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Morning Musings: October 1

Oct 1, 2024

Mind Games can take any form that gets the job done – promises, excuses, rationalizations, self-pity, self-recrimination, blame, perfectionism, etc.  But they all have one thing in common:  they disempower me by letting me off the hook from figuring out […]

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Morning Musings: September 30

Sep 30, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I am unwilling to part with the leftovers.  If I need to get rid of something after it has been served, I usually need to arrange for that in advance since […]

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Morning Musings: September 29

Sep 29, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…it is a segue food (much like the concept of a gateway drug).  A great example of this for me is the rice on a Chinese buffet.  Not a terrible food.  […]

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Morning Musings: September 28

Sep 28, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…my history with it overrides my appetite mechanisms.  Case in point:  I have a client who has a family tradition of making these special Easter cheese pies and meat pies, a […]

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Morning Musings: September 27

Sep 27, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I ignore my genuine desire to be an unselfish person and have to have the biggest piece.  I try my best to be a giver, really I do.  Not really my […]

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Morning Musings: September 26

Sep 26, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I will go waaaaay out of my way to get it.  If I am willing to walk to the other building and up three flights of stairs, negotiate a highly  trafficked […]

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Morning Musings: September 25

Sep 25, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie  to me when…it is having the opposite effect from what I was intending.  The high fructose corn syrup found especially in soft drinks (like sports drinks) actually interferes with the function of the […]

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Morning Musings: September 24

Sep 24, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…my child’s health is at risk from it.    A father once brougt his confirmed to be insulin resistant, overweight, 12 year old to see me upon his pediatritian’s advice.  Although his […]

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Morning Musings: September 23

Sep 23, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie when…my child sneaks or lies to me about this food.  I can’t tell you how many times I have had a Mom tell me that she finds hidden candy and junk food wrappers […]

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Morning Musings: September 22

Sep 22, 2024

A calorie is not just a calorie when…my child throws temper tantrums over it.  I had a client once who came to see me because her little 3 year old boy threw all out temper tantrums (laying on the floor […]

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