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1 Corinthians 6:12 Everything is Permissible

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When I read the Bible this morning, 1 Corinthians 6:12 jumped out at me. Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. (ISV) Although the main … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Not-Dieting Books Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, daily reminder, focus of life, I will not be mastered

French Kids and Food

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What food rules do you follow? Not long ago, my daughter gave me French Kids Eat Everything, by Karen Le Billon, 2012. The book brought back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Not-Dieting Books Tagged With: eating to satisfaction, French Kids Eat Everything, Karen Le Billon, perspective of food

Getting Too Hungry

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How often do you get extremely hungry? During most restrictive diets I’ve been on, I allowed myself—while believing it was what I had to do—to go through days and nights and weeks of hunger. My stomach growled constantly, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Not-Dieting Books Tagged With: AAT, Appetite Awareness Training, Baby Ruth, Bit O Honey, candy bars, Charleston Chew, Good and Plenty, M&Ms, Milky Way, Payday, Raisinettes, Snickers

On Intuitive Eating

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The following post came from an entry in my personal journal dated April 3, 2009, the day after I gave up dieting. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Not-Dieting Books Tagged With: Geneen Roth, high-protein diet, if it ain't broke, joy of choosing, low-carb diet, nutrition bars

Fat Talk

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Last week when I had dinner with my twenty-nine year-old niece and her friend, we compared notes about the “fat talk” phenomena that continues to pop up despite increased awareness of how it belittles us. “You look great! Have you lost weight?” My … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Not-Dieting Books Tagged With: Goodbye Ed, Hello Me, Jenni Schaefer

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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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