by Andrea Amador | Sep 1, 2006 | Bust Out of Body Shame, Health At Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Make Peace with Food
Diets just don’t work! Have you ever noticed that when you are on a diet, you tend to think about food all the time. There’s a reason for that. When you fast or restrict your food intake, your body gets the message that it is starving and it will turn on all the...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 22, 2006 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame
Several of my clients have asked me to provide more details about my own weight loss journey. Here it is: I struggled with my eating for the major part of my life. At my top weight, I was 212 pounds. In 1991, I made an about face and joined Weight Watchers and lived...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 12, 2006 | Bust Out of Body Shame
I’ll be honest with you. I ‘ve always had a bad habit of weighing my progress, ahem make that failure on the scale on a daily basis. After many years of frustration, I’ve found that this habit does more harm than good. It’s common knowledge that our bodies weight...
by Andrea Amador | Jan 29, 2006 | Bust Out of Body Shame
I woke up this morning tired and grouchy, very unusual for me, not wanting to go the gym and meet my new trainer, Nicki. I knew that I had to get more serious about increasing my level of activity and that this was the perfect time to do that. I had even called...
by Andrea Amador | Nov 9, 2005 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Health At Every Size, R.E.C.L.A.I.M. System, Supreme Self-Care
Are you tired of feeling vulnerable, helpless and afraid each time you step on the scale? Perhaps you know that your clothes are too tight and you avoid going out and being with people. It’s easier to just stay home and eat, right? Oh Sh….. The Holidays Are Around...
by Andrea Amador | Aug 22, 2005 | Bust Out of Body Shame
My name is Andrea Amador and I am an abuse survivor. I’ve endured things like family members in prison, losing loved ones because of illness and death, leaving college to run a family business, allowing people to take advantage of me financially and...
