Holiday Hungers

The holidays are a time where lots of hungers surface. I tell my clients that the time to start eating is when we’re experiencing physical hunger. This kind of hunger is where we feel physical sensations that lead us to need to eat. Other kinds of hungers that...

Derail the Holiday Cravings: Lessen the Stress

This time of year is full of opportunities for food to be in our faces (literally and figuratively). I find it is the time when we can feel out of control with food, because of all the company parties, family get togethers, candy bowls and the special holiday food....

Concerned About Holiday Stress Eating?

Most people have an expectation to enjoy the holidays and, sadly, this is not necessarily the outcome for many. In response to the stress of the season, some use food to deal with their stress. Here are some tips to thrive over the holiday season without using food to...

Ending Emotional Eating: Leftover Halloween candy

 I just saw a video from Jimmy Kimmel of an annual prank where he encourages parents to video themselves telling their kids that they ate all of the kids Halloween candy. I must admit it was funny to see the kids have such expressive (sad, mad) reactions. It also made...

Building Healthy Eating and Fitness into the Holiday

Over the holidays many people talk about consciously overeating and putting on a “few pounds.”  Then they vow to start their diet on January 1. This can lead to a pattern of overeating, gaining weight, dieting and then overeating. This pattern, typical...