What you pay attention to grows. ~Geneen Roth Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are. ~Jose Ortega y Gassett What we think, we become. ~Buddha See a trend here? What do you give more attention to in your life? That big bowl of ice cream you “shouldn’t” have eaten + how much you hate your thighs --- or what you did well + like about yourself? Most of us are conditioned to focus on our perceived failures and disappointments. It’s human nature - our default setting. But our brain is plastic. We can create new pathways + habits + patterns. We can rewire our brain. We can create a NEW default mode. A mode that leads to more cheers + smiles + feelings of accomplishment. Every action we take either moves us closer … [Read more...] about More Powerful Than a Food Journal?
Self Care
Letting Go of the All or Nothing Approach to Weight Loss
I’ve read at least three articles about abstaining from alcohol for the month of January (aka Dry January) – along with countless articles + blogs about detoxes, cleanses and of course – diets. And it’s only January 11th. Most of my life was spent either on a diet of off a diet. Either being good - or bad. Can you relate? Those were also the years when I was battling bulimia and hating my body - no matter what the scale said. We live in a society that is all about extremes… A month-long boot camp to punish ourselves for a sedentary December A juice fast to make up too many Christmas cookies Diet all week - binge all weekend Restriction tends to have a rebound effect. Whole 30 = ALL THE SUGAR when the 30 days is over Dry January = … [Read more...] about Letting Go of the All or Nothing Approach to Weight Loss
Change Your Facebook Feed, Love Your Body
In her best selling book, The Magic Art of Tidying Up, author Marie Kondo writes… The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. Consider the amount of time you spend on social media (or watching TV). Are you “consuming” images + posts + shows + articles that spark joy and make you feel good about yourself and the world? A few months ago, I set out on an adventure – to create a Facebook feed that made me feel great about myself. And I succeeded. When we’re bombarded with size 4 bodies and photo-shopped images all day, every day - our brains recognize these images as “normal” and anything else as – not … [Read more...] about Change Your Facebook Feed, Love Your Body
Why I’m Totally Over Losing the Last Few Pounds…
I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it - but for the last 4 years or so, I’ve been telling myself that I should lose a few pounds. Let’s start with the facts... I’m just shy of 5’6” At my highest weight, I was 195 pounds At my lowest (as an adult), I weighed 124 pounds (for like 30 seconds) I currently weigh between 135 and 138 – and my weight has been consistently in this range for the last 5 years I’m muscular and stocky with strong German thighs I’m pretty damn fit for a 41 year old chick At my lowest weight – when everyone was telling me I looked ah-maaazing and my size 6 pants were starting to feel a little loose, I was struggling with what was eventually diagnosed as microscopic colitis - a rare side effect of a medication I was … [Read more...] about Why I’m Totally Over Losing the Last Few Pounds…