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Running as Therapy: How Racing Refocused My Nutrition

Running as Therapy: How Racing Refocused My Nutrition

We had the pleasure of meeting Jessica Morrison through twitter and appreciated her approach to food and activity. We asked her to share her story with our readers and while this isn’t technically a weight loss story, it is a story of refocusing and renewal through improved eating and exercise to which maintainers and those [...]

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Community Change through Food Literacy Education

Community Change through Food Literacy Education

Food for Thought is dedicated to thinking critically about the foods we eat and how that factors into healthy living as well as speaking with experts and food industry friends to contribute to the conversation. We asked Amber Stott, co-founder of California Literacy Center to share more about the work they are doing teaching nutrition [...]

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Ending the Cycle of Dieting for Good

Ending the Cycle of Dieting for Good

Weight Loss Wednesdays focus on hearing from people currently on their weight loss journey or who are maintaining weight loss as they share their  stories and write about topics related to keeping it off. Roni Noone is a force to reckon with. She inspires us with the honesty on her blog, is a mover and [...]

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Why Do Some People Gain Weight and Others Don’t?

Why Do Some People Gain Weight and Others Don’t?

Why is it that some people “effortlessly” stay slim while others are in a constant battle with food and weight?  Sure there’s genetics, but I would put two other factors well ahead of genetics; 1) habit and 2) goals. Habit If eating well and adopting an exercise routine does not become habit, there will always [...]

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Getting Motivated and Making It Happen

Getting Motivated and Making It Happen

Many people in my life have known me from “before” as a (funny) obese, chain-smoking couch potato and are fascinated by my transformation into a (funny) healthy living advocate and runner. One of the questions that I get asked most often is where I found the motivation to change my life so drastically. Before I [...]

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