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Love that Body!

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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Too Fat For Yoga? Think Again!

May 10, 2012

There are more resources than ever about yoga for plus-size women. Green Mountain at Fox Run interviews Anna Guest-Jelley, founder of Curvy Yoga, about why it’s great for every shape, size and ability. Namaste! Anna, why did you start practicing yoga? I think some kind of bodily discomfort (pain, injury, inflexibility, etc.) brings many people [...]

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Celebrate International No-Diet Day with Green Mountain!

May 4, 2012

International No-Diet Day is Sunday, May 6. Twenty years ago, Mary Evans Young of the British group Diet Breakers founded the holiday out of her own struggles with her body and weight. She observed how much time and energy women devoted to their diets and raised the question: “What do you think would happen if [...]

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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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Emotional Eating: Is It Possible to Not Hate It?

April 23, 2012

If you are looking to stop emotional eating the process of learning to understand it can be challenging and  frustrating.  But by exploring rather than ignoring you can start to look at  your emotional eating. Perhaps  you can begin to be less mad at your eating and even start to appreciate this pattern as a [...]

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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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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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How to Stop the Binge Eating & Emotional Overeating Cycle: Before, During and After the Storm

March 19, 2012

After Hurricane Irene struck Vermont last August, I blogged about the number of similarities I noticed between binge eating and how we feel before, during and after a storm. In talking to many of the women at Green Mountain, I can say that the comparison of a storm to the binge eating and emotional overeating [...]

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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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