by Andrea Amador | Jul 25, 2018 | Make Peace with Food
Have you been struggling with cravings that get you all twisted up in knots? Back in 2007 after I made the decision to stop dieting, I gave my cravings a lot of thought because they really were ruling my life. So I began to play with my food, to untangle it’s...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 23, 2018 | Depression, R.E.C.L.A.I.M. System, The Power of Forgiveness
Are you refusing to forgive someone who has done you wrong? You wanting to stick it to ’em, may just be a big mistake. Because you’re the one who’s going to get hurt. Here’s my recipe for living life and moving past your past so you can find...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Empty nest syndrome is a feeling of grief and loneliness parents often experience when their grown children leave home to live independently for the first time. Perhaps your son or daughter is leaving to start a job, attend college, university or has found their own...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 19, 2018 | Depression, Inspiration, Law of Attraction, Mind/Body Connection, R.E.C.L.A.I.M. System
Have you ever stopped to wonder how the negative stories you tell yourself and others affect your life? I’ve known for awhile that our thoughts create our reality, but I’ve never seen it come quite so close as I did when my family sold our home in 2013....
by Andrea Amador | Jul 14, 2018 | Binge-Busting, Depression, Uncategorized
Weight gain. It can be positively daunting facing the grim reality of regaining weight after working so hard to get healthy. Whether you’re facing weight gained over a period of months or years, it’s equally horrifying to come to grips with it. If like so...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 12, 2017 | Creating Confidence, Uncategorized
As a mom or dad, your heart swells with pride the day you witness your baby first steps. But what happens when you notice that your little one has begun to follow in your body shaming footsteps and the legacy of your weight watching ways is colliding with their...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 6, 2017 | Chicken Soup for the Soul, Uncategorized
I’m very proud to share that the original personal story that follows has been re-published by Chicken Soup for the Soul in their book, “Curvy & Confident: 101 Stories About Loving Yourself and Your Body.” Feeling beautiful has always been very...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 2, 2017 | Inspiration, Uncategorized
The other day a stray black cat came scurrying into my house. It was a cold rainy night and my husband, Angel and I decided to feed and give her a place to sleep for the night and bring her to the shelter the next morning. As I wrote in my previous blog post, I have a...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 1, 2017 | Body Respect, Uncategorized
Last night my husband, Angel and I had a silly argument which ended up with me choosing to sleep on the sofa. Despite the fact that I felt pretty self-righteous about standing up for myself in wanting to take care of my mother, in the back of my mind I felt like my...
by Andrea Amador | Nov 30, 2017 | Bust Out of Body Shame, Uncategorized
So you say you want to get healthier, change your eating and perhaps even shed a few pounds. All this time, over the years you’ve been thinking that the path to wellness is achieved by watching what you eat and pulling yourself up by the bootstraps. Deprivation and...
