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Weight of the Nation: Fear & Shame Isn’t a Motivator

May 11, 2012

Up for a little fear, shame and overall misdirection next week?  Then have we got something for you! Tune into HBO’s documentary “Weight of the Nation,” produced in collaboration with the Institute of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health.  It’s scheduled to air Monday and Tuesday night. [...]

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What to Do Instead of Dieting: Inspirational Video

May 1, 2012

Today a gift from Rick Kausman, MD, member of the Association for Size Diversity & Health, on whose listserv he generously shared this beautiful work.  It’s an inspirational recipe to reach your natural, healthy weight. This from the write-up below the video on YouTube: Dr. Rick Kausman is a medical doctor who is recognised as [...]

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Feeling Good about Ourselves: Does Dove’s Ad Makeover Do It For You?

April 27, 2012

Dove is at it again. Their campaigns in recent years have taken on women’s issues with the media and body image, and they’ve made quite a splash doing it.  What do you think of this most recent one? Does it have the power to make you feel more beautiful? What do you think about Dove’s [...]

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Healthy Recipe Thursday: Baked Spinach Meatballs

April 26, 2012

Not a fan of spinach?  No worries.  You may not even taste it in this dish.  Which, btw, features one of my favs — meatballs.  They’re just so yummy. Sometimes I gently fry them in canola oil, sometimes I bake them.  It doesn’t really matter taste-wise as I always drop them into a bubbling pot [...]

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Will a Gluten-Free Diet Help You Lose Weight?

April 18, 2012

If you go by what pop star Miley Cyrus says, the answer to the question in the title of this post is a resounding yes! Miley has been the focus of media attention because of her recent weight loss, and last week ‘fessed up to eliminating gluten because of an “allergy” (gluten isn’t technically an [...]

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Fitness for Women: One Woman’s Stay at Green Mountain

April 5, 2012

We’re pleased to share thoughts from Kristen D, who recently visited our women’s healthy weight retreat Green Mountain at Fox Run after winning the blog contest hosted by Feed Me I’m Cranky.  We thought you might be interested in what she had to say about her experience. So! I am back from my week away [...]

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Where Successful Weight Management Starts

April 3, 2012

Successful weight management starts with befriending yourself — body and mind.  That’s the focus of two special weeks at Green Mountain later this month.  They will feature special guest Elesa Commerse, founder of National Meditation Month and co-founder and director of Touching Earth, a Chicago-based mindfulness learning center.  The subject is one that Green Mountain [...]

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Healthy Eating, Deprivation & the Right Choice

March 23, 2012

It’s a debate that’s gone on since the beginning of “non-diet.”  The question of whether people respond best to a structured approach to eating that helps get their bodies back into balance so they can better sense their internal cues to guide them in healthy behaviors, or whether “permission to eat everything and anything and [...]

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What Spring Brings

March 22, 2012

I can’t let this week go by without commenting on the absolutely gorgeous weather we’re having in Vermont.  Temperatures ranging in the high 60s, low 70s, sunny, clear skies, the snow is melting, the streams are running.  It’s just beautiful. Spring has truly brought with it all that it’s famous for — warm weather, feeling [...]

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Disney’s Childhood Obesity Exhibit a Disaster

February 24, 2012

We’re interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special alert. Sorry, I couldn’t resist as Dr.Deah’s blog The Not So Wonderful World of Disney reminded me so much of my childhood watching Disney’s show on television, enthralled by stories and images that made a child’s heart sing. They’re not doing too well these [...]

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