Today’s post by Jill C originally ran earlier this year, and I thought it was especially relevant given an amazing image that was being shared around Facebook yesterday that was created by This is Not a Diet – It’s Your Life. Read below about how Jill was able to stop using exercise as a diet and start using it as […] read more »
One of the many life-changing things I learned at Green Mountain (a place that people see as a weight loss retreat but is so much more than that) was to eat a satisfying and filling breakfast – one preferably consisting of 2-3 servings of carbohydrates and 1-2 proteins, depending on what works for you and your body. Life before Green […] read more »
“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 to normalize their lives and […] read more »
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 entitled What Does Compassion Look […] read more »
Sometimes, no matter how conscientiously you pick out your produce, you end up with something that just isn’t delicious. Twice this summer, I have carefully selected melons which were unblemished, seemed heavy and hollow, and then cut them open only to find they were just icky. The watermelon had a rubbery texture; the canteloupe was downright crunchy and odd. The […] read more »
“For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For the want of the shoe, a horse was lost.” This post is about something near and dear to my heart: food. I love it. And so do many of the women we work with at Green Mountain. Likely, many of you do, too. I haven’t met many people in […] read more »
Balance is the opposite of busyness. Busyness increases stress, interrupts self-care and distracts us from adding balance to our lives. In today’s post we’ll check out the plate model for the body and the healthy platter model for the mind and see how both can show us a way to calibrate without counting calories or tracking every moment. Here at […] read more »
Once you get discouraged about weight loss, you increase negative self talk about your body, feel out of control around your eating and start shutting down. In last week’s blog we talked about how to increase self-care. Here is a fun, effective technique for the 911 situations which may lead to shut down make unhealthy choices and keep you in […] read more »
By popular demand, here is the brownie which we serve at our healthy weight loss spa. (Yes, really!) When we deprive ourselves of life's little treats, like the occasional great brownie, it can lead to negative consequences. An indulgence every now and then can be a very healthy habit indeed. That doesn't mean we didn't play with this recipe to make it […] read more »
Healthy fast food recipes are very important to have in your arsenal. Time is far too precious to the average 21st century working girl, which is why so many of us take the easy way out and stop for that tempting take-out on the way home from a hard day. But with recipes like this one at the ready in […] read more »
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