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How meditation can help you find your happiest weight: a book review

Posted on April 19, 2017 by amyheight — 1 Comment ↓

Weight loss is not something we generally associate with slowing down; at least, I didn’t until quite recently. While I disagree with many that weight loss and weight maintenance needs to be difficult, I’ve always thought about it as being…

Tagged with: book review, health, meditation, mindfulness, weight loss
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crispy baked tofu with shredded veggie quinoa.

Posted on June 8, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

I read a great article this week from Summer Tomato on finding your ideal weight. It’s something that I – and I think most people I know – think about a lot. Despite being on this crazy food-body-health journey for…

Tagged with: dinner, habits, protein, quinoa, soy, tofu, weight loss
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my favorite tips for eating less (which really means eating more).

Posted on March 13, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been plowing through an incredible book called Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting by Darya Rose. “Foodist” is a term Dr. Rose uses to describe a certain kind…

Tagged with: books, Brian Wansink, Darya Rose, Foodist, habits, healthy eating, mindful eating, mindless eating, reviews, tips, weight loss
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why i don’t believe in diets.

Posted on August 29, 2013 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Diets are not sustainable.They operate with a mentality of scarcity and deprivation.They force us to remove whole food groups that can actually be great for us when done right.They take too much effort: weighing, counting, thinking, stressing.They separate us from…

Tagged with: choice, counting calories, dieting, health coaching, healthy eating, holistic wellness, inspiration, nutrition, weight loss
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my ‘i quit sugar’ experience.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by amyheight — 2 Comments ↓

[this might just be the best book you’ll ever read…] I was a little dubious when a fellow health coach introduced me to Sarah Wilson’s book, ‘I Quit Sugar’. A self-professed healthy eater, I was skeptical that the forms of…