How Going On A Diet May Be The Worst New Year’s Resolution
Invariably, some of you will have already decided to go on a diet on January 1st, 2017. Before you fully commit to painstakingly weighing your food, counting calories or restricting anything delicious, please read this blog and perhaps I can convince you that there is a different and sustainable way to get your body healthy. […]
FOOD: How the WHY may trump the WHAT
Why do you eat when you’re not hungry? Have you thought about it? A friend was describing a person to me the other day and referred to her as someone who “just really loves her food!” I think we all love food. The majority of us anyway. And so we use these phrases to let […]
At Least I Would Never Do That!
On August 8, 2005 a category 5 hurricane, with winds as strong as 175km/hr, slammed into the Eastern coastline of North America. The damage from the disaster was estimated at 108 billion dollars and has been documented as the costliest on record. Approximately 1245 people died during the hurricane and subsequent flooding making it one […]
Mindfulness, Gummyworms and Humans of New York
Many years ago, I took a class on mindfulness. In it I learned that mindfulness is the act of deliberately paying attention in a particular way. Deliberate and particular. Hmmm. This particular way involved bringing the attention back to the present moment and being non-judgmental. One of the exercises that we participated in to […]
Falling Apart In Your Weight Loss Goals
Attempting to lose weight can feel like a battle at times. We can be crystal clear about what we want our body to look like and where we want the scale to be, but when faced with the challenge of exercise or saying no to food temptations, we collapse like a Jenga tower after […]
