Archive for the "Sugar" category

 

What You Eat Can Make You Feel Anxious and Depressed - Surprised?

 

News Flash! What you eat can make you feel stressed, anxious, and depressed. On the flip side if you fuel your body with whole foods like you see pictured on the left, you can create an awesome effect in your body! What you fuel your body with has a direct effect on how you feel.
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Do Panic Attacks & Stress Have You Running to the Frig?

 

Welcome to week two of my 15-week series in my latest experiment on myself here at The Fit Shack. In this experiment I’m using Lucinda Bassett’s program Attacking Anxiety & Depression on myself.
In this series I’m reporting my weekly experiences with you like I did in my emotional eating experiment, my ban on refined sugar [...]

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Think You’re Depriving Yourself for Weight Loss?

 

If you’re over 18 I’m sure you’ve heard this hundreds of times, maybe you’ve even said it yourself: “but I don’t want to deprive myself!”
I know, you don’t feel like you should live a life filled with deprivation of all of those favorite, yummy foods you love, but you know what? There are other ways [...]

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Maybe You ARE Out of Control in Your Eating?

 

I can see from yesterday’s comments that we’re on the same page here – there’s a little bit more that goes into losing weight and making a lifestyle change than just “getting a grip on yourself” and exercising self-control.
Does this mean that you can let it all hang out and still reach your [...]

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My #1 Suggestion to Start Breaking Sugar Addiction

 

Yes, I’ve got a sugar addiction, just like many of you smart readers of The Fit Shack have told me that you do, too. In fact there are more of us out there than you can imagine, and I actually agree with the information in William Dufty’s book, Sugar Blues (which I highly recommend) that [...]

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What Does Eating Clean Really Mean?

 

I often mention how I’m eating clean or how I lose weight by eating clean, whole foods, but do you wonder what eating clean is really all about?
I started using this term about 3 years ago in the 6WBMO weight loss forums. I came up with it as a way to say that I’m only [...]

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Tastes Great, More Filling - Mrs. May’s Naturals Snacks

 

This post is for you if you aren’t addicted to sugar, you aren’t trying to lose weight, and you are seeking a healthier snack option for those times when you aren’t able to carry fresh fruit or other whole foods with you.
This is the snack that I referred to last week when I gave you [...]

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Sugar Addiction - I’m Not The Only One!

 

I’ve often said that there are many many many people who are addicted to sugar, so if you find that after taking this sugar addiction test that you fit the bill, just remember that you’re not alone.
Even though I say that, I still get into the space sometimes of feeling like I’m “not normal”, like [...]

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