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Posted on September 17, 2009

Eating Everyday: Finding Balance with Food, Part 8

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If this is your first time reading this series, you might want to catch up here. Also, make sure to stop by Zesty Cook and see my guest post – a fabulous Butternut Squash Orange Spice Cake that I created just for the post on his blog – you won’t find this recipe here. One [...]

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Posted on September 10, 2009

Practicing Gratitude: Finding Balance with Food, Part 7

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Gratitude and long-term weight loss.  I’m not sure that most people would say that the two go together.  If you ask me, they are entwined and one can not exist without the other. For so long, I used food as a coping mechanism.  It was my best friend, my constant companion, always reliable and never [...]

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Posted on September 3, 2009

Finding the Courage to Live Fully: Finding Balance with Food, Part 6

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If this is your first time reading this series, you might want to catch up here. Last week I talked about how being fat was a coping mechanism for me, one that let me play it safe and hide from life. I had a fantasy that once I was thin, I’d be able to do [...]

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Posted on August 27, 2009

The Payoff from Being Fat: Finding Balance with Food, Part 5

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If this is your first time reading this series, you might want to catch-up here, on my Articles page.  I’ve also added a Recipe page and a page about my new blog carnival, Slightly Indulgent Mondays, which starts August 31st.  I hope you’ll join in the fun! I want to thank everyone who has shared [...]

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Posted on August 20, 2009

Sanity, Not Weight Loss: Finding Balance with Food, Part 4

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If this is your first time reading this series you might want to read these posts first: About Amy About SS&GF The Intro:  Finding Balance With Food, Part 1 Identifying the Problem:  Finding Balance with Food, Part 2 Why Diets Never Worked For Me:  Findng Balance with Food, Part 3 Sanity, Not Weight Loss Since [...]

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