I woke up with a sore throat last week. I spent an hour watching my mind and my intuition have quite a feud. It went like this:

Fried rice, when done right, is beyond rice. This means, it’s even better than regular plain rice because it’s got all the extras that elevate the rice itself.

Because… I actually do know how to relax: I make time to nap most days, I cook for fun, I go out with friends for the pure pleasure of connection. I get massages. I even play games…sometimes. 

Either I wanted to live up to her comment of me, or it’s just how I was programmed, I am a good eater. I will try anything, especially, any vegetables. 

Even though we were all born intuitive eaters, we were not all raised intuitive eaters. The body may know and remember, but our mind has to practice being intuitive again.

Chia pudding is relatively new in my repertoire, and I was not always a fan. But I am all about easy, simple things I can make myself with what I have on hand. 

One of my favorite teachers I learn from is Byron Katie. Her words ring true, and need to be remembered on a regular basis: When we fight with reality, we always lose.

Even though my first cuisine is Thai, and it sure holds a special place in my heart, Japanese food brings comfort, and all the umami flavors one could ask for. 

My daughter would not have gotten a yes from me if I were the only voice in the matter – because I would have instilled my borrowed beliefs and said no to the trip. That’s what comfortable for ME.

Sometimes, life can be that simple. Bake a cake, just because. 

I think you should, too. Especially THIS cake. That’s all I will say. As simple as that! 

When I was accidentally dieting (because I seriously didn’t know it – most people don’t), I would think about what foods will help me lose weight, how much I should eat to lose weight, when to eat so I lose weight, etc. 

I shared the recipe with my parents years ago. They still eat a piece of it everyday. It is glorious toasted, with a dollop of yogurt, jam or nut butter. 

I felt liberated with this permission, and glad to be eating everything with my family again. I doubt they noticed the change, but they did stop asking if I would join them – because they knew I would.

I’ve made this salad many many times, and each time, I’m not only grateful for the gift that continues to give, I’m just grateful that there’s a recipe for a salad that our whole family loves.

If you aren’t, it’s possible that you didn’t eat what you actually wanted to eat. You may have eaten on a run, or eaten what you “should” have eaten… but not really want you WANTED to eat.

This is a really simple way to make a dish that explodes with Thai flavors without requiring exotic ingredients.

If you want to return to our natural way of being which will help you to return to your natural body weight as it was meant to be, then we have to do some unraveling, and re-learning. 

THIS recipe is special in that it uses two ingredients that aren’t common and yet they make two humble sad looking bananas into something quite magical. You will just have to try it for yourself!

We’re getting to know each other better, Sage and I. It’s like a long lost friend I’ve rediscovered. It’s as if no time has passed because we know each other really well. 

When your kids beg you to make a salad, you oblige, with glee. 

This is that salad!

My intuition knew I didn’t have a problem, so I would struggle even more because my mind wanted something different than my body. 

This is the cake that I make for them on their half birthday which just happened. It’s simple, but delicious, and comes together so quickly. It’s from Molly Wizenberg’s first book: A Homemade Life.

The best things in life are simple. 

Don’t you agree?

Take pesto. It’s a combination of a few really good ingredients that can be enjoyed in so many ways.

When the clouds parted and I decided to leave the traffic circle of dieting, I returned to what made me and my body feel good.

I was surprised at how 4 ingredients can make these most decadent cookies ever!

It’s embarrassing and vulnerable for me to share it because somehow I feel like I still should not have a weight story. 

Those times have past, thankfully, and I now enjoy pasta when I want. Life is so much easier and more pleasurable with it in my life. 

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I recently started including a new section in my emails to my community. I call it the TWO OF EACH! section where I share two of my favorite things right now.

For this Winter Reset, I’m determined to show you how the ME diet (Mindful Eating Diet) will help you create food and weight freedom once and for all!

A year ago I made a resolution to go gluten-free for a year.

I was in Japan, and holiday stollen I bought at a 7/11 store in Hiroshima was my last gluten-full bite before we said hello to 2019.

I eat two each day with my black coffee. They make me happy, and keep me full for hours. 

They also freeze well, and travel well. I often pack them with me on trips – yes, even to the other side of the world.

Call me crazy!

The day has come.

88% Percent Perfect is born today, October 28, under a new moon!

I’d love for you to check it out.

I’d love to hear what you think.

It’s a good time to Reset, my friend! This time around, we are going to give Intermittent Fasting a whirl. If you have not tried this way of eating, you’re in for a treat. Or should I say, your body is in for a treat. 

The reason we do anything is because we choose to do it. 

The reason we do anything is because how we think it will make us feel. 

Last week, my business coach asked me a question that I’m still pondering. 

It’s seriously the only question we all need. 

Too much information creates overwhelm. It prevents you from making a decision – especially when you might not HAVE to.

Weight loss requires that we tune into our body, and reframe our mind concurrently. It sounds simple – and it is – but not easy to implement on a consistent basis…

My daughter is proving to be a night owl.There are some days when she will have just turned off her lights to go to bed as I am about to turn on mine as I wake.

When we have a craving for certain foods, it feels as if we have no control over our actions. Cravings feel urgent, and important.

In honor of the No Sugar Challenge Summer Reset, I created this recipe with overripe bananas hanging around the kitchen. 

