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 #2: Eat sitting down in a calm environment. This does not include the car. The second guideline […]
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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 #1: Eat When You are Hungry The first guideline seems simple enough, and yet it is one
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Anonymous asked: I am usually ____lbs, but now I’ve gained weight and I am ____lbs. Whenever I stop dieting, I put on weight. How do I get back to my normal weight? Thank-you for your message. It concerns me that you are so interested in numbers. Weight is a TERRIBLE indicator of health (as are
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Hi Lauren! First of all, thank you for having such a great blog. Second, I wanted to talk to you. I have had taste hunger ALL FREAKING DAY for about a month, and been eating way too much every day. I just love food so much! Since I have a fast metabolism I haven’t gained
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I love your tumblr ! Really inspiring !! But I am confused…, if I understand well, when starting intuitive eating I should eat chocolate and whatever I crave ? Thank-you so much! 🙂 In short: yes. But to expand on that: Intuitive Eating is based on the Eating Guidelines, which are: Eat when you are
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I’ve always loved this quote by Mary Poppins – it’s one of those ones when you hear it you pause for a moment, think, and then nod with a smile on your face, thinking “That is so simple, but so true” – and then the smile fades as you wonder “WHY didn’t I think of
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I recently finished reading a book entitled “Will vs. Spirit” by Gerald May, and while he was talking about Willingness vs. Willfulness as it applies to recovery and your spiritual walk, I couldn’t help but realize just how applicable it is to Intuitive Eating, as well. This is what he had to say: Willingness implies
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When I know I’m meeting people for lunch/dinner and thus my meal time is ‘set’ but my hunger kicks in before I leave the house, I know that having a full ‘meal’ or good sized snack will leave me too full for when I get to the restaurant, and so I keep light ‘filler’ food
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I talk about obsession vs. commitment often in regards to exercise (watch my video here); however, recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how this relates to Intuitive Eating as well. First let’s break it down ob·ses·sion: The state of being obsessed with someone or something. An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes
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First of all, I would like to thank all of you for your comments on my last post. The support I felt from this community was unbelievable and I am so grateful for all of you! Thank-you 🙂 Now onto the topic at hand… I was recently talking with someone about discipline and I realized