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To Get Unstuck, Step into Possibility

August 16, 2010

“No matter what I’ve tried, nothing changes.” “I have been on a diet most of my life and I’m at my heaviest weight.” Do these thoughts sound familiar?  If so, being stuck is something also familiar.  And the feelings of hopelessness that accompany them. The Power of Possibility Possibility has the power to change all [...]

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From Bathroom to Affirmation Room: Two Birds with One Stone!

August 10, 2010

Here’s another post from Darla Breckenridge, our psychologist-masters at Green Mountain.  It gives you a peek at her sense of humor…as well as how she can zero in on ways to fit stress management into the most basic parts of our day. A spot you frequently use is waiting to help you remember to breathe [...]

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Changing Negative Thinking: The Thought Stopping Technique

June 7, 2010

Negative thoughts about ourselves are a plague among weight-worried women.  “You look awful stuffed into those jeans.”  “You’re really hopeless, you know.” “You should have just stayed home.” Rather than being just in-the-moment downers, these kinds of thoughts have much more impact than we might think.  If we engage in them long enough, they begin [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday: Truffle Shuffle!

May 20, 2010

One of the most popular snacks we offer at our weight loss retreat is our faux truffle. One of these little delightful spheres, coupled with half an apple or a small bunch of grapes, is a perfectly balanced snack or dessert and a great way to get around a sweet craving. We add the non-fat [...]

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Asking for Support: A Letter to Your Loved Ones

April 5, 2010

Over 30 years ago we wrote a “letter to home” to help our participants once they went back into the real world that was all about calorie restriction, pounds lost and well-intentioned but generally problematic monitoring of what we eat by others.  After their stay with us learning how to listen to their body’s cues [...]

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Raising Healthy Eaters: Feeding Teenagers

March 1, 2010

Today my youngest child begins his last year as a teenager.  He’s off at college and I’m not dealing with the day-to-day responsibilities of child rearing anymore.  But many of us still are, and I thought I’d celebrate Jake’s birthday by pointing readers to Ellyn Satter’s latest newsletter talking about the division of responsibility in [...]

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It Happened This Week: Green Mountain at Fox Run on Video!

December 4, 2009

We’re so excited about the videos Mary made for us while she was a staff participant here at Green Mountain.  You can find them all here on our Green Mountain Youtube channel.  They range from shots of Chef Lisa in the kitchen to actual participants telling their stories about what they experienced at our women’s [...]

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Can We Force People to Be Healthy?

November 16, 2009

This is a cross-post from one of my recent posts on WeAretheRealDeal,  a body image blog that was introduced at last summer’s BlogHer conference at a panel discussion on body image and blogging.  I’m pleased to join the blog as a contributor. Self-efficacy is a big word.  Okay, two words.  It’s about our belief in [...]

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Tom Turkey – It’s a Thin Line Between Love And Hate

November 10, 2009

Cindy is out ill so I’m putting up her post for her today.  Get well soon! It’s been a love-hate relationship between me and Tom for some time now. Some years Tom beckons to me with a silent gesture. Under all his gorgeous plumage, the promise of a plump juicy thigh or a nibble of [...]

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Rediscover the Joy of Eating Just in Time for the Holidays

November 2, 2009

Halloween has just passed, Thanksgiving is on its way, and right behind it, the weeks-long season of food festivities.   A perfect time to rediscover the joy of eating.  Something that many of us lost the moment we began dieting.  And which may have set us up for overeating, not only during the holidays but the [...]

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