See Video Version Many traditions have a holiday in December. The fascinating thing is that they all carry the message of HOPE. Buddhism Bodhi Day and Siddartha’s Enlightenment. Hanukkah’s Festival of Lights The Winter Solstice when our days begin to get longer again as the earth shifts on its axis. Yule celebrating the winter solstice …
See video version Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year, and it can be a nutritional minefield. So much food, so many things we love, sometimes pressure to eat more than is comfortable. How do you manage even before someone suggests you’re eating too much or not eating enough? How do you manage yourself …
See video version The U. S. version of a Harvest celebration is known as Thanksgiving, and it’s the fourth Thursday of November – next week. Traditionally, it begins the “Holiday Season,” sometimes known as the five to six-week food orgy that takes us to the New Year. In many countries, it’s a community activity, but …
See video Version Think through that last experience when you ate for emotional reasons – not feasting for joy, but things like stress, sadness, grief, loneliness, frustration, disappointment, etc. Identify the feeling or experience. How long did you give yourself to get caught up in it, stew over it, or drive you to food and …
See Video Version Anyone can shed weight faster without starving. What? You do not have to starve yourself to shed weight. In fact, if you do starve yourself, you may lose some. Then when you bump up your calories, it will all come back – maybe even faster because your body’s directive is to keep …
see video version If you’re reading this when it comes out, Halloween is on deck. So much candy around whether or not you have children and whether or not they go out on the rounds. Last year we almost got a pass with the event being curtailed. How’s it happening in your area this year? …
see video version Choosing something different yet? Yes, it’s uncomfortable because it’s unfamiliar and not what you’ve done in the past. It’ll be a bit of extra work initially as your “go-to” is shifting. It may even disrupt your routine for a bit. AND when you are living at your goal, you will wonder why …
video version If you want to get a group of friends (or FB Group) going, throw in the weight loss card. Everyone has an idea about the latest diet or pill that will make the weight fall right off you. They may share what worked for them, but to you, it sounds revolting or tortuous. …
See Video Version I’m celebrating my “trimaversary” this week – 9 years consistently at my goal weight. After 40 years of the Diet Yo-Yo , I didn’t believe it was possible to lose the weight and keep it off. The yo-yo was “normal” for most of my life. When I was 10, I looked around. …
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See Video Version When do we eat for emotional reasons? Stress ranks high on the list, but also when we feel sad, lonely, frustrated, angry, and even happy as we feast to celebrate. From birth, we were soothed by putting something in our mouths, and children move on to their thumbs or biting their …
