It’s almost a new year and for many people that means making resolutions they’ll never be able to keep. I think this is as good a time as any to take stock of things and make changes to have a healthier, longer, better life, but I think it’s very important to make resolutions that are [...]
So many people claim to know what the ONE thing is that has turned our country from normal sized humans into overweight and obese people. Some claim it’s high fructose corn syrup, others blame McDonald’s, many say it’s the prevalence of soda pop, still others say we’re just “lazy Americans.” The reason I want to [...]
I just had a “fresh-Mex” style salad and had to laugh how the restaurant sells it as “All the good stuff without the guilt!” First I laugh at the whole “guilt” thing; food is amoral, and all foods can be part of a healthy diet. Second, if you’re looking at the salad as a low [...]
The holiday season starts in two weeks! Are you ready? Are you excited? Are you dreading it? Are you terrified that you won’t be able to maintain your weight loss or that you’ll gain even more weight? Thanksgiving is about celebrating a bountiful harvest, recognizing the wonderful life we have, being grateful for loved ones, [...]
This is actually the first principle put forth by the authors of the book, but I wanted you to get a feel for what Intuitive Eating is so I started off by talking about unconditional permission to eat. Not everyone who would benefit from learning to be an Intuitive Eater is a chronic dieter, or [...]
It sounds like we’re talking about talks at Camp David, doesn’t it? I think for many people it can feel that way too! The thought of making peace with food and giving yourself unconditional permission to eat can be overwhelming because it’s very important to you, it can also be overwhelming because it just doesn’t [...]
I’m skipping over two of the principles of Intuitive Eating, but I will get back to them. I want to talk about this principle because even if you’re not a “dieter” looking for the next quick fix or you’re not see-sawing between starving and over-stuffed, it is still valuable advice. I also want to discuss [...]
I was at a Halloween party this past weekend and got to talking with a woman who was doing the P90X diet. As much as I’ve been searching online for information about the diet specifics of the program, I can’t find them. What she told me, though, is that the program has her consuming about [...]
The authors of Intuitive Eating suggest ten principles. When I loan my clients a copy of this book, I tell them to take what resonates with them and leave the rest. You may practice many of these core principles already while others may be novel and new. So, take what you want and leave the [...]