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The Joys of Natural Eating / Not Dieting

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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...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: bruschetta, Eggs Benedict, hour-glass figure, Psalm 139

Five Bad Reasons to Exercise and Eight Good Ones

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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...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: hate exercise, joy of life, what's trending, wheelbarrow racing

Dieting Increases Risk for Obesity

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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...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: Behavioral Science, BMI, Body Mass Index, diet prison, dieting backfires, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Marsha Hudnall, nation of dieters, Stillman diet

Thank God For Our Bodies

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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...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 12:12, Drew Berry, Introduction to Cells, Jacki Monaco, organ systems

Accepting My Body

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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...]

Filed Under: Body Image Tagged With: comments about weight, God created us, nurturing ourselves, people look on the outside

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Hi, Reader. Glad you're here. I'm Norma Nill, a psych nurse-systems analyst-turned-writer as well as a master of typos. I live with my husband in the Pacific Northwest (USA) and enjoy connecting with people from all over the world, in person and online. Learn More

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