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Healthy Lifestyles

Intuitive Cooking-Who Knew?

January 30, 2012

Well, I had never heard of Intuitive Cooking until last week. I was walking with a friend who told me about  Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabriella Hamilton. I was so happy to discover this concept because I have always called myself a “throw together” cook.  Who knew that all along I had actually been [...]

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Changing a Habit: Change Your Environment

January 18, 2012

While listening to NPR the other day, I was reminded of how important cues in our surroundings are to participating in a habit, good or bad.  At our healthy weight loss spa, we focus on changing old habits that no longer serve us.  It’s helpful to avoid setting the stage for the old habit by changing [...]

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Weight Loss-Think Healthy Weight Week

January 16, 2012

“The 19th annual Healthy Weight Week January 15-21, 2012 is a time to celebrate healthy diet-free living habits that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems. Our bodies cannot be shaped at will. But we can all be accepting, healthy and happy at our natural weights. During Healthy Weight Week, people are encouraged [...]

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Eating in Restaurants: A Mindful Meal

January 11, 2012

Many woman we meet at our healthy weight loss spa mention the challenges they have with dining in restaurants.  Let’s face it, a full menu to select from, large portions, food exposure, and socializing while dining can make meals in restaurants a bit challenging.  Bringing the practice of mindful eating with you to a restaurant can [...]

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Fitness Friday: A New Year, A New Stretching Routine

January 6, 2012

If you’ve been to the gym this week, you’ve probably noticed it’s a lot more crowded than the last time you were there. It’s a new year and people have renewed their commitments to working out. If you are one of those who’s starting a new workout, it’s important to make stretching part of your [...]

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Weight Loss –The “Should”

January 2, 2012

There is something about the New Year that invites the word “should” into our hearts and minds.  “I should have de-cluttered my house last year” or “I should be thinking about weight loss as 2012 begins” or I should taking better care of myself”. I was reading  Stepping Out of the Should Trap by Jo [...]

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Binge Eating: Can Yoga Help?

December 26, 2011

When binge eating grabs a hold of you whether it is during the holidays or not, feelings of helplessness and self loathing can take over.  What can you do to not stay trapped in the pit of despair? In an  Australian study conducted by McIver, McGarland and O’Halloran, a 12-week yoga treatment program for binge [...]

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Magical Thinking and Wishes

December 19, 2011

During this holiday season, I hear many women wishing for weight loss or not having  negative feelings about their body image. This time of year the power of weight stigma becomes more soul crushing. Judgment based on size crumples the tender, budding esteem for which we are desperately searching. Deciding that we are not okay [...]

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Compassionate listening-a gift to yourself and others

December 12, 2011

Compassion for those around us and for ourselves can  decrease stress during the holidays. At Green Mountain at Fox Run,  our healthy weight loss retreat in Vermont, we have been talking about how self compassion can decrease depression and negative self talk and increase communication in relationships. Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. wrote an article on her blog [...]

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Organization for Stress Managment

December 7, 2011

After being out of my office for a couple weeks, today was the first moment I was back in for a couple “office hours.”  Despite the fact that my to-do list is a mile long, my top priority was getting my train-wreck of an office a little more organized before I dove head first into [...]

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