Self-Talk and Strategies for Work-Life Balance
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Self-Talk and Strategies for Work-Life Balance

Lose a Few Battles to Win the War: Navigating Life’s Busy times

Life gets crazy, and there are times when the battle to maintain a work-life balance feels impossible around my overall goal: Eat When Hungry.

For most of my life, I have thrown in the towel during times of work-life business. To be clear, I ate too many unhealthy foods in too high of quantities.

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I Was Not Broken and I Am Not Fixed: The Food Is the Problem
My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Wellness, Health, Name My Shadows, Face My Shadows, Fight My Shadows, Understand My Shadows, Reframe My Shadows, Transcend My Shadows, Success, Failure, Epic Struggles, Everyday Actions, Shadow Boxing, Find Your Power, Moderation, Addictive Foods, Pleasure Trap, Eat When Hungry, Misconceptions of Weight, Willpower, Trigger Foods, Physical Process, Food Reactivity, Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Weight Tania Lyon My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Wellness, Health, Name My Shadows, Face My Shadows, Fight My Shadows, Understand My Shadows, Reframe My Shadows, Transcend My Shadows, Success, Failure, Epic Struggles, Everyday Actions, Shadow Boxing, Find Your Power, Moderation, Addictive Foods, Pleasure Trap, Eat When Hungry, Misconceptions of Weight, Willpower, Trigger Foods, Physical Process, Food Reactivity, Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Weight Tania Lyon

I Was Not Broken and I Am Not Fixed: The Food Is the Problem

Moderation Was Never Going to Work: Processed Foods Are the Problem

In mainstream society, there are many misconceptions around weight, weight loss, obesity, and morbid obesity. One of the central misconceptions is that obesity is caused by personal shortcomings.

Understanding the role of processed foods in my weight has helped me see myself and my weight differently. Years and years of failing at moderation taught me that moderation was never going to be the answer.

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Rebalance with Ready-to-Eat Foods after a Long Weekend
My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Wellness, Health, Name My Shadows, Face My Shadows, Fight My Shadows, Understand My Shadows, Reframe My Shadows, Transcend My Shadows, Success, Failure, Epic Struggles, Everyday Actions, Shadow Boxing, Find Your Power, Moderation, Addictive Foods, Pleasure Trap, Eat When Hungry, Rebalance, Ready-to-Eat, Greens, Fruit, Expectations, Reality Tania Lyon My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Wellness, Health, Name My Shadows, Face My Shadows, Fight My Shadows, Understand My Shadows, Reframe My Shadows, Transcend My Shadows, Success, Failure, Epic Struggles, Everyday Actions, Shadow Boxing, Find Your Power, Moderation, Addictive Foods, Pleasure Trap, Eat When Hungry, Rebalance, Ready-to-Eat, Greens, Fruit, Expectations, Reality Tania Lyon

Rebalance with Ready-to-Eat Foods after a Long Weekend

Rebalance with Ready-to-Eat Greens and Fruits

Despite my best intentions, my meals got sloppy over the long weekend. My balance of the foods got off, and I had too much fruit and too many higher calorie density foods, such as nuts.

This is a normal part of getting off balance for me. Today, I am readjusting. When I went to the store, I prioritized fresh greens and fresh fruits that are ready to eat, so I can find a sense of balance again.

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Discovering My Trigger Foods, Part I
My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Hunger Drive, Plant-Based Eating, Finding My Hunger Drive, Eat When Hungry, Food Addiction, Hunger Dysregulation, Trigger Foods, Salt Tania Lyon My Weight Loss Story, Weight Loss, Hunger Drive, Plant-Based Eating, Finding My Hunger Drive, Eat When Hungry, Food Addiction, Hunger Dysregulation, Trigger Foods, Salt Tania Lyon

Discovering My Trigger Foods, Part I

Someone asked me recently how I discovered my food triggers. This is an insightful question. I will answer it in two parts.

At the end of 2019, I knew enough about food addiction to name it in myself. I knew, too, that the processed foods of the standard American diet caused problems for me.

At the time, I thought my understanding of food addiction was the capstone of what I needed to lose weight. In some ways, that was true. In other ways, that was just the beginning.

I know this is true: food addiction plays out in my body in the simplest, most predictable ways and in the most complex, challenging ways in today’s food environment.

Discovering My Trigger Foods Was a Process

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