Our first snow here at Green Mountain …oh so beautiful with sun twinkling off the glistening trees. A change in season is an opportunity to connect with ourselves in a more hopeful way. One way to enhance our day to day life is by noticing our body rhythms. What is your best time of day, best time of month, do […] read more »
The 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day occurred this week, and many organizations seized the opportunity to highlight women’s continuing struggles across the globe, including in regards to health. In the U.S., 61.2% of women are “overweight” and 35.5% are “obese.” While weight is hardly the only indicator of health, those percentages are a bit staggering. Celebrate the women in […] read more »
Recently, Robyn (as well as the US government) suggested reducing refined grains for numerous healthy reasons. But there's a reason that many folks avoid barley, quinoa, millet, amaranth, oats, brown rice, and all their whole grain buddies; many people find them hard to make delicious, aside from adding tons of fat and sodium to them. Here at Green Mountain at Fox […] read more »
You're busy. I get it. At our ladies' healthy lifestyle resort, one of the most common recipe requests I hear is ideas for crock pot cooking. The problem is, I never use a crock pot when I'm cooking at work, and when I'm at home, it's a rare thing for me to write down a new recipe, especially if I'm throwing it […] read more »
Resolutions? Nah. We prefer revolutions, such as the one encouraged by the Health at Every Size movement. Instead of making shallow promises to diet, why not switch perspective to that of health, well-being, and loving yourself no matter what? Model Isabelle Caro's death due to complications from anorexia was announced this week. She was 28. Known for a photographic campaign against […] read more »
As my 3 week break from work is winding down, I'm surprised at how quickly I've gotten out of my typical work-day routine. Normally I'd rise at 5:15, go for a run, get ready for work, and have breakfast before heading out the door by 8:15. In the past 3 weeks I've only been awake at 5:15 once, and that […] read more »
The title of this post is something I often find myself saying to the ladies who come to Green Mountain. There is no greater truth than this, that if you do not truly love what you are doing, there is no reason that you will find satisfaction in it. This goes for when you are cooking, when you are exercising, […] read more »
I sit on my butt more than I have at any other job or at any other time in my life. Ironic, since I’m a director for one of the premier healthy lifestyle and weight management programs in the country. Not so ironic, or even unusual, is that I’m menopausal and not nearly as active as I once was. Those two facts alone make […] read more »
I wish I had a good camera with me on the way to work this morning. As I drove over Red Bridge, I noticed three ducks dancing on the edge of the receding ice above the dam that separates Echo Lake from Lake Pauline. It was a lovely sight that underscored for me the beauty of not only each season […] read more »
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 ourselves, essentially that we are […] read more »
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