Oh Sugar! A lot of us have a complicated relationship with sugar. Do you? I used to consider myself one of them – and sometimes still do. I used to identify myself around sugar… “I have a sweet-tooth” was a common belief. Do you know that’s a choice we can make – how we identify […]

My coach thinks losing weight on vacation is fun. Yah, she’s weird.

Once you’ve decided to lose weight, it’s simple from there. That decision is key.

I like to simplify life as much as possible. This includes how I help my clients lose weight, holistically and permanently.

Another “tool” that can make or break your weight loss goal is all around you: your community.

We have not talked about this thing yet – a tool that some of you may not own, want to see, or talk about. It’s an inanimate object that measures your body parts, your bones, your organs. 

A powerful tool that can stop you from overeating right now is something you already have: it is your hand.

Our brain chatter causes us to overeat. The solution to end overeating, then, is to reduce and eventually eliminate the chatter.

This tool is a big one for me. It changed how I approach eating entirely. Are you ready for weight loss tool #4? It’s this: no snacking between meals. 

I say this about every weight loss tool I offer, but this one is particularly true.
Weight loss tool #1 is the Hunger Scale.

Now that you are bringing an awareness to your daily habits and patterns, another tool you can use to add to your awareness is the different types of eating. 

In my holistic weight loss program, the first weight loss tool we use is REVIEW. Reviewing what you’ve been doing is essential to your weight loss success. 

Don’t eat according to fad diets that promise miracles – unless you can keep doing that very diet forever. 

It doesn’t even matter if it’s considered ‘healthy,’ if you have a hard time stopping yourself when your body has had enough, you will be overeating no matter what.

Unless you are physically hungry, don’t eat the foods that make you feel guilty about throwing away. 

If you want to lose weight, you want to eat real full fat foods. That’s right, don’t be shy. Avoid “low fat,” or “non-fat” foods from this day forward. 

Not only will these foods contain all kinds of chemicals that could be harmful to your body, they are playing with your mindset and inducing the detrimental “diet mentality.” 

I know it’s not food per se that you should not eat. But eating our emotions has not given us results we want – being in our natural body weight. 

We begin today by addressing the fact that you can actually eat whatever you want, and lose weight. What?

The last thing you need to lose weight is pretty simple.You need to believe that you can lose weight.

You need time to lose weight. I’m not talking about needing more time in the day. No. I’m talking about needing to allow the time it will take to see your results.

If you’ve “failed” losing weight in the past, you’ve got to reframe how you treat failure in order to succeed in the future. 

Your body requires the basics to survive and thrive. It requires proper food, hydration, rest, and movement.

Weight loss requires change.The first thing to address change is to know what needs to be changed. 

Now let’s talk about the first and most important thing you need to lose weight. 

Thinking or believing that you need any of the above (or all, for that matter) creates overwhelm, doubt, and fear. No wonder you have not lost your weight yet. 

The last reason that you can’t lose weight is perhaps the most common one. I’m pretty sure you know it already.

So, you’re doing everything “right.” You’re not overeating.You’re committed to your weight loss goals.You’re eating the “right stuff.” And yet, you can’t lose weight.

Losing weight is a process of learning about yourself. You have to become an investigator of your mind and your body. 

Unless you’ve got some medical condition that prevents you from losing weight, you are overweight now because you are over fueling your body. 

Being a perfectionist, or attempting to achieve perfection only causes us to stall, procrastinate, and don’t take action.This very identity is one of the main reasons you can’t lose weight.

A very common reason that you can’t lose weight has to do with one word. That word is should. When you think you *should* lose weight, you most likely will not succeed. 

The first reason of seven is this: You have not decided to lose weight. If you have truly decided to lose weight, you’d be losing weight. 

Weight loss can feel complicated. Weight loss can seem daunting. Weight loss may redeem impossible. After 30 days, I think you will feel differently. 

I enjoyed snacking. It was something to do when I was bored, or anxious, or procrastinating. It was a fun way to fill time, or share with others. 

What if we just ask ourselves what enough means to us? What if it’s different from other people’s enough? What if we get the freedom to decide for ourselves?

Instead of denying oneself of certain foods, the practice mindful eating allows us to eat all foods.

Eating should not be complicated. And yet for some people, it is the most complicated part of their existence. Breaking down the different types of eating can be helpful.

You’ve already got the best tool to help you eat healthy, change your habits, and lose weight.

It’s called your mind.

I was not dreaming about pies and pastries like normal, rather, I was thinking about the book about food I had just finished reading. It was a little, but powerful book.

If our body were a vehicle, overeating is over-fueling at the gas station. When was the last time you did that – putting TOO MUCH gas into your car?

It is a fact that our brain only feeds on glucose, the form of sugar that gives it energy to function. Without sugar, we would cease to exist.

Of course, the conversation flowed to food. I happen to enjoy Nepalese food, although I am no expert.

One of the ways that I show love and compassion with the people I love is through preparing and sharing food.

“If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.” It occurred to me that staying ready is a conscious action.

Before we go into how we can change our eating habits, let’s look at why we have certain ones that we hold on to for dear life.

Our family has a tradition of setting intentions for the new year on New Year’s eve.

We just spent 10 lovely days in Japan, with many memorable family time, and countless delicious meals…

Here on my blog and in my practice, mindful eating is about how we approach food…

A recent New York Times article listed 5 healthy habits that prove to help people live longer…

I love food.
I love everything about food…

Food belongs in the “essential part of living” category because without it, we would not survive…