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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Weightloss | 2/4/2012 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I have tried to loss weight on multiple occasions and do loose about 1 lb. per week...I need ... A: Actually it's a myth that you need willpower at all. What you need is something entirely ... | ||
| Obesity | 10/29/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I'm a 23 year old female and my current weight is 333.6. I've been obese all of my life. My parental ... A: If you are getting results, stick with it! Nutrition is the most important part. A word on ... | ||
| Obesity | 10/29/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I'm a 23 year old female and my current weight is 333.6. I've been obese all of my life. My parental ... A: Congrats on all of the exciting things going on in your life! I think that the most important part ... | ||
| obesity | 9/20/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: . I have a questain about obesity. My husband was normal but now his body start getting fatter..he ... A: Ultimately, the decision to lose weight is up to the person who needs to lose it. You can't trick ... | ||
| obesity | 7/21/2011 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I am paul writing from the island of malta in the mediterranean sea. I am fifty years old and have ... A: there is no need to eat salads every day. While salads are healthy for you so is plenty other food. ... | ||
| Obesity | 7/21/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I am paul writing from the island of malta in the mediterranean sea. I am fifty years old and have ... A: There is not a simple food to eat to lose a lot of weight. It is all about math. I want you to go ... | ||
| weight loss | 6/26/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I have a real weight problem and weigh 273 lbs at 5 ft. 5 inches. 8 years ago I weighed 120 lbs, ... A: Cierra, I strongly recommend going to Livestrong.com and setting up a free account. You can input ... | ||
| im asthmatic and need to lose weight quick | 6/14/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I'm a 24 year old guy. I've been an asthmatic all my life and i have been over weight all my life ... A: The best and fastest way to lose weight is actually through a controlled diet. Exercise helps but ... | ||
| hi | 5/9/2011 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: i will want to loose about 20kg of my weight.how do i do that apart from hitting the gym,because my ... A: there are a great many drugs that advertise they can help you lose weight. Frankly I don't ... | ||
| hi | 5/2/2011 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: i will want to loose about 20kg of my weight.how do i do that apart from hitting the gym,because my ... A: Try to incorporate 'lifercise' into your life. In other words, how can you incorporate little bits ... | ||
| hey | 3/20/2011 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: am 17 years old. I've always been obese, though there was this time where i was 189 when i was 16. I ... A: I'm wondering if you've considered something like swimming which is an exercise you can do because ... | ||
| Hey | 3/18/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: am 17 years old. I've always been obese, though there was this time where i was 189 when i was 16. I ... A: I am sorry- I am not equipped to deal with injuries. I would suggest that you talk to your doctor ... | ||
| Confused and discouraged | 2/27/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: Gaah. I don't understand how fat works. I'm 23/female. All my life I've been overweight/obese. I ... A: Congratulations on your success thus far! As you know, exercise and good nutrition choices ... | ||
| I want to kill the fat !! Please help. | 2/23/2011 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I am a 21 years old girl, I got married in sept 2010. I was in perfect shape until I got married, ... A: I would first advise a trip to the physician to make sure there are no physical (illness or ... | ||
| WEIGHT ISSUE | 2/6/2011 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: i am a 13 year old girl,my height is 5'3 and i weigh 56kg...i want to lose some weight but i just ... A: There are many things to take into account such as your frame/bone size. According to my ... | ||
| obese | 12/20/2010 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I am a morbidly obese male in my early 30's. I am 5'6 and weigh 290lbs (down from 315). So far ... A: Congratulations on your recent weight loss! Excellent progress so far! Yes, eating less than your ... | ||
| Obesity | 12/5/2010 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: im 17 years old and going on 18 in a few months. Im also engaged but with a problem. I have been ... A: You are not helpless! You have the power to change your weight and your life. You just must put ... | ||
| Obesity | 12/5/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: Im 17 years old going on 18 in January. Im currently engaged and getting married in a few months but ... A: Congratulations on your upcomming wedding and before I answer it please forgive me for saying ... | ||
| I want to lose weight | 11/19/2010 | Angela Baxter |
| Q: I'm female and 22 years old and extremely obese. In August I weighed 289 lbs. I'm so depressed ... A: Absolutely! Congratulations on your success! 15 pounds is alot! Now you know you can do it! ... | ||
| exercise by walking? | 7/16/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I walk 4 miles a day. 2 miles to get to the bus stop in the morning, 2 miles to get home in the ... A: Congratualtions on walking this for 3 weeks. What you need to know is that it takes quite a while ... | ||
| I'm still a virgin cause I'm fat | 6/27/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I want to be skinny :( more than anything.. but I don't know how to do it. I'm about to graduate ... A: Desirai - well the good news is that you know DIETS DON"T WORK - except if your aim is to get ... | ||
| man breast | 6/2/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: i am 12 years old ,i weigh 135 and i am 5 ft. i really need advice everybody makes fun of me! A: Sami I'm afraid that as a psychologist I don't know much about man breasts but I did want to say ... | ||
