There are a few keys to having a life-long healthy, happy relationship with your body, and one of those is learning to recognize and obey hunger cues. Many of us have these eating habits that have been in our bones since childhood
I understand that what we want, right now, is food that lasts so that we don’t have to venture back to the store any sooner than necessary, braving the long lines and potential COVID-19 exposure. Fortunately, these fresh items last a long time on your counter or in your fridge.
You will find a diet that seems to keep you satisfied and keep you at a happy weight. It is easy to think this will be your lifetime diet. If suddenly you gain weight or don’t feel well on these diets, you might assume the cause has nothing to do with your food.
I just talk more about my food choices. Even if I’m talking to myself, out loud, I’m putting healthy eating thoughts out into the atmosphere. They’re seeping into his subconscious. If I make popcorn I say out loud, “I should put cayenne pepper on instead of butter. Fewer calories.”
Actually, here’s a harsh reality: your weight to height ratio affects your health insurance premium. Yup. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Better swallow a salad instead.
You make meals the main event, discussing and planning them all day long. You dedicate a good two-hour chunk to dinner, which naturally means you eat a lot more than you normally would.
Some counselors mandate that their patients with eating disorders do not even date until they are fully healed. Since eating disorders are a form of addiction, that does make some sense—alcoholics and drug addicts in AA or NA aren’t supposed to date until they are healed. But an eating disorder doesn’t affect the psyche as […]
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Food journals aren’t just for people who are required by their doctors to lose weight.