisfied watching actresses like Meryl Streep eat up the scenery on screen. I don’t buy popcorn!”

LAUGH A LITTLE, LEARN A LOT: Tune in to Diva TalkRadio on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 6 – 6:60 PM, EST.  Don’t miss it! Enjoy over 40 Diva TalkRadio show are available for free on i-tunes (search ‘Divabetic’) and at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1.

Eva Longoria’s “Desperate” Weight Loss

Divabetic: Eva Longoria's Desperate Weight Loss

Desperate Housewife actress, Eva Longoria, says she was unhappy about her weight loss after her November 2010 split from pro basketball star Tony Parker – even though she was getting compliments.

“I was so thin and everyone kept saying how great I looked and it was probably the most unhealthy place I’ve ever been,” Eva Longoria recalls.

“So it was funny what people would see as ‘healthy,” Eva says. “In my worst time, people were saying I’ve never looked better.”

Many relationships do not end on ideal terms – especially with celebrities. (I’m still shattered over Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.)

Bouncing back from a breakup is not always a walk in the park—it’s more like a trail with many dips and valleys. Obsessive thoughts, difficulty sleeping, early awakening, and loss of appetite are all symptoms triggered by a flood of emotions. As you process the ‘in’s’ and ‘out’s’ of your relationship you experience this as obsessive thinking, an increased sense of vulnerability, feeling ‘keyed up’, a sensitive startle response, and changes in your eating and sleeping patterns.

Counseling can be helpful for support, for moving beyond stuck points, for expressing the feelings that will help you heal, for identifying your patterns in relationships, and for clarifying your values.

National Weigh-In Day: What Will You Gain When You Lose?

Divabetic: National Weight In Day

Weight loss is often top-of-mind at the beginning of the New Year, with many women saying it is the ideal time to begin a weight-loss plan. Now, in an effort to change the way women think and talk about weight loss, the Special K brand has kick-offed National Weigh-In Day and is inviting women to “weigh in” on the topic of weight management.

According to the survey, 62 percent of women fixate on the number of pounds they hope to lose, which often derails them from their weight-loss plan. The Special K brand wants to make stepping on the scale fun for women. Rather than focusing on the numbers that appear, the Special K brand wants women to imagine what they will gain emotionally when they lose.

“As 2012 rings in, we all know people all over the world will be making New Year’s resolutions to lose weight,” says Yuvraj Arora, Kellogg Company senior director of Special K. “We hope that we can use this resolution moment to help women focus on the positive gains and feelings of accomplishment they foresee in the New Year.”

Most women said they aim to gain confidence by managing their weight in the New Year. At the same time, more than 63 percent of women find that personalized meal plans or tracking tools make weight loss programs easier to follow. In addition, 64 percent find a lack of support the reason for getting off track from a weight loss plan.

Recognizing women need flexibility in their plans and tools at their fingertips, the Special K brand is offering new ways to keep women on track. SpecialK.com features tracking tools, peer inspiration and motivation that make it a potential alternative to best-in-class weight loss communities. In addition to the tracking tools and communities, the SpecialK.com site now allows women to design a plan just for them.

The Special K plans are also customizable to women’s lifestyles. There are on-the-go options for busy lifestyles and adventurous recipes for “foodies,” plus vegetarian recipes. After selecting their meal plan and activity level, women are given a personalized Special K plan that is unique to their needs and goals. Women can easily track their progress online via their mobile device.