For many of us, Halloween kicks off the holidays and with it, a season of overindulgence. Food, fun and family are in abundance which can lead to feelings of guilt and shame when the new year rolls around. My clients often ask me how to manage this period of indulgence without derailing the health and […]
Avoiding the Quarantine 15
Lately, I have been hearing a great deal of talk about the fear of the Quarantine 15. Similar to the Freshman 15 we were all warned about when we went to college, the Quarantine 15 is the concern about gaining weight in this time of overwhelming stress and anxiety. While it is true this time […]
Ways to Combat Emotional Eating
Ways to Fight Emotional Eating If some of the signs of emotional eating from last week’s post resonated with you, you may be wondering how to combat the overeating and emotions that go with feeling out of control of your eating. Try some of the ideas below. HALT: If you find yourself heading into the […]
Mindful Eating
Clients often come to me with the desire to modify their eating habits or to lose weight. One of the most important changes they can adopt to reach these goals is to start eating mindfully. Mindful eating means that you are actively paying attention to what you are putting into your body and heeding the […]
Mindful Eating Tips
We live in a very busy, active world where multitasking is the expected way to move through life. Often, my challenge to my clients is to slow down and practice mindful eating. Mindful eating means being fully present while filling our bellies. This practice is recommended for snacking as well as meals because research has […]
Eat with Attention
We have all had the experience of sitting down with a bowl of chips and salsa while watching the big game or sat down to eat breakfast with the morning paper only to look down a few minutes later and realize we have consumed the whole bowl of chips or eaten all of our breakfast with no […]
Tips for Healthy Digestion
My holiday season kicked off with a bang this week. My family enjoyed an amazing meal with good family friends, my older son returned from college and we spent quality time on a very wet hike on Thanksgiving day. Most of our Thanksgiving meal was lovingly prepared by my friend’s step dad and while it […]
FAVES for Vibrant Health
I am so excited to be joining The Refinery Staff and to be given the opportunity to share my nutrition education with all the amazing people I have been sweating with during the last few years! A little bit of information about me- I am a Licensed Clincial Social Worker and a Certified […]
