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Wishing You & Yours Very Happy Holidays

December 22, 2011

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Happy Thanksgiving to Our Friends in the U.S.

November 23, 2011

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The Body Connection: Nia & a New Program Director at Green Mountain

October 4, 2011

We’d like to introduce you to the newest member of the Green Mountain family — Barbara Meyer, PhD, our new program director. We’re thrilled she has joined us, and we think you’ll be very excited to hear about some new things she’s bringing to our program. As a PhD in Health Education, Barbara knows that [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday: Grilled Corn with Feta & Lime

August 25, 2011

It’s that time again in Vermont where sweet corn fields finally blaze into their glory as summer starts to fade.  A beautiful time of the year, although bittersweet for those of us who live here because we know we’re saying goodbye to this all-too-short season.  Maybe that’s one reason why the corn makes this time [...]

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Taking on a Weighty Issue

July 15, 2011

Readers of this blog are likely familiar with weight stigma.  But if you need a definition, here’s a good one from Janet Zimmerman, intern for the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA): “Weight stigma is bullying, teasing, negative body language, harsh comments, discrimination, or prejudice based upon a person’s body size. Weight stigma is something that [...]

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Summer Read & Giveaway: After the Before & After

July 1, 2011

Continuing with our recommended summer reads series, I’m pleased to tell you about Karen C.L. Anderson’s book After (the before & after): A real-life story of weight loss, weight gain and weightlessness through total acceptance. Gotta love that title! But even more, it’s one of the best chronicles I’ve read of the ups and downs [...]

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Holiday Greetings

December 24, 2010

Here’s wishing you and yours a peaceful and pleasurable holiday weekend, whether you celebrate Christmas or not.  Enjoy the days eating what you want in a way that feels good, having fun playing with family and friends and feeling great!

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Meet the Green Mountain Staff: Robyn Priebe, RD

December 7, 2010

Continuing our series revealing the secrets of our staff here at Green Mountain, I bring you Robyn Priebe, dietitian extraordinaire, defender of normal eating and all things chocolate.   The Green Mountain You What’s your role at Green Mountain at Fox Run? I started working for Green Mountain at Fox Run in the Fall of [...]

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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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