by Andrea Amador | Jan 14, 2013 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Creating Confidence
About 5 years ago I walked into my local Lane Bryant store at the Palisades Mall to do some shopping, and for what seemed like the first time, I noticed a poster of a woman, shapely and curvy like me wearing a variety of outfits the store carried. I later learned this...
by Andrea Amador | Jan 13, 2013 | Body Respect, Health At Every Size, Power of Role Models
Did you know that role models are so important to your success? They inspire you to think out of the box, and say and do things that you feel are beyond your abilities. Let me tell you about a few of my favorite role models....
by Andrea Amador | Dec 13, 2012 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Inspiration, Intuitive Eating
Tomorrow evening, 12/14 at 8 p.m. Eastern, I’ll be one of the featured experts in a live discussion on Seasonal Eating on Huff Post Live. To get in on the action go to: http://live.huffingtonpost.com The topic we’ll be discussing is why we stuff ourselves and how we...
by Andrea Amador | Nov 9, 2012 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Health At Every Size
This morning a member of my Lovin’ the Skin You’re In Facebook group contacted me with this question: Q. While waiting for election results, I got so anxious, I found myself eating out of control and going back and forth to the fridge about 5 times. What...
by Andrea Amador | Oct 12, 2012 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Coaching, Creating Confidence, Depression, Health At Every Size, Inspiration, It's All Just Energy, Law of Attraction, Mind/Body Connection, Neuro Linguistic Programming/NLP, Power of Role Models, Self-Compassion As Strength, Setting Boundaries, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic, The Power of Forgiveness, Visualization, Your Thoughts Count
If you’re struggling with a fat and ugly self image, dieting is not the solution for you. Unless you change the way that you see yourself first, you’ll always think of yourself as being cursed. Your change must start in your head before it can manifest in...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 10, 2012 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Coaching
Stress is the weight gain drug which actually produces chemicals in your body that can keep you fat. Could you be on overload? Are you ready to deal with the source of what’s really the problem? Unless you get a handle on the emotions that are keeping you stuck,...