Keeping Healthy Through the Holidays (No Weight Gain Required)

December is here, and with it comes the holiday season! While this year may look slightly (or a lot) different for many of us, it’s certainly a time when our regular healthy habits can fall by the wayside if we’re not careful. The holidays, however, don’t have to be synonymous with “putting on pounds” and…

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Questioning your Food Rules

Over the years, we collect food rules. Foods we consider good or bad. Foods we label healthy or unhealthy. Foods that are acceptable for losing weight, others we consider “cheat foods.” We have rules not just for what we eat, but also how we eat, and when. The longer you’ve been alive on this planet,…

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Is Emotional Eating at the Root of your Weight Struggle?

We eat for so many reasons beyond physical hunger: We eat to celebrate, to entertain, to comfort ourselves, to reward ourselves – even if that reward is just for getting through our busy day! We learn to turn to food as a way to escape our feelings – whether it’s loneliness, boredom, stress, or overwhelm.…

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The 24-Hour Plan (Decisions Ahead of Time)

I eat perfectly in the daytime but then dinner turns into an all-night event. I can’t watch Netflix without popcorn or snacks. I was doing fine until my colleague brought in the doughnuts. After a stressful day at work, I deserve a treat! One glass of wine turned into 3. It’s impossible to eat healthy…

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