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- Body Cleanses are Not Good for Your Health
Body cleansing is quite the fad these days. People want to believe they can drink a potion, take a pill or fast and get rid of "toxins" in their bodies. What we don't understand is that our body is quite capable of taking care of us, if we trust ourselves to take care of our body. We need to learn how to make healthy choices, and not be afraid of the occasional snack or drink. We are capable of taking care of ourselves. Trust me. - Eat Food Because You Like It, Not Because You Should
At the movies I overheard a woman say she force fed herself dark chocolate every night (until she couldn't eat any more) because "I know it's good for me." Don't ever use this as a reason to eat something (especially chocolate), unless you have a medical condition. This leads to very unhealthy behaviors and, even worse, unhealthy attitudes towards food. Eat because you want to. If it happens to be good for you, that's a bonus. - Save Your Energy, Buy Food, Not Supplements
Too many people think taking pills and powders is the best way to attain good health. Judy Foreman, health write for the Boston Globe, writes that the studies on these topics have proven false. It is time to throw away the expensive pills and start buying healthy food. Your body, and your wallet, will thank you. - Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease: It Does a Body Good
While no one can promise you will never have disease, you can reduce your risk for this condition by modifying certain lifestyle behaviors. Let's look at some of the changes you can make to reduce your risk for disease and make sure you stay around for a long time. - Am I Going to Get Fat If I Eat at Night?
Will you gain weight if you eat in the evening? It's all about BALANCE. When you eat more calories than your body uses, you will gain weight (it's called "positive energy balance." You may develop heartburn, you may not want to eat breakfast the next morning (which may lead you to overeat the rest of the day!), but unless you eat more calories than your body uses, your weight should not change. - Let Them (ME) Eat Cake
Tonight was one of those nights when I ate because it looked good, and I just felt like it. Afterwards, I realized I felt bad about myself, guilty about overeating and I wanted to start dieting-immediately. But then, I got hold of myself. This type of eating is not my usual pattern, and I need to allow myself these "let them eat cake" times. So tomorrow, I start again, with no guilt, no fear. Just moving forward. - The Scales of Justice, II
How is it possible that your whole life can be changed by a simple number? How can you let your sense of accomplishment, your sense of self be dictated by a number found on a bathroom scale? Let's hope for a time when scales don't have that kind of power-when we have enough confidence in our bodies and our food choices to decide for ourselves how we feel-not some number on a machine. - Weighing the Scales of Justice
Don't be fooled by the numbers on your scale. There is a difference between weight loss and fat loss. Diets promising quick weight loss don't help change behaviors that led to becoming overweight. Learn to make slow, realistic changes so you can lose weight permanently. And don't listen to those ads-what they tell you. The fact they can tell such lies is-well, a crime. - Using Yoga To Find Peace With Food
Losing weight isn't always about eliminating foods, it's also about adding new behaviors. When my colleague included yoga in her life, she seemed to easily lose weight and feel peaceful, in control. When both were stopped, weight returned, control left. Start with the yoga, be at peace with your body, and you'll find that being at peace with food falls more easily into your life.
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