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Halloween: The Gateway Holiday
Halloween is just around the corner. How could I forget? My kids have been reminding me every day that we - gasp! - didn't purchase our Halloween candy yet. Waiting until T-minus-5 days to buy the candy is apparently cutting things too close. In this case, I have just...
3 Ways Fitspiration Is Anything but Inspirational
You’ve seen Fitspiration graphics. On the surface, they inspire you to challenge yourself. To make exercise a regular part of your life. To be fit. To be healthy. Sounds good. But these toned up messages have a downside. Beneath the motivating surface, Fitspiration is...
What You Can Learn from a Toddler about Balanced Eating
Parents often go to great lengths to get their baby or toddler to eat. Some classic attempts: Here comes the airplane, open up the hangar. Just one more bite. Pretty please? Have some “pink chicken” (salmon). Have some “pig chicken” (pork). (Thanks to my friend for...
Diets Are Losing Popularity, So They’re Dressing Up Like Non-Diets
“Diet” products have taken a nosedive in recent years, so they’re often repackaged under the guise of health and wellness. In this repackaging quest, the non-diet approach is co-opted by the diet industry. As a therapist and coach who works with women who have years...
Busyness Is the New Denial
How did you answer the last time someone asked you how you were? If you answered, “Busy,” you’re in good company. It has become the standard thing to say. Even if you aren’t busy (which I doubt), you probably feel inclined to say you are anyway. Otherwise you...
Four Ways to Prevent Vacation Overeating
Did you overeat on vacation? Worried that you'll weight gain during upcoming travel? If your waistband is tighter than usual after vacation, join the club. Although you may have eaten more than usual during your travels, it's totally normal to overeat sometimes. And...
Sagging Towards My Last F***able Day: On Aging and Invisibility
My birthday is coming up really soon. It means a lovely dinner with my family. Probably a separate lovely dinner with a dear friend. And as I anticipate blowing out the candles on my birthday cake, I will be reminded that I am sagging towards obscurity. Truthfully,...
Freedom from Food and Body Obsession
It’s almost Independence Day – a day to remember the principles of freedom that are the bedrock of the US’s identity. We have been so free, in fact, that our hard-won freedom is often taken as a given. Independence Day becomes yet another long weekend where you can...
Cellulite Is a State of Mind
Becoming a mother led me to do things I wouldn’t have otherwise imagined: Eating off of another human being’s plate Going for more than one day without showering Losing my gag reflex over bodily substances – as long as they came from my kids or pets. Inviting all the...
Yeah, but I Lost Weight
Babushkas in Bikinis
Ahh, it’s finally spring. The hyacinths and tulips are blooming. The snow is melting. Bears and squirrels are waking up after a long winter’s nap. And if you listen very, very carefully, you can hear the faint shrieks of women realizing that it’s time to start getting...
Help Your Child Have a Healthy Relationship with Food
When we talk to our kids about “red light” foods and the dangers of weight gain,* we set them up to have an unhealthy relationship with food. For today's post, mosey on over to Fit Armadillo, where I had the pleasure of guest blogging.
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