Posted in Intentional Eating on Jun 8th, 2013
Tweet This morning you woke-up vowing to avoid sweets all day. It’s afternoon time and despite your best intentions you succumbed to the candy bar in the vending machine. You didn’t want to do it, you told yourself not to do it, yet you did it anyway. Now you feel guilty and frustrated. Does this [...]
Posted in Intentional Eating on Mar 19th, 2013
Tweet Have you ever felt like your relationship to food was “off?” Take this quiz to find out: ❑ I think my diet is out of control. ❑ I feel out of control when I eat. ❑ I feel scared around food. ❑ I am scared that if I eat normally [...]
Posted in Intentional Eating on Oct 16th, 2012
Tweet I’ve updated my book recommendation list with a few new titles. If you are striving to change your relationship with food, these books are essential. Eating in the Light of the Moon, by Anita Johnston The End of Overeating, by David Kessler When you Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair, [...]
Posted in General Nutrition, Intentional Eating on Oct 9th, 2012
Tweet How many times have you thought or said out loud, “That food is bad.” I hear it all the time. My clients often ask, “Is this food good or bad for me?…How bad is it to eat a _____?…Isn’t eating ______ bad for me?” These are valid questions since we want to make sure [...]
Posted in Articles, General Nutrition, Intentional Eating, Weekly Nutrition Tips, Weight Management, Women's Health on Jun 16th, 2012
Tweet I’ll never forget the young college freshman who called me over Christmas break to get a meal plan. The beautiful girl who walked into my office left an impression on me. She was only 18 and had been on the HCG diet to lose weight. After spending only a few minutes with her I [...]
Posted in Intentional Eating, Weight Management, Women's Health on Jun 6th, 2012
Tweet When someone says they want to lose weight, I can loosely classify them into 2 categories: 1. Those who know what to do but can’t seem to do it 2. Those who don’t know what to do. Knowing which category you fall into is extremely helpful if you are looking for a new program [...]
Posted in General Nutrition, Intentional Eating on May 24th, 2012
Tweet “When a woman who travels the labyrinth of recovery comes to the center of her being, she discovers who she is and lets go of who she or others think she should be. She retrieves all those parts of herself that had been lost or discarded and finds wholeness. Her task then is to [...]
Posted in Intentional Eating, Weight Management on May 21st, 2012
Tweet “Because you live in a culture that’s unfavorable toward weight control, the people you live and work with are very important to the success of your weight management efforts” (Dorene Robinson, RD, in The Healthy Eating & Weight Management Guide). If you are having trouble reaching your health goals, your support system (or lack [...]
Posted in Intentional Eating, Weekly Nutrition Tips on May 7th, 2012
Tweet “….pull up a chair.” This quote is the title of a book by Geneen Roth. In the chapter with this same title, she asks (not a direct quote), “If you were to have a friend over for dinner, you wouldn’t just invite them to eat leftovers from your refrigerator and eat them standing up [...]
Posted in General Nutrition, Intentional Eating on Apr 23rd, 2012
Tweet Last week I wrote about babies’ inborn abilities to regulate their intake. In my blog post a few days later, I provided some “don’ts” for feeding children. I’d like to continue this discussion one more week and provide some “do’s”. Now, if you don’t have children, think about how these tips can apply to [...]
