Understanding Food Noise and Mental Restriction Have you even been in the middle of a meal… and your brain is already planning what you’re going to eat next. Maybe you’re thinking about dessert. Maybe you’re planning out your next snack. Maybe you’re mentally mapping out dinner while still chewing lunch. And then the inner critic […]
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Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to treat food like a transaction. If lunch is “big,” dinner must be smaller — or skipped entirely. If we “overdid it” earlier, we compensate later. If we eat more now, we eat less later.
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So, I will admit that the original title of this post was going to be “I might scream… if I hear one more weight-loss/diet-related New Year’s Resolution comment.” Then I thought better of it, reminded myself that “to each his own” and decided instead to take a hopefully more positive approach. Don’t get me wrong.
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I started this blog with the intention to give potential clients (and even current ones) a better idea of my approach to nutrition than they might get by just looking at my webpage. The problem is that, like some people, I get pretty insecure about putting my ideas out there. I have written posts, posted
Hydration- why is it important? How much do you need? These are all common questions when talking about how to stay hydrated.
…asked my 4 year old daughter one day in the car. Initially, I wasn’t able to respond. How could I? My mind was filled with more than a few questions. Where is this coming from? When did she learn the word “healthy”? Who did she hear this from? I was certain that my reaction and/or
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