The joys of natural eating / not dieting, also known as normal eating, intuitive eating, or mindful eating, include appreciating our body, eating what we want, trusting our built-in sensors, savoring our food, dining with friends, and getting on with … [Read more...]
Five Bad Reasons to Exercise and Eight Good Ones
While some people don't need any reasons to exercise, because of their high metabolism, I'm not one of them. If I didn't put exercise on my weekly list, I'd probably sit all day writing at the computer, eating at the table, playing table games, … [Read more...]
Dieting Increases Risk for Obesity
Last month I read a blog declaring that dieting increases risk for obesity. Marsha Hudnall, who wrote, Study: Dieting Increases Your Risk of Becoming Obese, said the risk for obesity goes up with “the number of times you diet.” How many times … [Read more...]
Thank God For Our Bodies
Three incidents recently prompted me to thank God for our bodies: I memorized a Bible verse, read a blog, and heard a lecture on cells, with video clips. Bible Verse The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts. And though all its … [Read more...]
Accepting My Body
Accepting my body - our bodies - is challenging. We've been conditioned to think of our bodies as too big, too heavy, and too fat to be likable. Hate at First Sight The first time I considered accepting my body "as is" at well above the … [Read more...]