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The Stress Eating Article You Weren't Expecting

The Stress Eating Article You Weren’t Expecting

Stress EatingIt doesn’t matter what side you are on — this has been a stressful, combative week for all. On Tuesday, as the day progressed I found myself wishing Emma didn’t have a huge bag of Halloween candy still sitting in the pantry. I kept telling myself to resist the urge to stress eat my way through the bag of candy — I wasn’t exactly successful. Yesterday, I was determined to stay in…

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My Mom Died 5 Years Ago Today

My Mom Died 5 Years Ago Today

Five years ago today my mom died. This is the third version of this post. The first version I wrote a few months ago. It was the version I’ve been living for 45 years. The version where I desperately try to sound like a daughter who loved and appreciated her mom despite her narcissism, rage, and neglect. The one where I channel my inner self-help guru and recognize what a deeply wounded soul she…

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Me In 45

Today is my birthday. I love my birthday. And 45 feels significant for me. I’ve actually been excited for 45 for a while now. In honor of 45 I give you Me in 45:

I have never seen Gone With The Wind or The Godfather

I am a Capricorn and even though I don’t believe in astrology — I am SUCH a Capricorn

I have been asked by more than a few therapists if I was interested in seeing if I fit the…

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The Truth About Temptation and Weight-loss Because I work as a nutrition and lifestyle coach, people tend to think that I that I never have cravings and that I never struggle with temptation.

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The Elephant In the Room… The elephant in the room is... me. I am not supposed to gain weight. I am not supposed to be overweight.

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I'm Calling B.S. On Motivational Memes

I’m Calling B.S. On Motivational Memes

Thanks to social media, motivational memes are everywhere. I love a great motivational meme. I have a notebook filled with quotes torn from magazines over the past twenty years. I have quotes taped to my mirrors, pinned to the bulletin board above my desk, and tucked into my wallet. I copy quotes in my planner every week. My wedding invitation was decorated entirely with famous quotes. One of my…

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Friday Favorites Favorite On Instagram Into The Okavango @intotheokavango I follow over 600 Instagrammers and this is by far one of my favorites.

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Would You Choose Beautiful?

Would You Choose Beautiful?

If you haven’t seen it yet, Dove posted another powerful video for their #ChooseBeautiful campaign. I’ve watched this video over and over this past week. The first time I watched it I cried. Then I watched it again and I cried some more. The third time I watched it with my 8 year-old daughter… and I cried again. But when I watched…

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Cookbook Review (part 1): Clean Slate

Cookbook Review (part 1): Clean Slate

  I was very excited when I found out that the editors from Martha Stewart Living were publishing their new cookbook Clean Slate. I was a huge fan of Whole Living magazine and I’ve always loved their approach to clean, healthy recipes. My copy arrived in the mail a couple weeks ago and now that I’ve had a chance to try out some recipes I wanted to share my review with you.

The Good

The cookbook…

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Diets Don't Work - Part 1

Diets Don’t Work – Part 1

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been on a diet. Raise your hand if you’ve dieted two or more times in your life. Now think of how many people you know who have dieted. That’s a lot of people doing a lot of dieting. It is estimated that 45 million Americans diet each year. 45 million. Think about that number. 45 milion. Every single year. That is a lot of dieting going on.  

200 Years Of Dieting D…

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Personal Trainers: Sorting The Good From The Bad

Personal Trainers: Sorting The Good From The Bad

  Ugh. Bad personal trainers. They’re everywhere. On t.v., in magazines, on YouTube in the gym. I hear them giving bad (sometimes dangerous) advice and I see people, all the time, heeding the advice of these misguided trainers because what most people don’t know is that not all trainers are created equal. A great personal trainer help you reach a level of fitness you didn’t even know was…

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Super Quick BBQ-Chicken Salad Despite all of my planning and prepping, some nights I just don't have time to cook a dinner.

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Why I Love Birthdays Yesterday was my birthday. Happy birthday to me! I love my birthday. I love it because, as the saying goes, the alternative to getting older just isn't that appealing.

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What's Cooking in Our House

What’s Cooking in Our House

I am always on the lookout for recipes that are tasty, relatively easy, and of course, healthy. Here’s what’s been cooking in our house this week.

These steak tacos from Feasting at Home are high on our list of favorites. I’ll admit it takes a little prep time – usually Doug and I prep this one together – but it’s worth the small effort. The good news is most of the prep can be done ahead of time…

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Your No-Fail New Year's Resolutions

Your No-Fail New Year’s Resolutions

This weekend my daughter decided she was going to build a Lego helicopter. She doesn’t have a Lego helicopter set or instructions for one. She had to use her existing Legos and figure out how to build it herself. Her first attempt was pretty spectacular (I might be a tad biased), but it didn’t quite turn out the way she had hoped. So, I told her “Of course you failed. I knew you would. You should…

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2014 Kicked My Ass... Just Like I Needed It To

2014 Kicked My Ass… Just Like I Needed It To

2014 kicked my ass. In 2014 I failed. Multiple times. In many ways. In 2014 I was on the receiving end of rejection and animosity – the likes of which I haven’t seen since middle school. Many times I found myself surrounded by negative people and feeling responsible for their negativity. I was often surrounded by people trying to blame me for their mistakes. I spent much of 2014 licking my wounds…

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12 Days of Christmas Health – Day 4 Today my goal is to meditate. I've gone through periods when I meditated daily and then I let other things take priority and I stop meditating for long periods of time.