Hi, I'm Amanda! I help active women 40+ create a healthy relationship with food and their body through intuitive eating, mindfulness, and gentle nutrition. Learn to undiet your life with the latest Savor Food and Body Podcast episodes, blog posts, and free downloads at www.alpinenutrition.org
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Hi Reader, How do you feel about Thanksgiving week? The grocery shopping, meal prepping, travel, navigating family dynamics, and diet talk, all of it? It's a lot! I used to get super anxious about Thanksgiving. My dieting mind threw caution messages left and right like driving through a construction zone that went overkill on the orange barrels with the flashing orange lights. “How many miles do I have to run to burn off pumpkin pie? What if I eat the filling and not the crust?” “How can I make holiday cookies healthier so I don’t feel guilty about eating them?” “I’ll just have the turkey and salad and avoid the high-carb (calorie) foods.” Or the flip side, “Oh, it’s the holidays, eat whatever. But come January you need to get back on track and start training again (as a distance runner).” I can’t tell you how many dark mornings I nearly wrecked my body trying to run on slippery roads, frustrated that I couldn’t run fast enough or far enough. My stress levels went through the roof with these good-food, bad-food thoughts. My digestion was a train wreck. I was completely distracted, unable to be fully present with family and friends. Can you relate? If you’re stuck with good-food, bad-food ping-pong thoughts, let’s shake up your holiday mindset this year. Instead, lean into savoring the season without food shame, and guilt. Here are four tips to help you undiet your holidays and savor more of what matters most—delicious food shared with friends and family. Watch the 14-ish-minute video! There’s no guarantee how these tips will affect your weight during the holidays. But if you practice them consistently, they will help you find a more peaceful relationship with food, your body, and the holiday season. What's your favorite holiday food? Hit reply, I'd love to know. Bonus points if you can share the recipe! 😋 Have a delicious Thanksgiving week savoring food and your body! Amanda PS: If holiday weight gain stresses you out, and your brain is full of good-food, bad-food ping-pong thoughts, let’s shake up your holiday mindset this year. Use these 4 tips to lean into savoring the season without food shame, and guilt. Watch this video! |
Alpine Nutrition
Hi, I'm Amanda! I help active women 40+ create a healthy relationship with food and their body through intuitive eating, mindfulness, and gentle nutrition. Learn to undiet your life with the latest Savor Food and Body Podcast episodes, blog posts, and free downloads at www.alpinenutrition.org
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