Spring 2011 Eating With
Your Body In Mind Course:
A Body-Centered Approach to Weight Loss
If you feel like you "KNOW what to do, but can't DO it!", try this POWERFUL COMBINATION
Mindful Eating +Smart Nutrition + Yoga = Control of Your Weight
- Control Your Eating with the support of Nutrition Strategies, Mindful Eating Practices, and Yoga
- Prevent Emotional Eating
- Manage Stress without Using Food
- Learn Mindful Eating Practices supported by Yoga
- Practice smart nutrition based on Up to Date Nutrition Research without Dieting
Where:
2424 Reynolda Road
(Winston-Salem Yoga Therapy)
When:
8 week course on Monday evenings from 5:30 until 7:00
April 4-May 23Cost: $35 per session for 8 weeksGroup size will be limited!
Please contact to register:Debra Benfield, M.Ed., R.D., LDN336.773.1443 or Email  
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EATING WITH YOUR BODY IN MIND BLOGTHIS IS A PLACE FOR A VIGOROUS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF NUTRITION, HUMAN BEHAVIOR, CULTURE AND OTHER ISSUES WHICH AFFECT OUR EATING.
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Checking in with 2011 Resolutions
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As you enjoy the sprinkling of warmer days and start to shed your winter coat, you may be reflecting on your resolutions with a bit of frustration. This month's newsletter is designed to encourage you to be kind to yourself as you continue to support your best health! Take good care of yourself!!
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The Essential Peace for Real Behavior Change
I received a thrilling phone call today from a client who taught me a valuable lesson. She worked with me several months ago and then attended my course as well. I watched her absolutely blossom with each passing week. She called me today after leaving her doctor's office saying, I am calling you today before I even call my husband! She wanted to tell me that she has lost 25 pounds, 2 dress sizes, has been removed from all of her medications to control her blood pressure and spent most of Sunday afternoon playing frisbee golf with her family and friends. She sounded so peaceful! But in the middle of all of this excitement about how her life is unfolding, she said, "I was making it all way too hard before!"
I think the biggest mistake we make when we strike out to make changes in our lives, is that we white knuckle our way through it with "discipline" and "will power". We push ourselves around with such harsh and punishing words and tactics. We create rules for our eating that leave us feeling deprived and exercise plans which leave us feeling tortured. With the first inevitable set back or slip up, we begin to feel the self-doubt creep in. We may try to get an even tighter grip on ourselves just before we give up and our old habits return.
Many times the missing ingredient of a successful and sustainable program to change habits is self-compassion. Leading with compassion rather than punishment will offer self awareness and inner strength which will provide you with the staying power that is essential for real change. Small successes need to be acknowledged and celebrated. Noticing what you are doing right will allow you to continue your efforts to eat mindfully, make smart nutritional choices, and be physically active. When you wake up each morning, state an aspiration which is very achievable for the day (for example, I am not going to distract myself while I eat lunch today). When you are going to sleep each night, acknowledge a successful experience in your day (for example, I was able to have a high-protein snack this afternoon so I didn't feel so out of control at dinner tonight). This will increase the self awareness and inner strength necessary for your success!!
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. -Henry Ward Beecher
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By Popular Request:
Mindful Eating Book Club!!
The place for a vigorous discussion about books at the intersection of nutrition, human behavior, culture and other issues that affect our eating.
First Thursday monthly
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Barnhill's Bookstore
811 Burke Street
Winston-Salem, NC
Fee-$10
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
February:
The end of overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
by David Kessler, M.D.
March:
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works by Evelyn Tribole, R.D. and Elyse Resch, R.D.
April:
Eating in the Light of the Moon
by Anita Johnston, Ph.D.
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Thank you for your interest. I would love to hear from you so please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more or if you have any questions.
To your Best Health,
Debra L. Benfield, M.Ed., R.D., LDN
Medical Nutrition Therapist
Body in Mind Nutrition Consulting |
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