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Healthy Living

Mindful Eating for Emotional Eating

March 14, 2012

Emotional eating is a hot topic at Green Mountain.  We speak about it frequently.  It can be triggered unexpectedly for no obvious reason or it can be in reaction to wanting to manage a difficult situation. In the class “Understanding Emotions That Can Lead You To Eat” we discuss the thorny problem of identifying emotions.  [...]

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Taxing Saturated Fat

March 12, 2012

Although this is old news that Denmark initiated a tax on saturated fat (back in 2011), I’m just wondering how this is panning out for them.  Foods that have a saturated fat content of more than 2.3% qualify for this additional tax.  This increases the price of butter, meat, chips, cheese, oils, etc…   Also, around the [...]

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Binge Eating:The Conference

March 5, 2012

This weekend we were privileged to take part in the Binge Eating Disorder Association’s 2012 National Conference Revolution Ahead: Illuminating the Path to Freedom from BED, Emotional Overeating, & Weight Stigma. This is the third annual conference exploring the issues surrounding treatment of binge eating. This conference offered the hope of springtime for many who [...]

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Gratitude: Make It Happen In Your Life

February 27, 2012

Can you imagine starting out your day with a thank you? Imagine connecting with your Green Mountain wins…small successes that you count, notice and hold on to. Imagine starting a sentence with I am thankful____________. Gratitude and appreciation are ways to increase your positive self talk and by definition, decrease your negative self talk. The [...]

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When Exercise Is Just Another Diet

February 23, 2012

Do you remember the last time you woke up determined to go for a walk, head to the gym, or do some sort of physical activity in order to burn calories and lose weight, but didn’t make it out of bed until it was too late to do anything? What’s that you say?  That describes [...]

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Bingeing: Use Mindful Eating

February 13, 2012

Bingeing…day three….feeling trapped and reaching mindlessly for the next mouthful.  Enter mindful eating, even in the midst of a binge.  “Try this: place a forkful of food in your mouth. It doesn’t matter what the food is, but make it something you love — let’s say it’s the  first nibble of three hot, fragrant, perfectly [...]

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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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Where the Magic Happens

January 24, 2012

Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Eleanor Roosevelt Thanks to Quan Yin on Facebook for this.

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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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