Getting Back to Working Out After Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Your hypothalamic amenorrhea story isn’t over the minute you get your period back. There’s still work to do because now you have to keep your ovulation and period. If you want to start working out again – and most of us do – then finding the right amount of exercise is one of the most … Read more

How to Eat Fat In Moderation

Cheese sticks and almonds for a snack? There’s wayyy too much fat in there, you can’t have that!! What you see in this picture is my first “meal” yesterday morning: a cheese stick, about 10 almonds and a cup of coffee with half & half and collagen. Two very fatty foods, plus cream in my coffee… … Read more

The Difference Between Eating “More than Moderate” and Binge Eating

As a recovering binge eater, learning how to eat reasonable amounts of favorite foods has made a huge mental difference for me. Even though I have now learned to eat moderately, there are still days when I eat almost whole chocolate bar. Does it mean that I am still bingeing and actually not over my disordered eating habits?  … Read more

Have Your Treats to Stay Fit

Eat treats to stay fit? That’s a recommendation coming get from a fitness professional? Sounds totally counterintuitive. While there are personal trainers and fitness professionals who advise you to give up all sweet treats, all junk food, all sugar and all fat, I’m not one of them. I believe that having your favorite foods can actually help you … Read more

New Year’s Resolution #1…

“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the years’.”– Henry Moore [tweet_box design=”default”]“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the years.”– Henry Moore[/tweet_box] It’s that time of a year – time to reflect, analyze and make resolutions for the upcoming year. But wait… I don’t really make any New Year’s resolutions. [tweet_box … Read more