Can’t Eat Another Bite

Can’t Eat Another Bite

Would you like a box for that? It seems like such an easy question, but some people have a hard time stopping while there is still food on their plate. When you are full, the best thing to do is drop your fork, push your chair away from the table, and don’t take...
Dont’ Just Do It! Enjoy It!

Dont’ Just Do It! Enjoy It!

No one wants to be pushed all the time. Stand! Stretch! Walk! Jog! Faster! Life has enough demands. We all have enough “to-dos” on our list to get through. Why not take a new perspective to enjoy and take the time for what makes you feel good and creates sensations...
How To Accept Help

How To Accept Help

We all go through many challenges in our lifetime. Some we can see, most we can’t. It’s not obvious when someone’s dealing with a mental illness, caring for an aging parent, or having financial difficulty. It’s important that we all have a support system. Asking for...
Breaking The Spell of Addiction

Breaking The Spell of Addiction

Things that taste good or feel good send signals to our brain that says, “we like this, do it again!” It’s this reward-based learning process that makes it so difficult to fight urges to smoke or eat something sweet. We understand on an intellectual level that obesity...
Go Your Own Way

Go Your Own Way

Life can allow so many directions. There are many paths to choose from and every decision we make can lead us further down a path. Sometimes we are lucky enough to see a sign that lets us know we are headed to a place we don’t want to go. Prediabetes is a wakeup call...