Most recently, I’ve been working on sitting with the uncomfortable feelings of loss, the loss of a very dear friend. You may have met her. Her name is Food. The first time there was a rift in our relationship is when I stopped binge eating. I had to sit with very extreme feelings in order not to binge. I had […] read more »
Thanksgiving is definitely in the air. Yesterday, Jacki shared awesome wishes/hopes/inspiration for those of us who struggle with the food abundance of this holiday. I thought I would carry on with the theme with two short scenarios that might help you understand better how a mindful eater (aka intuitive eater) would enjoy Thanksgiving. It’s a take-off on a class I […] read more »
A series by Green Mountain alum Jacki Monaco on her journey to overcome binge eating. Follow her every other Thursday as she blogs about the victories and challenges of recovery. Thanksgiving is just around the cornucopia. A time to celebrate, rejoice, and overindulge until we loosen the top button before it pops off. For most people, Thanksgiving is purely celebratory. […] read more »
Happy Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love being scared, I love dressing up, and I love spooky decorations. One things I’m not 100% excited about is the candy. If you are like me, you may have purchased candy well before the-day-of Halloween and having it the house, as a novel food, may have triggered some pre-Halloween snacking. […] read more »
I wrote a post last week on We Are the Real Deal (WATRD) in which I decried the fact that calorie limits are a big part of the new school lunch/breakfast regulations. Of course, people are concerned about childhood obesity and are trying to come up with ways to help kids. Unfortunately, the focus on kids’ weight in the first […] read more »
“I don’t want to go to my appointment with my trainer.” “I hate walking.” “I should go swimming, but I’d rather not.” It is statements like these that take us down the slippery slope into inertia, funky feelings, “the pits”. We can feel pressured, required, and “shoulded” to do what is good for us. So how do we get through […] read more »
“The Binge Eating Diaries” is a series by Green Mountain alum Jacki Monaco on her experience overcoming binge eating disorder. Follow Jacki every other Thursday as she shares her story. Solitude and binge eating went hand in hand for me. Unless I knew a “bingeing party” with an equally food-obsessed friend was going to occur, I preferred and almost always […] read more »
Rebecca Scritchfield, RD encourages us to eat an unbalanced plate of food along with our balanced plate. That’s just one of five great tips she gives in in “The Most Effective Diet: Listening to Your Body.” Are you still wary of fat in your food? Janet Helm, RD encourages you to overcome your fear of fat, based on research that […] read more »
Seeing food, smelling food, watching TV shows about food, talking about food, or just plain thinking about food are all various types of food exposure. Food exposure is something we can’t avoid completely. However, a common result of frequent food exposure is frequent food cravings. If your environment is littered with food cues, our latest FitBriefing, What Your Food Cravings […] read more »
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