“Stay Mindful Even if Your Mind is Full”  De la Vega 1.  Decrease multi tasking at meals. 2. Remind yourself to stay present and taste your food.  3.  Keep your hunger under control.  Hunger levels should never rise above a calm whisper.  4.  Practice getting in touch with your food preferences.  Try a satiety scale [...]

You do everything right. You plan your meals for the week. You place your online grocery order. You plan some time to recharge and destress midweek. Your reward….chaos kicks in. Your child gets sick and you need to take time off work. A snow storm in October shuts your power down for a week. Endless scenarios can occur.  When we panic [...]

Sometimes communication can be so subtle you do not even realize it, but if someone knows you well enough they can pick up on your needs.  With some big choices weighing on my mind, life was becoming hectic at times.  It was more work to center myself and trust things would work out if I [...]

Weekends are associated with relaxing and unwinding.  We use this time to reenergize from a tiring week of routine and hard work.  One of the most common patterns I see if eating a comfort food meal on Friday nights as a reward from a week of meeting goals.  If this rings a bell with you, [...]