Allowed to Enjoy Your Body
Have you ever thought that you weren’t supposed to enjoy your body unless it was absolutely perfect and beautiful? Or that if you did...
A Healthy Appetite
Have you ever heard someone described as having “a healthy appetite” as a sort of backhand compliment, an indirect way to comment on how...
Birthday Wish
Note: My friend Allison is having an extended un-birthday celebration, and I thought it might be fun to participate. The idea is that...
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Lockdown
Note: A new device called the Kitchen Safe allows you to lock things away to keep you from getting into it, with a suggested use of...
Last Supper
Note: This post was inspired by a conversation with some other licensed facilitators for the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating program. You can...
Celebrating Abundance
Do you ever have weeks where almost every day, some special eating event takes place, and you worry about all the food available and...
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Traditional Foods
Do certain foods automatically come to mind when you think of Christmas (or your holiday of choice)? I know they do for me, based on...
The Loneliness of Diets
Have you ever noticed how being on a diet can make you lonely? That might sound counter-intuitive. So many people are on diets, after...
Getting Real
As I enter the last phases of publishing my memoir, Winning the Losing Battle: A True Story of Weight Loss and Transformation, the...
Vacation from Nutrition Information
Much as I like to focus on mindful eating, I have to admit that I have a very hard time looking at nutrition information and trying not...