| Teenage Obesity | 2/4/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: How can parents advice their obese teens? A: Do not go on any fad diets. Your body is changing, learn to listen to it. Eat when you're hungry, ... | ||
| Psychology of Obese Teens | 2/3/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: What are the psychological effects of teenage obesity? A: Teens are an especially vulnerable group when it comes to anything to do with body image. 1. As ... | ||
| Eating until I feel sick. | 2/3/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I'm constantly hungry, and I don't seem to have the natural ability to tell when I'm full. This ... A: if you're eating until you feel sick then you're either a(mot taking note of the small signs that ... | ||
| weight loss | 1/24/2010 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: if I lose a lot of weight, will I have flabby skin? how can I lose weight so my skin isnt flabby and ... A: It really does depend on just how much weight you lose, but it also depends on how elastic your skin ... | ||
| over eating | 12/19/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I am 21 female. in 2009 I have had horrible financial problems. I rarely had food in the house. ... A: There is no doubt that we respond (both biologically and psychologically)to a sense of deprivation. ... | ||
| maintaning the body weight | 10/22/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: i am very changing mood type person i was obey in my past and i have done lot of activities to ... A: It may suprise you to know that your love of eating is NOT the problem, it's dieting and trying to ... | ||
| viscious cycle | 10/22/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I am a 35 year old woman who has been in the midst of surgeries and infertility treatments for the ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your infertility problems, having walked that path with many clients I know ... | ||
| weight loss supplements | 4/19/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I'm a 62 year old widow. I'm diabetic and have metabolic syndrome. I've been hearing things about a ... A: I'm so sorry - I answered this question but must have somehow not submitted it although I thought I ... | ||
| Ideal weight? | 4/14/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: Cari I am exercising and eating healthier and I am losing some fat with an improvement in my ... A: ... your story is exactly why I don't believe much in BMI or height and weight tables. Muscle on a ... | ||
| how to lose weight | 4/7/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: I'm overweight and I eat a lot. Sometimes I don't even think I'm hungry I just eat because the food ... A: Please read my books. www.nogainnopainbook.com That will give you some great insight on how to ... | ||
| Artificial sweeteners | 4/6/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: I am 50. About five years ago I started using those paper packet artificial sweeteners. I thought it ... A: Anything artificial is just that....artificial. My philosophy is to eat fresh fruit, fresh ... | ||
| i am fat | 4/5/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: hi i wight 50kg and i am 160cm tall i am 14 and i th ink iam really really really fat how mush ... A: Sex Girl Age 14 Year Optimal Height 160 cms Range (142 - 178 cms) Optimal Weight 50 kg ... | ||
| 14 and 14st | 3/28/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: I turned 14 years old 2 months ago. And I am only 5ft and weigh around 14 stone. My family are heavy ... A: At age 14 the only way you can have access to food, is through your gran. You may want to ask her to ... | ||
| Obesity | 3/28/2009 | Cari Corbet-Owen |
| Q: I turned 14 years old 2 months ago. And I am only 5ft and weigh around 14 stone. My family are heavy ... A: The first thing I want to say is please, please try to get some professional help. I understand ... | ||
| Too much flab | 3/24/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: My name is Jenna, and for the past few years I've been lingering just in the obese category ... A: At age 16 you would want to ask your parents to stop purchasing unhealthy snacks. You will want to ... | ||
| Obesity; School ISP Project | 3/6/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: 1. Why is helping people with obesity important to you? 2. Is there any problems with skipping ... A: 1. Helping people with obesity is important to me, because I have lived the struggle of preventing ... | ||
| Obesity/Hypothyroid? | 2/25/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: Francine I hope you can shed a little light on my very frustrating condition. I am 50. For the last ... A: There is a temperature test you can take to check your thyroid. It is a process of taking your ... | ||
| Weight? | 2/23/2009 | Dr. Franciene Zimmer PhD, RN |
| Q: What is the average weight of a 15 year old male whose heaight is around 5 foot 4? A: Probably about 115 to 145 lbs. Body Mass Index Information Body Mass Index is the standard medical ... | ||
Cari Corbet-Owen
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I'm happy to answer questions about self-acceptance and losing weight naturally. I'll answer questions about the psychology of eating, enjoying exercising and so on. I am not a dietician and so won't answer any food-related questions.
Experience
2 decades of studying medical and psychological journals and given Mind over Fatter workshops internationally. Written two books, The Joy-Filled Body: Eat! Play! Love and Live (available only from ditch-diets-live-light.com) and The Mind over Fatter program.
Organizations
Have been the psychologist to SANEP (The South African Nutrion Experts Panel), and on the team of experts of both the South African Journal of Natural Medicine and Shape magazine.
Publications
Shape, Glamour, Readers digest, O, Men's Health and many many others
Education/Credentials
Clinical psychologist
Awards and Honors
O magazine (S.African) published an excerpt of my book. Been nominated twice for the S.African businesswomen of the Year in 2006 and 2007 in the health category.
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