Tag intuitive eating

Inspiration of the Week

Word of the Week:  Self Worth.  Believe in yourself.  Believe in your goals and your determination to see them through.  It took me a long time to find my self worth.  I still doubt myself, but I am still pushing forward.  I use a lot of self talk.  With each year, my self talk grows [...]
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What is for Breakfast?

What can you learn from a toddler about self awareness?  This morning my daughter reminded me how to be intuitive and think outside the box.  Not the typical morning in the Diaz house, Lucas was sick and Claire woke up immediately requesting breakfast.  Here is how the conversation went: Claire: “Mommy I want those little [...]
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Getting Off the Ride

In the book on intuitive eating, the authors talk about the guilt deprivation seesaw. It is as it sounds. When you are in a state of dieting or deprivation and feel you are being “good”, then you feel better about yourself. When you do not restrict foods banned to the naughty list, you feel guilty. [...]
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enJOY Food

In a world where we cannot order a latte with skim milk without declaring it a “skinny”, it is hard to return to the JOY of tasting food without a focus on weight and calories.  With the holidays in full force, decadent meals, mouth water appetizers, and rich desserts, you can choose to savor or [...]
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Letting Go of Judgment

I can never eat normal and lose weight. I have to restrict and eat diet foods to get to my goal weight. I will only be happy once I lose weight. I could never just eat one cookie. Do you notice any pattern in these thoughts?  Can you see the judgment?  NEVER.  HAVE TO. ONLY [...]
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Be Comfortable, Be Confident

Are you trying to live healthier but you are so uncomfortable at your weight that it is hard to not make it the first thought each day? If you know you are not at your natural weight due to emotional eating or other lifestyle choices, what is your wardrobe like? Many seem like a strange [...]
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Rational versus Emotional

 First:  It has come to my attention I linked my awesome song of the week wrong.  Sorry.  (Gotta love moms- thanks).  Here it is in case you love it like I do.  Will. i. am “What I am”.   Emotional:  ”I am starving.  Screw it!  I want fries.  Ice cream?  yes, please.”       [...]
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