by Andrea Amador | Dec 13, 2009 | Make Peace with Food
After several years of giving myself permission to eat them without feeling guilt, I learned awhile ago that I don’t really care for donuts, especially the chocolate frosted kind, the ones my husband and son love so much. But a few days ago my husband, Angel...
by Andrea Amador | Nov 20, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Coaching, Creating Confidence, Make Peace with Food, Mind/Body Connection, Power of Role Models, Raising Body Happy Kids, Self-Compassion As Strength, Setting Boundaries, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic, The Power of Forgiveness
On certain occasions, especially big holidays like Thanksgiving everyone tends to overeat. That’s no big deal. But here are a few ways to stay in touch with your natural hunger signals and honor your appetite so that you can enjoy this day to the max: 1) Eat...
by Andrea Amador | Oct 14, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Make Peace with Food, Self-Compassion As Strength, Stress-Relief
Most of us are disappointed or angry with ourselves when we overeat. We assume our tendency to binge means that we have no self control. Nothing could be further from the truth. In order to tame your inner critic and break the cycle of self abuse, you have to start...
by Andrea Amador | Oct 1, 2008 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Creating Confidence, Health At Every Size, Make Peace with Food, Self-Compassion As Strength, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care
As I finish the last 5 chapters of my book, “Lovin’ the Skin You’re In: The Juicy Woman’s Guide to Making Peace with Food and Friends with Your Body,” I notice that I go through cycles in my body that alternate between ‘fat’ days and ‘skinny’ days. In fact, oddly...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 18, 2008 | Make Peace with Food
Recently Dr. Phil was on Rachael Ray discussing the importance of not dieting in order to lose weight permanently. His words were, “One and done.” Let me ask you. Are you still dieting? If you are, do you find that you’re spending most of your day thinking about what...
by Andrea Amador | Aug 7, 2008 | Binge-Busting, Make Peace with Food
I was inspired today when I popped onto my buddy, Tuck Self’s blog and read a post that she wrote about hiring practices of women in the 40’s. It shows how, in many ways we’ve come a long way, baby! Tuck shared 11 tips for hiring women from the article in...
