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Portion Control And Mindful Eating
I’m just going to come right out and say it: portion control is NOT mindful eating. OK, now let me press pause and say; I get where portion control might seem like a legit way to eat mindfully. It is because we more commonly associate ‘being mindful’...
How We Talk About Food
There’s no getting away from it. Because we eat food, it is inevitable that we are going to talk about food. And because we are all by default, immersed in diet culture, how we talk about food is no longer a neutral subject. Food has become highly...
The Common Misconception About Intuitive Eating That Might Be Keeping You Stuck
Intuitive Eating is a revolutionary weight-inclusive model that helps people re-connect mind and body in order to meet their psychological and physical needs. But there is a part of Intuitive Eating that can trip people up. And it is the name. Intuitive. A lot of...
Easy Garlic Mushrooms – Spanish Tapas Style
Setas al Ajillo (translates to: mushrooms with garlic) would have to be my all-time favourite way of enjoying mushrooms. I first tried mushrooms cooked this way at a Spanish tapas place near my home and instantly fell in love with them. The robust little button...
Intuitive Eating For Weight Loss
Intuitive eating for weight loss. Knowing the origins of intuitive eating, those were a string of words I didn’t think went together. But I was wrong. Because at the time of writing this, there are over 7,000,000 results that come back when you Google, “Intuitive...
7 Anti-Diet Reminders That It Is OK If You Want To Lose Weight
The desire to lose weight is strong, particularly at the start of the year when the messaging about fixing our bodies is incessant. If you have been interested in the non-diet approach AND are at the same time uncomfortable because you are feeling that persuasive tug...
Food Fails Vol. 2
It is the start of a new year, which is always a good time to reflect on the food fails that have occurred in my kitchen. This is not the first time I have posted about my food fails – you can check out volume 1 here. And let’s just say I haven’t been short of...
Anti-diet Alternatives To New Year’s Resolutions
I did a Google search for the most popular New Year’s Resolutions to prepare this article…do I even need to tell you what was on top of all of the lists I found?!?! Yep, you guessed it. Weight loss (+/- ‘getting in shape’ which we all know means the same thing)....
7 Reasons To NOT Pursue Weight Loss This Year
Get ready. We are about to feel the full force of International Dieting Month. Otherwise known as January! Those of us in the non-diet space refer to it as International Dieting Month as it is the time of year where the dial on weight loss messages will be cranked...
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