Confession: I fell behind on work today, and didn’t have the chance to write a new blog. However, as promised, I still plan to be consistent with my weekly posts on Mondays, so I dug this one up from the archives – an oldy but a goodie I think! Hope you enjoy… Originally written by […]
On Letting Yourself Go… Read More »
My first encounter with Intuitive Eating was in Anne Lamott’s book Travelling Mercies (on my “must read” list by the way). Like many of us, Anne was coming out of a stage of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction. She was told about Intuitive Eating and she figured “what the heck” and gave it a try. For
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I am back after an unnecessarily long hiatus. I do apologize – I’ve decided, though that June is a new month! I started working more full-time now, and I’m sorting out my schedule and priorities and this blog is one of them. So without further discussion, here is one of my biggest Intuitive Eating tips…
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A cucumber is not a substitute for a chocolate bar. Let me repeat that: a CUCUMBER is not a substitute for a CHOCOLATE BAR. This may seem like an obvious fact – we’re not even comparing “apples and oranges” here (at least they are part of the same food group). No we are comparing two completely
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We are at the end of our Eating Guidelines series. I sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed the last few article and have found them helpful. If you have any topics you’d like me to cover in upcoming blogs (or ideas for another series) please comment below. And now that we know “how” to eat, it’s time
The Eating Guidelines: #7 Eat with Enjoyment, Pleasure, and Gusto! Read More »
Once again I apologize for my hiatus. Thank you to those of you who have been waiting patiently and haven’t lost faith in my ability to keep a schedule yet! I know it is Tuesday, but I figured better late than never. I am back to posting every monday (I promise!). There is only one more
The Eating Guidelines: #6 Eat (with the intention of being) in full view of others Read More »
Seeing as I missed posting on Monday this week, I thought I would take a break from our series on The Eating Guidelines to offer some tips on eating intuitively during the holidays. Christmas is just around the corner, and the holiday parties and shopping marathons have begun. Sticking with Intuitive Eating can be tricky when
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I don’t want to take much of your time apologizing for my lack of posts lately; so I am just going to say that I am back and continuing on with my series on the Eating Guidelines.. In honour of this new “home” for the blog, I am doing a series based on The Eating
The Eating Guidelines: #5 Eat Until You Are Satisfied Read More »
To my regular readers, forgive my little “hiatus” – I was busy doing things like writing exams, finishing my undergraduate degree – yay! – and travelling to Africa all summer. Now to continue on with the series… In honour of this new “home” for the blog, I am doing a series based on The Eating
The Eating Guidelines: #4 Eat What Your Body Wants Read More »
In honour of this new “home” for the blog, I am doing a series based on The Eating Guidelines as developed by Geneen Roth (author of “Women, Food, and God” and many other books I highly recommend). Guideline #3: Eat Without Distractions – Radio, TV, Newspaper, Books, or Loud Music The third guideline on the
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