Diet Essentials

07/04/2008

Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.
Pema Chodron

Obesity is a concern both for the children we serve as well as ourselves as educators and role models. Psychology Today (April 2008) has pulled together the keys to successful dieting:

Avoid feast-and-famine eating. It fundamentally alters the body's ability to sense and respond to satiety signals. Eat regular meals.
Eat moderately from all food groups. Do not eliminate fats or carbohydrates, but don't overindulge on them, either.
Know when you are stressed and plan other ways to manage it besides eating.
Avoid fast-food chains. They're not only calorie dense, they actively stimulate brain hunger, creating a double-barreled assault on regulatory mechanisms.
If you start gaining weight, push yourself to increase energy expenditure by exercising, even though you don't feel like it.

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