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Morning Musings: August 1

Aug 1, 2024

Summer months seem to provide all kinds of eating opportunities with probably less structure than any of the other months…no matter your life situation, parent, employee, single, married, kids, no kids, working, not working.  That makes August a perfect month […]

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Morning Musings: July 30

Jul 30, 2024

It probably hardest on the kids.   David Kessler, former Surgeon General and author of The End of Overeating says that if we don’t manage the way our kids consume sugar, fat and salt combos when they are very small, their […]

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Morning Musings: July 29

Jul 29, 2024

Successful weight management is not only the absense of the wrong habits, it is the presence of the right ones.  Clients will often proclaim to me proudly that they are really in a good spot now – they cleaned out […]

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Morning Musings: July 28

Jul 28, 2024

What I am doing to manage my environment is a direct indicator of how committed I am.  My control of the environment directly reflects my intention.  It is as much about harnessing and directing my intention as it is about […]

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Morning Musings: July 27

Jul 27, 2024

Peapod is priceless.  How badly do I want my spouse or kids not to influence what I buy from the grocery store? One really effective way is to avoid problems long before they predictably happen; actions that catch me way […]

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Morning Musings: July 26

Jul 26, 2024

A kitchen inventory can be surprisingly revealing.   Just tally all the helpful, healthful ready-to-eat options against all the ones that could be problematic (even the things that are only a problem when you are already on a roll strip-mining your […]

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Morning Musings: July 25

Jul 25, 2024

My trash reflects where I am on the healthy eating continuum.  Does it smell?  If it stinks to high heaven (as my Mom would say), that reflects a lot of produce.  Or is it just a lot of wrappings and […]

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Morning Musings: July 24

Jul 24, 2024

Most of the junk I have not eaten is by circumstance, not virtue.  The environment in my home has been deliberately set up to support the food plan I theoretically intend to follow.  I had to do this to save […]

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Morning Musings: July 23

Jul 23, 2024

I notice that I often blame my mood when the environment is playing a big role.  Even with the mood thing going on, I would have stood a better chance if the environment had been controlled.  Many people say that […]

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Morning Musings: July 22

Jul 22, 2024

One of my most well worn rationalizations lines is:  “I am fine as long as I don’t open it”.  True, but am I planning on never opening it?  Did I buy it for it to rot on the shelf?  My […]

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