Wellness, Thoughts
Dalia Abott
Making Friends with your Scale

We all have it. That scale style. First thing in the morning, undressed, right foot first, two times for an average. It’s an extremely personal experience, and after 20 plus years in practice, I can confidently say that no two people are alike in how it’s done. However, we are almost all alike in our reactions. 

Making Friends with your Scale

Wellness

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W.T.F. - When to Fold

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W.T.F. - When to Fold

I am not suggesting we all incorporate excessive pie-eating into our daily food intake. Clearly, it is an indulgent food choice and it should be something you enjoy in moderation. However, learning to listen to your body is something I firmly believe in. Sometimes, my body will say let’s go out for a run. Other times it might say let’s sleep a little later today. And clearly, it may want to just be glutenous. To enjoy, without feeling like I am “out of control”. In fact, quite the opposite. I made a controlled decision and moved on. I knew W.T.F. – When to Fold.

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Diet: The Real Four-Letter Word

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Diet: The Real Four-Letter Word

When it comes to weight loss, there are a million-and-one approaches. Just do a Google search and you will quickly see the large number of opinions written on the topic. What is important to recognize is that most diet books are not written with the intent to sell healthy living and active lifestyles. 

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Say What? How to Stop Negative Self Talk

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Say What? How to Stop Negative Self Talk

Experts have stated that on average we have 70,000 thoughts a day — about 3,000 every hour. Further research by The National Science Foundation revealed that over 80% of those thoughts are negative and 95% are repetitive. Basically, most thoughts are unkind in nature and highly familiar because we think them over and over again. 

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Making Friends with your Scale

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Making Friends with your Scale

We all have it. That scale style. First thing in the morning, undressed, right foot first, two times for an average. It’s an extremely personal experience, and after 20 plus years in practice, I can confidently say that no two people are alike in how it’s done. However, we are almost all alike in our reactions. 

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The Mother-Daughter Food Relationship

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The Mother-Daughter Food Relationship

Whether they know it or not, mothers are powerful nutrition role models for their daughters. As mothers, we pass down specific genetic traits such as hair and eye color, height, and body shape. More important are the overlooked behavioral traits — the eating habits and food rules, our feelings towards physical activity, and our own body image perceptions.