Lose Weight? Maybe. Maybe Not.

Healthy Attitude

Lose weight?
Maybe. Maybe Not.

I exercise for strength,
for health,
for  fun,
for me!

© elizabeth patch,
from More to Love

Do you think of exercise only for the purpose of weight loss?

Is the joy of walking through a park in springtime measured by how many calories you burn?

Does the feeling of power you get when

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Yoga with Training Wheels

In my yoga class,
there are elderly people,
young people,
fat people and thin people
of various levels of flexibility,
stamina and athletic strength.
The teacher adapts the postures
so that all can practice
within the limits
of our particular bodies.

Nobody is scolded or shamed
for not being able
to twist or stretch
into the “ideal” posture.
Each person is encouraged
to either move

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Fat Free Children

I belong to an organization called the Association for Size & Health Diversity.
I applaud their efforts that promote positive, healthful choices for all people, regardless of size, age or differing abilities.

The Health At Every Size® (HAESSM) approach is an alternative to the
weight/size-based paradigm upon which much current public

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The 4 Ingredients of a Stress-Free Diet

Life is no picnic if you never enjoy a real one!

The 4 Steps are really just 4 words:
1. Choices.
2. Forgiveness.
3. Moderation.
4. Love.

1. I make healthy choices whenever I can,
but forgive myself when I don’t.

Everyone
occasionally indulges when it comes to food!
It could be snacks at a backyard get-together
or

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Another Year, Another Chance

It doesn’t take any special powers to
predict next week’s conversations:
Friends, family & co-workers will be complaining about
how much they over-ate, over-drank, over-spent this week!
Everyone will be moaning about
going on a diet, de-toxifying or joining a gym.
Hardly anyone will sound very enthusiastic
about their new resolutions…

It seems to me

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A Healthy Attitude

Healthy Attitude

Lose weight?
Maybe. Maybe Not.

I exercise for strength,
for health,
for  fun,
for me!

© elizabeth patch, from More to Love

No matter what size or shape you are,
and no matter what you weigh,
you can choose to live a life of
better health and greater happiness
by treating your body with respect and dignity.

You can choose to:

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I Hate to Exercise...

This new illustration is for my next book. She represents the concept of being "athletic" at any size or level of fitness.

The idea of an “exercise program” seems so intimidating.
I drag myself to the gym a few times every year,
and then inevitably quit.

Even though I always feel

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First Week of Spring, time to get outside!

Its still cold here in the Northeast, and there are only a few crocus in the yard, but Spring is here! time to paint the toenails, pack away the thick sweaters and scarves, and begin moving around outside a bit. After a winter curled up inside, warm heavy food, and

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