Last weekend, I watched a 12 foot omelette being made in Abbeville, Louisiana. In fact, I drove 20 hours round trip to see it. And I learned something very important along the way. 

Be very careful the next time you look over a restaurant menu. Your food choices may not be your own. The menu layout can determine how satisfied we are at the end of the meal! Are we really that malleable? Apparently. And the big chains take advantage of it. 

We all know the roller coaster Oprah has been on. I was there when she rolled that wheel barrow of 67 pounds of fat onto her stage.  I watched in stunned silence as Oprah carted that fat onto the stage, wondering how she was going to handle the inevitable regain. 

Do you ever have the sense that you just can't quit eating? That there is never enough? That you are a bottomless pit? These experiences are an opportunity to look deeper, to find out what may be going on behind it. 

More and more people are going gluten-free, which has seemed to get rid of symptoms like bloating, gas and diarrhea. But what if the culprit is not actually gluten? New research suggests that the offending substance may actually be fructan.

Girls who are unhappy with their body size (or who have parents, coaches, etc., who are unhappy with their body size) may try to manage their weight. But research shows that the vast majority of those who try will then end up fatter.

Recovery from eating and weight issues is not a destination. It is not a place where you arrive one day and finally “get it.” If you see your healing as a destination, not only will you be disappointed, but you will also miss your recovery.

Mindful, intuitive eating guidelines encourage us to truly enjoy our food. "That's crazy," you might think, "If I really enjoy my food, I will eat way too much of it." But how often do you truly enjoy eating?

“I feel so fat.” “My thighs are disgusting.” “My stomach sticks out.” “My butt is too big.” “I feel huge.”  We hear these comments so often, including within your own thoughts. But, these thoughts are not facts, are not feelings, and are not even truths. Even those who have lost weight have found that these thoughts, feelings, and beliefs either do not change or return down the road.

Tired of obsessing over your reflection? Letting go of body checking can bring peace, healing, and freedom.

Hunger and cravings are normal when your nutrition is off — they make physiological sense. Work with them instead of fighting them. Eat your C-Piffs!

How does your body feel with fluctuations in blood sugar? The nondiet/intuitive eating approach can help because it offers guidelines as to how to read the body. Get off the diet-blood sugar rollercoaster and discover how “STOP DIETING” is part of diabetes management.