#changingmynormal

Beginner classes, are they really?

Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes those beginner cardio, get fit classes leave me in the dust. I was feeling a little sore today after yesterday’s activity so went online looking for something a little gentle. Beginner salsa cardio. Mmm lovely. I’ve been dancing for fitness for over a year now. I debated on doing the advanced session instead but today I really just wanted some gentle movement.…

This is my first trip since eating intuitively. While I don’t want food and eating to consume too much of my trip prep, I also like to be prepared. I eat differently than I had. My portions are smaller. I’m hungry more frequently. I know better what foods sustain me and what foods make my tummy feel icky. I also know that we’re in for some long flights and days exploring. I looked up what kinds…

Rules are sneaky. You don’t realize you are creating them until suddenly you are breaking them. Intuitive eating is all about eating without rules and restrictions. Eating what and when feels good. Simple right? Not so much. That is if you are like me, you might discover you have rules for everything. And don’t even know it. Early on, when I was just learning to honour my hunger, I had a late…

Because it feels good

Part of intuitive is eating and doing things because it feels good. It sounds hedonistic but as I practice it I’m seeing it for what it really is. I’m finding that there are different stages to “because it feels good”. First it felt good to indulge in as much previously forbidden food as I wanted. It was freeing, liberating, yummy. It felt good. But now what feels good is eating vegetables. Not…

I started regular strength training about a month ago. I’ve recently read about all of the health benefits being active and specifically strength training provide. But honestly, I just want my legs and knees to be able to keep up with my fit hubby this coming vacation. We’re going to some of my favourite places along the Mediterranean. I’m excited to share them with him. Although we are taking an…

Lessons from my tea cupboard

For years I collected tea. Many kinds of tea. Fruity, chocolatey, black, green, sleepy, and so on. I had so many that I truly had one cupboard full of tea. Teas that I didn’t drink. Then it hit me. I actually don’t like tea. I immediately proceeded to purge my tea cupboard. I got rid of it all. If nobody claimed it, I tossed it. I embraced my ever present coffee addiction. Years later…

Intuitive eating is not about eating what you want when you want. It’s much more than that. Intuitive eating is about eating what you want but also about eating what makes you feel good. It’s about satisfying that craving and about making your body feel right as rain. Part of being able to do this is to have on hand the food and meals that you enjoy and make you feel good. I personally like what…

Move because it feels good

When I first decided I was done with dieting and everything that came with it, I asked myself what kind of lifestyle did I want. Healthy. But without dieting, what did that look like? After some thinking about it, I realized that I wanted to be an active person. So I spent the first year of #nomoredieting building active habits. I recognized that I could easily quit or injure myself if I did…