I’ve heard from a number of women that they are starving at the end of the day and they can’t stop eating. They feel like something is wrong with them because of this out of control feeling around food. If…
My Favorite Types of Movement
In the past, I needed to “burn” off what I ate by doing a lot of cardio and if I didn’t sweat a lot then I didn’t consider it an actual workout. I would beat myself up for not doing…
Find Movement You Enjoy
The first step is to find some types of movement you enjoy! If you don’t enjoy it then it’s likely that you won’t be very consistent with it. So often we use exercise as a punishment for what we’ve eaten…
Think Small This New Year
How often do you make new health goals in the new year but stop shortly after starting? You probably get frustrated with yourself and feel like you’ve failed. You always end up self-sabotaging your great intentions and you go…
Power of Mindfulness
Emotions fascinate me. I’ve been exploring my own emotions more and the ways I habitually react and how that can cause myself or those around me to suffer. I went to a silent meditation retreat over the weekend through…
I was so good today…
Have you had these thoughts or maybe even said these out loud? I’m going to be good today order a salad. I’ve been so bad lately, I should eat the salad and not the hamburger. Those brownies look delicious but…
Emotional Eating
I always thought Emotional Eating was WRONG and something BAD, but it’s actually OK. It’s perfectly ok to eat when you are not hungry for emotional reasons as long as you are aware you are doing it and you choose…
Measuring Success
Measuring success when it comes to a non-diet approach looks very different than the conventional diet and weight loss approach. It can be a little uncomfortable at first because you don’t feel like you are doing it right if you…
What’s your earliest dieting or weight loss memory?
Most young girls exposed to early dieting behaviors end up dieting throughout their life. They aren’t able to trust themselves around food and they often have a very negative relationship with food and their body. Their self-esteem is…
Trust or Control?
90% of parents interfere with their kid’s eating I’ve done it and I have to stop myself multiple times a week from trying to control my daughters eating. I still do on occasion mess up and cross over and try…