Self-Compassion with Our Eating

Self-Compassion with Our Eating

Apr 14, 2016 | Nutrition, Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion is needed whenever I find myself: disapproving and judgmental fixating on nutrients or calories focusing on what’s wrong with my body eating more than I want or less than I need binging or purging believing that this pain will never change angry...
Eating to the Point of Energy

Eating to the Point of Energy

Apr 7, 2016 | Eating Challenges, Mindfulness, Nutrition

“that point in the meal when you finish still feeling a little hungry, but the kind of hungry that can easily be translated into a hunger to do the next thing.” Marc David, Institute for the Psychology of Eating There is a radical new way (which really is...
Self-Compassion with Our Eating

Eating out and about

Feb 13, 2016 | Nutrition

AT … WHAT TO EAT … the movies Small popcorn without added butter or margarine Frozen fruit yogurt Water or small size of fruit juice … the mall Stir-fry vegetables/tofu with steamed rice Bean burrito (ask for whole wheat) Sandwich or wrap on sprouted whole grain,...
Beyond Mindful Eating

Beyond Mindful Eating

Feb 13, 2016 | Nutrition

One of my mentors Marc David with the Institute for the Psychology of Eating wrote a book called The Slow Down Diet.  In it he talks about the fact even if we eat the healthiest foods in the perfect amount but consume it in a state of anxious rushing, the...
Compassion Inspired Mornings

Compassion Inspired Mornings

Jan 13, 2016 | Nutrition

Some people wake up famished and need to eat right away and others need a few hours to fully wake up before they can even think about food. While it is important to listen to your body, it is also important to eat something within a few hours of waking. Studies show...