The many (unhelpful) ways we use food
If you’re an emotional eater, like me, you may have noticed that you use food for reasons other than nourishment. I’m five years into my recovery from emotional eating, thanks to coaching, and I’m still learning about all the games I play around food. I’ve (largely) stopped using eating as comfort, company, distraction, sedative and […]
Burgers don’t make you fat. Overeating makes you fat.
I had lunch in heaven last week. Four Seasons Santa Barbara – outdoor patio table, facing the ocean, a beloved friend and colleague on either side of me. As Karen was telling us that she’s losing weight, the server brought our orders. Hers was a burger and fries. “Well I still eat burgers” she said apologetically. […]
Do you eat because you’re bored?
I’m on a five hour train ride from San Diego to Santa Barbara. OMG it’s so spectacular – so far the entire route has been on the ocean. I’m watching bikers, runners, surfers enjoying this stunning day. But all I can do is sit. Sure I can read, work, talk, wander the aisles, stretch, and […]
Do you blame your size for how you feel?
I’m speaking at a business event next week. I weigh 5 pounds more than my favourite weight. The weight I feel most comfortable in my own skin. I call it my natural weight – the size I feel like I was born to be. Last night, I let my mind indulge in some outdated thinking. […]
Are you holding yourself back with your mind?
We had a holiday this Monday – Family Day – (great opportunity to sleep in, hang with my crazy gang, and skip school lunches!). The next day I mistakenly arrived for my regular Monday 10.00am Moksha yoga class. But it wasn’t my usual Moksha crowd in the studio. They looked young and looked supremely athletic, and the […]
This winter is the perfect time to become a regular exerciser
Exercise is on my mind. I’m talking movement on purpose this snowy cold winter. I used to hibernate, clothed in multiple stretchy layers, telling myself it was too cold to move, and then panic in spring when I finally delayered, to discover that my muscles had turned to mush and none of my clothes fit? […]
You get what you work for.
My youngest daughter is an excellent gymnast. I can’t remember a time when she didn’t spend almost every spare moment practicing and perfecting her skills and routines. She is completely self-motivated. Determinedly persistent. Inspiringly thrilling to watch. She does not get this from me. People comment on how talented she is all the time. I suppose she […]
You can become a regular exerciser – easily.
I almost knocked a woman over today. I was rushing out of my kids’ school on my way to yoga. Just dropped lunch off (yep. again) and I had twenty minutes before they close the door. “Sorry!” I yelled behind me “rushing to yoga” “Wow that’s amazing” she said admiringly. And I took a moment […]
You’ll feel so much better if you expect to be the size you are.
You know how it goes – you go shopping and you’re surprised that you’re a size 16 Even though you’ve been a size 16 for the past year. Or you pass a mirror and you’re shocked at the bulge around your stomach Even though it’s been there for the past 3 years. Each time you […]
This one thing will eliminate your desire to binge
I coached a mom last week. She told me she binges when she’s doing something for her children. Especially when it’s unplanned or unexpected. Like when they forget their lunch and she drives it to them, eating cookies all the way. Or when they tell her they need help with a project that’s due tomorrow, […]