Consequences of Weight Stigma in Employment: Carrie Arnold
Consequences of Weight Stigma in Employment: Carrie Arnold. Thought provoking article/blog. Worth reading!
Chatty Kathy kicked me in the knee!
Yesterday was a rough day for me. I felt tearful several times as I processed my feelings about what food means to me, what food rules I have lived with for years, and how I got to this point. I was grateful to have two good friends (one at work and one across the country) and my…
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating – by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
While I did not have time to blog today, I did not want to leave you without something interesting to read. I have pasted in the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating from the website: http://intuitiveeating.org . These are the nuts and bolts of Intuitive Eating. 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating 1. Reject the Diet Mentality…
What is hunger?
Merriam-Webster defines hunger as: hun·ger noun \ˈhəŋ-gər\ : a very great need for food : a severe lack of food : an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach that is caused by the need for food : a strong desire : a strong desire for something or to do something So, as I have stated, my…
Nietzsche Warns Us About Abysses
“When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you ~ Friedrich Nietzsche” As a psychologist, I practice mental health. That means that I rarely get it completely right. I am always learning and changing the way I see my world and the way I treat my patients or clients. A part of…
Learning to listen to my body…turns out, it means shutting off my mind
154 weeks using the bodybugg (most of the time). That’s about 1080 days! My weight loss journey began on March 8, 2010. That was 1127 days ago (and interestingly, that was also a Monday). I cannot begin to tell you all that I have learned about diet, nutrition, exercise, metabolism, weight lifting/training and so on.…
Where have you been and why does your blog look different?
The short answer is…busy. The longer answer is that I have been spending time renewing my relationship with my boyfriend. I have also been recovering from some awful cough that kept me out of work for a week, out of the gym for two weeks, and off most cardio for three weeks. In addition, I injured…
Originally posted on garagegym107:
Today I find myself sitting in that space between Christmas and New Year’s. You know, that space where most people sit around nibbling on the goodness left over from Christmas while in wait for the celebration of New Year’s. For some folks, that space in between is the black hole of…
The day after Santa came….
We awoke to a house quieted by the lack of electricity. I have always loved our gas fireplace and am particularly glad for it today as it is our only source of heat until the power returns. Outside, the proverbial winter wonderland. My boyfriend is checking for the cause of the power outage and, I…
Wind, Progress, Goals, and other Random Thoughts
It has now been 39 days since my surgery. I have been free of narcotics for 10 days and since the thoracentesis on the 12th, I have felt more and more like myself. As you might imagine, this means that my mind has turned to the future because I no longer must focus so intently…
