Posted by Joe Wheeler on March 30, 2011 under Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Making choices
Being single does not mean that life is less harried than for “marrieds” (thank you, Bridget Jones). Finding time for friends and family, workouts, bill paying, housework, even dating, can be a struggle with work demands.
The truth is, you get home, your energy is faded and you grab for the microwave popcorn, knowing it‘s not the best choice for your good health. But it’s convenient. It’s there. It’s quick. And even tasty. So how do you get past feeling that preparing healthful food, beyond opening a bag or box, is as much drudgery as doing your taxes?
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Posted by Melanie Beach on March 11, 2011 under Balanced Eating, Making choices, Nutrition
What happens when you are too scared to eat? It might seem far fetched. But after a client recently told me that he was too scared to eat, I realized that I’ve had many people over the years tell me the same during nutrition counseling.
This particular client had weighed over 300 pounds about a year ago, and had lost more than 100 pounds on his own. However, he had done so by severely restricting his intake and abusing laxatives. We know that’s not the healthy way to lose weight, and he realized it, too, at some point, which was how he ended up in my office.
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