Can you be sad and amazing?
I recently discovered that I can be sad and amazing. This was new for me. I have always focused so much on food as my medicator, that I never realized that I have a few more. I dug some up during my week at Onsite‘s Living Centred Program. For the first time, I wasn’t focused […]
What’s your type of treat?
I turned 49 today. Thanks to all of you for your birthday hugs. I truly felt them.| Here’s my heavenly day: Morning snuggles and cuddles in bed with various sized family members. Drooling over my new MacBook Air. Moksha yoga. Lunch with one of my oldest and most loved friends, Christine – Salads, dips, and […]
Why are you bingeing every Sunday?
Sue wrote to me after reading my latka blog: “Terrific blog Bev and I know exactly what you mean. I was always starting a diet on Monday so Sunday was that last chance for me to eat that piece of cake or cookie or whatever. Then one time I was pregnant. I didn’t have to […]
What will change if you never eat this food, ever again?
Deb emailed me about my latka blog. She asked what to do about that special seasonal food you can’t get all year long. For her, it’s Snickers Nutcrackers. For me, it’s anything sprinkled with crushed candy canes. (have you tasted Pepperidge Farm’s Geneva cookies? Crushed candy canes instead of crushed nuts! Discovered them yesterday – […]
Can’t you just eat those latkas another day?
Chanukah. Latkas. Lacy crispy confections of shredded potatoes and onions. Hot off the griddle. Just the right amount of oily, crispy, and then mushy inside. Jews traditionally eat latkas on Chanukah, which started Saturday night, and will end this Sunday. On Saturday night we had a big Chanukah party. I mixed a triple batch of […]
Which food will serve your soul?
A bomb exploded in my life 2 months ago. It had been there for a few years already, although I didn’t know what it was. I’d been tiptoeing around it, Eventually I started living on it, Not noticing how normal it had become, Not even really acknowledging that it was there. Then it exploded underneath […]
What to do with the pain?
Sadness. Loss. Fear . Regret. Worry. Crises rocking my world. First, I slept I ate I hid. For 2 days. It felt horrible. Like I was congesting the pain, Making it thick and doughy and sticky. I felt thick and doughy and congested. I wanted a different way. I know a different way. Coach a […]
So what if you will never have this food again?
My client is on vacation And she’s eating more than her body needs. She keeps thinking “I’ll never have this dessert again.” Which is probably true. She noticed that this fact has no effect on her children. Their attitude is “there’s always another dessert” Which is probably true too. This woman is very smart. She […]
How do you feel when someone flirts with you?
Or How comfortable are you with your sexuality? This is important because it may impact whether you’ll lose weight and, more importantly, whether you’ll maintain that weight loss or regain it. Today I realized how much I’ve changed. Rewind ten years. I was in a thin phase. In the supermarket, dairy counter. A muscly young […]
Want to share some secrets?
A client told me that she thinks I’m so brave to put myself out there in my blogs. I wasn’t always so brave about self-exposure. I used to think secrets were for keeping. Especially the ones that made me feel embarrassed or weak. Or fat. Yep. Keeping secrets can definitely make us fat. They weigh […]