Knowing When You are Hungry How do you know when you are hungry, physically hungry? For some people, the answer is obvious. For others, it’s a dilemma because they are so far removed from their physical sensations or so used to ignoring them, that they really don’t know the answer. If you have been dieting […]
Using Your Hunger and Fullness Signals to Manage Your Weight
Using Your Hunger and Fullness Signals to Manage Your Weight Whether you want to lose weight or maintain the weight you’re at, you have the internal mechanism to tell you when to eat and when to stop. The truth is that this internal “regulator” is the most powerful tool to help you manage your weight. […]
MI Practice Tip: It’s OK to Drop the Guilt About Food
Motivational Interviewing and a Non-Diet approach work beautifully together. You can let your client know that it’s OK to drop the guilt about food, and look inward to her body’s messages about when, what and how much to eat. Using MI, we are a guide, helping the client to see a new way of looking […]
MI Practice Tip: Take a Chance and ‘Guess
Many people new to MI have trouble moving their reflections from simple to complex. A complex reflection is a guess at the meaning or emotion that the client is expressing. My experience is that this is a matter of practice, and being willing to listen carefully and take a chance at such a “guess”. You […]
Motivational Interviewing: Converting Questions to Statements
In October, I attended the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) annual conference in Atlanta, GA. As always, I felt invigorated and refreshed about my ability to teach and train others in MI , and learned many new ideas. Over the next few posts, I will tell you about some of them. One set of […]
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