by Andrea Amador | Sep 20, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Intuitive Eating
I just finished a book called, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works! It was written by two nutrition therapists named, Evelyn Tribole M.S. R.D., and Elyse Resch M.S. R.D. These brilliant women realized the need for a radical change in our society’s...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 18, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Creating Confidence, Inspiration
It is with the greatest pleasure that I’d like to introduce you to my esteemed colleague, Doctor Harold Frost. Doc Frost is a 25 year veteran in the battle against eating disorders. He met his first eating disorder patient way back in 1980. He became so fascinated...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 14, 2006 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Coaching, Depression
What is fat thinking you might ask? For me, I would have to say that it is all or nothing thinking, take no prisoners, I hate myself type of thinking. A lot to swallow. It sticks in your throat and prevents you from truly expressing yourself. It reminds me of a...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 1, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame
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 | 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 | Aug 23, 2006 | Setting Boundaries, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic
Is Depression affecting your life in some way? Are you or is someone you know depressed? That is a very painful situation. I know. My mother is a woman who is often in a sad state. She suffers from Bipolar Disorder and frequently is in the midst of a depression. ...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 22, 2006 | Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
A couple of weeks ago, I experienced a painful realization following the writing of a post on my blog. Although unaware of its impact at the time, it had a profound ripple effect on me. It’s still hard to believe that those silly little stomach pains that I...
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 | Jun 10, 2006 | Make Peace with Food
It makes me crazy to see all the diet commercials and weight loss organizations hammering the message into people’s heads that something is wrong with them if they’re not dieting. I’m looking forward to leading an assembly tomorrow for the 4-6...
by Andrea Amador | Jun 9, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Food, Make Peace with Food, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care
Hunger Pangs! We all get them. Typically, they occur when the body has gone without food for a number of hours. However, today I discovered that they can also be caused by the onset of stress. This morning, I was walking home from taking my daughter, Cara and her...
