by Andrea Amador | Feb 21, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Intuitive Eating, Make Peace with Food
You’ve had a healthy balanced dinner and you ate until you felt satisfied. You’re comfortable. It’s an hour later and you’re looking for something. Your brain conjures up images of the evening’s leftovers, or you see something that reminds you of a flavor that you...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 20, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Health At Every Size, Make Peace with Food
Procrastination and its cousin, Perfectionism! Do you know them well? Yesterday on one of my Juicy Woman calls, one of the women shared that she had a dream that she wanted to do some writing. Her challenge was that she was easily stopped by feeling that she had to...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 19, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Make Peace with Food
On February 14, I welcomed 7 women to my ongoing Losing Weight Without Dieting Program. As I promised them, I expect that this Valentine’s Day will be very special for each of them. It represents a kind of Independence Day! I told them, “Ladies, mark your...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 15, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Make Peace with Food
The beliefs that we hold around food and our bodies stem from the relationship that we had with our families when we were growing up. Many of these beliefs are false and self limiting, keeping us in patterns of sabotage, often preventing us from achieving our weight...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 12, 2007 | Food, Make Peace with Food, Mind/Body Connection, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care
You just got back on the diet bandwagon again after a big weekend splurge. It’s Monday and you hit the gym, hoping for a renewed sense of inspiration to forge ahead and lose those extra pounds. As you leave the gym after a tough workout, all sweaty and exhausted, you...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 10, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Make Peace with Food
During one of the first sessions of a recent Losing Weight Without Dieting Program, one of the women, who we’ll call Bee shared this insight, “I can’t believe how often I want to reach for food when I’m not hungry.” I’ll just be...
