January is World Mindful Eating Month! In our last blog, Self-Care December, we briefly discussed the practice of mindfulness. This month, we’ll apply it to food and eating. Mindfulness: practice of bringing your full attention and awareness to one’s experience in the moment, without judgement, just observation. Mindful Eating: Helps us be aware of thoughts, … Read more
Healthy Weight Week 2020 starts January 17th! This week is probably not for celebrating what you think. In fact, it is likely the opposite. Healthy Weight Week was created in 1994 to celebrate healthy lifestyles that prevent eating disorders and other side effects from dieting and weight cycling. It is meant to encourage people of all sizes to … Read more
With the holiday season upon us, it’s important to recognize when we need a break before we boil over. This time of year is usually stress inducing, not to mention everything going on right now (I’m looking at you, COVID-19), especially with disruptions to our yearly traditions. Stress can wreak havoc on our health-mental, physical, and … Read more
August is Kids Eat Right Month™, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Academy Foundation’s annual campaign to highlight the importance of children’s healthful eating and active lifestyles. Here are some things to try to work towards a healthy lifestyle as a family: Shop Smart. To encourage a healthy lifestyle, get your children involved … Read more
Let’s make this year about our health and not our size! Let’s say no to diets! Does this seem impossible? I promise that it can be done. It seems like everyone jumps on the diet and weight loss train when the New Year comes around. But guess what? There is no train! Or, there may be a … Read more
September 23-27, 2019 marks the celebration of Weight Stigma Awareness Week. This week was originally created by the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) which has since merged with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). NEDA plans to continue this awareness week to shed light on weight stigma. What is Weight Stigma? Weight stigma, also known … Read more
I Love Food Day is being celebrated on September 9th! I’m excited that this day exists so we can all share our love for food. Chocolate covered strawberries? Homemade macaroni & cheese? Decadent chocolate cake? What would you celebrate with (can you tell I’m a chocolate fan?)? Sometimes our love for food can be confusing though. … Read more
January is World Mindful Eating Month. Mindful eating allows us to follow cues from our bodies to determine what and when to eat. This allows our bodies to be nourished and satisfied naturally from within instead of finding a diet or program to follow. Check out this graphic to learn more about mindfulness and mindful eating: Mindfulness and … Read more
Happy New Year! About now most of us are trying to decide on a New Year’s Resolution, and most of us will choose something having to do with our weight, food, or exercise. It’s great that we all want our health to become more of a priority but New Year’s resolutions don’t usually stick, and … Read more
The holiday season often brings joy and cheer, but it can also bring a lot of stress. We are often over scheduled, over stimulated, over stuffed, and under budgeted from Halloween until New Year’s. This combination is bound to create some stressful times, which can make us feel lousy and increase the chances of getting sick. Let’s … Read more