by lisarutledge | Feb 20, 2016 | Cravings, Emotional Eating, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Mindful Eating, Relationship with Food
Mindful Eating can be helpful in so many different aspects of healthy eating: it can help naturally reduce portion sizes (if you tend to over eat due to emotions or mindlessness), it can help reduce emotions that can lead to eating when not hungry and improve...
by Lisa Rutledge | Jan 27, 2016 | Mindful Eating
This time of year you can’t glance at any social media feed without being bombarded with (bad) advice on how to lose weight/be healthy/shape up. There IS an alternative to all that diet & clean eating crazy speak: Mindful Eating. I understand that it...
by Lisa Rutledge | Dec 21, 2015 | Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating
There is one surefire way to reduce the stress of holiday cooking: stick to what you know. However, in this world of “clean eating” and never-ending hacks on how to lighten recipes, it can be hard to feel comfortable preparing traditional recipes. Here is...
by Lisa Rutledge | Nov 16, 2015 | Mindful Eating
Have you ever swam in the ocean? I remember the first time I did. I grew up around lakes and rivers so you can imagine how vast and intimidating the ocean is compared to, well, anything else. Forget the blow up mattress and quiet lounging in the water- I was in for a...
by Lisa Rutledge | Jul 26, 2015 | Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Relationship with Food
Have you ever reach for a glass of wine after a long day? Or a bag of chips? Do you find that you feel just as tired or stressed after eating? Although food can sometimes be a comfort, it rarely decreases stress or fatigue (unless of course you are hungry...
by Lisa Rutledge | Jul 20, 2015 | Cravings, Mindful Eating
For better or worse, food cravings are a part of life. Learning how to manage them is important for healthy living and helps us feel more in charge of our eating (rather than feeling like the food is controlling us!). Too many people feel hopeless when it comes to...