I was ecstatic when my little girl started crawing last month. We were home alone, and I was jumping around and cheering for her major accomplishment. I called her dad, grandmothers, and some of my friends that owed me the opportunity to bore them with my child’s mundane milestones – as they had done to me years before. Before learning to crawl, Nina had just been sitting around, frustrated with her seeming inability to get what...
Like many other women across the country, I saw the movie Eat, Pray, Love with a large group of girlfriends and fellow entrepreneurs. We followed up the movie with a lively discussion over Italian-inspired gourmet pizza. When asked about her “word” (you gotta see the movie to get this part), my girlfriend, Kristen, said her “word” is balance. At the time, I couldn’t figure out my word, but it came to me last night...
…for the busy woman. This is a topic we can all get excited about, right? I sure want to live well, and Lord knows I’m busy. What interesting woman, isn’t? I came across this concept – The Art of Living Well for the busy woman – on the Cris Simone website. Cris Simone is an online beauty and wellness lifestyle resource for busy women. The site features interviews of well-known experts and professional women who...
I had a speaking engagement this morning at the Georgia Avenue Food Cooperative. This commitment kind of snuck up on me. As in, I saw it on my calendar when I got ready to go to bed last night. Needless to stay, I ended up staying awake a lot longer than I’d planned as I got my presentation ready. I was asked to talk to the members of this co-op about proper nutrition and how to healthfully prepare the food they received from the food...
Have you tried your hardest to “eat right” and “live healthy” only to end up frustrated and confused by your lack of results? Do you find yourself feeling a tad bit envious of women who seem to never struggle with their weight? The truth of the matter is that there’s no magic bullet that will solve all of your weight loss and body image issues. And the fact that some women eat with ease, without obsessing about each...
Salt. Butter. Extra salad dressing. It never ceases to amaze me when I see someone grab for the salt shaker before even tasting their food. And they never seem to shake just a little bit. They shake with gusto! As I watch the salt hit their food, as I did this morning, I can’t help wondering whether they’re eating for pleasure or just out of habit? How could she possibly have known whether it needed additional salt before...
Last week’s free teleseminar focused on the Normal Eating Path. This path is not normal because it’s “typical” - people who struggle with weight don’t “typically” eat this way. It’s normal because it feels right. While on this path, your goal is to avoid getting too hungry before you eat because then it’s just too easy to overeat when you start out starving. While on the Normal Eating Path, your primary focus is on...
Years ago, when I was trying to control my weight by restricting my food, I never really enjoyed anything that I ate. That’s not to say that I didn’t eat good stuff. I did partake in the food that I craved because my willpower was finite, but I didn’t get to truly enjoy it because as soon as I took my first bite the guilt would set in. The better the food tasted, the more guilty I would feel. Fast-forward to last night. My...
Mindful eating is a term that I use often and deliberately because it perfectly describes the behavior that brought pleasure back to my dinner table. Although I’ve incorporated many tenets of mindful eating, I’m constantly seeking to deepen my practice. Interested in joining me? Principles of Mindfulness: • Mindfulness is deliberately paying attention, non-judgmentally. • Mindfulness encompasses both internal processes and...
Yesterday afternoon, I gave an interactive nutrition presentation to employees at Ernst & Young. The participants are all trying to lose weight but for various reasons – reduce blood pressure, manage illnesses, increase self-esteem. Upscale magazine is supporting their efforts and will be writing about the process in an issue later this year – very cool. Whenever I speak to a group, I try to leave them with practical information...
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