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A Letter to Chris Christie on His Weight Loss Surgery

By Marsha Hudnall on May 17, 2013

20130516SayrevilleTH140So Governor Chris Christie had stomach surgery – the weight loss kind. No surprise there. The poor man has been vilified for his weight — which has nothing to do with his abilities.  It’s no wonder he is looking for help.

This isn’t a vote for or against Christie, or weight loss surgery for that matter. Not the point of this post. I try as hard as I can to stay away from political arguments anywhere and especially on a blog. Because the decision to have weight loss surgery is such a big and personal one, we don’t discuss that on this blog either. We are glad to have in-depth discussions about it individually, however.

But when someone has made the decision to have it, or has already done it, we’re going to do our best to support their success. For Chris Christie — it’s no different.

So here’s our letter to Mr. Christie to help support him post bypass surgery. (more…)

Green Leafy Vegetables – 5 Ways To Eat Them More Often

By Robyn Priebe on May 15, 2013

Many of us may be trying (or at least considering) eating more vegetables.  There’s one group of vegetables that gets a lot of attention for being loaded with nutrients that support our health, especially detoxification….green leafy vegetables.  I recall going to nutrition lecture as a teen and being shocked by the presenter’s recommendation to eat one pound of greens every day.  […] read more »

40 Ways to Feed Your Spiritual Hunger

By Darla Breckenridge on May 13, 2013

Sometimes it’s just really hard to imagine how to fill yourself up in lieu of food.  Eating in mindless ways can be an attempt to help yourself feel better, but what if the food isn’t getting to the source of the emptiness? What if it’s spiritual hunger? Wendy N., a recent participant at Green Mountain at Fox Run, gave us […] read more »

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Our Turn to B**ch about Abercrombie & Fitch

By Lisa Christie on May 10, 2013

Okay, so it’s not likely that many of us are shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch to start with (I think the pulsing music and disco lights may be a deterrent to the 20+ crowd), but this week it was confirmed that the CEO doesn’t want the majority of us there anyway. According to an article in Business Insider magazine: “Retailer Abercrombie […] read more »

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Self-Bullying Isn’t Just About Us

By Jacki Monaco on May 9, 2013

Self-Bullying, on the surface, is about a person hurting just themselves. Or is it? What I sometimes fail to recognize when I’m in a self-bullying battle is that I’m not the only person that I hurt. When I talk down to myself, neglect my desires and needs, and push my self-esteem down with all of my might, the people closest to […] read more »

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Have Your Carrot Cake and Experiment with It, Too

By Robyn Priebe on May 8, 2013

This morning, in a discussion about books on sugar addiction, I remembered David Kessler’s book, The End of Overeating, which has a lovely picture of carrot cake on the cover.  This also reminded me that many of you have been asking for our carrot cake recipe. With sugar addiction or food addiction one might think they cannot have cake; however, research on […] read more »

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40 Reasons to Stop Dieting Before You Start

By Lisa Christie on May 7, 2013

Yesterday was International NO DIET day. I read some astonishingly heartfelt pieces about why people don’t diet or have stopped dieting. Among them – Tiffany of More Cabaret – on not dieting as an ode to her father who fought his size his entire life. Or the transformation of Mara Glatzel from someone who would do almost anything to be […] read more »

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When the Urge Hits: Questions to Ask

By Lisa Christie on May 6, 2013

I have this particular blog post by Darla printed out and hanging on my wall. Since being at Green Mountain, I am so much better at connecting my overeating with negative feelings like frustration, jealousy or inadequacy. But I forget that sometimes the urge to eat may not be so complex. Maybe it isn’t always driven by an unpleasant feeling […] read more »

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Fitness Friday: My Summer Workout Playlist

By Lisa Christie on May 3, 2013

Ah, other than blue skies and warmer weather, one of the other things that makes me look forward to working out is a brand spankin’ new playlist. Good music makes every class more fun, every walk feel shorter, and every set of repetitions feel more doable. Don’t you agree? Earlier this year I posted one of my favorite workout playlists, […] read more »

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The Dirty Dozen List is Growing Like a Weed

By Robyn Priebe on May 1, 2013

Each year, the Environmental Working Group puts out a handy list of produce items that are highest to lowest in pesticide residues.  The list highlights the top 12 items with the most chemical residue – aka The Dirty Dozen and the 15 items with the lowest levels, aka, The Clean Fifteen. Unfortunately the catchy names may not hold up long-term since […] read more »

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