by Andrea Amador | Feb 20, 2007 | Bust Out of Body Shame
Hate Diets! Tired of struggling along eating pretending that the broiled chicken breast and 1/2 cup of boiled string beans and steamed rice is a delectable delight worthy of your culinary attention? Who are you kidding? It’s not! The sad fact is that most...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 19, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Make Peace with Food
On February 14, I welcomed 7 women to my ongoing Losing Weight Without Dieting Program. As I promised them, I expect that this Valentine’s Day will be very special for each of them. It represents a kind of Independence Day! I told them, “Ladies, mark your...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 18, 2007 | Supreme Self-Care, Uncategorized
I’ll admit. This is a purely indulgent post. I’m musing over my newly found kitty, Oreo Cookie. The following story is just a little slice of my life. For more of the goodies that I teach, you may want to read my other information packed posts. For now, if you are a...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 17, 2007 | Visualization
A couple of weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to learn more about Dr. Maxwell Maltz’, “Psycho Cybernetics exercises and put his visualization methods to the test. I had spoken with a dear friend of mine who retired from a wildly successful career as a...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 15, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Make Peace with Food
The beliefs that we hold around food and our bodies stem from the relationship that we had with our families when we were growing up. Many of these beliefs are false and self limiting, keeping us in patterns of sabotage, often preventing us from achieving our weight...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 12, 2007 | Food, Make Peace with Food, Mind/Body Connection, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care
You just got back on the diet bandwagon again after a big weekend splurge. It’s Monday and you hit the gym, hoping for a renewed sense of inspiration to forge ahead and lose those extra pounds. As you leave the gym after a tough workout, all sweaty and exhausted, you...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 10, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Make Peace with Food
During one of the first sessions of a recent Losing Weight Without Dieting Program, one of the women, who we’ll call Bee shared this insight, “I can’t believe how often I want to reach for food when I’m not hungry.” I’ll just be...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 9, 2007 | Body Respect, Coaching, Sexy At Every Size, Stress-Relief
I wonder how many women experience a lackadaisical libido at various times in their lives. Honestly, I would have to count myself among them lately. On Thursday, I had lunch with a dear friend and Coach colleague in the city. Her name is Peggy Ahn. We met when we did...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 8, 2007 | Coaching, Power of Role Models
Yesterday I took a trip into the city to meet my Business Coach and NLP Instructor, Kevin Creedon. I knew that I needed some support because it felt like I was always working, even when I wasn’t, I was still thinking of building my business, blogging or...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 7, 2007 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Make Peace with Food
Dear Andrea, I really want to participate in your program and I don’t have any expectations because I’ve had so many weight management experiences that I call failures, that I’m not yet feeling confident that I can change the habits of a lifetime. Surprisingly I...
