Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Blog » Health at Every Size http://elizabethpatch.com Art & Inspiration for All Sizes! Sun, 20 May 2012 20:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Lose Weight? Maybe. Maybe Not. http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/03/lose-weight-maybe-maybe-not.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/03/lose-weight-maybe-maybe-not.html#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:57:32 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=6678

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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/03/lose-weight-maybe-maybe-not.html/feed 5 Yoga with Training Wheels http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/02/yoga-with-training-wheels.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/02/yoga-with-training-wheels.html#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:48:41 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=6628 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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/02/yoga-with-training-wheels.html/feed 5 Fat Free Children http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/02/fat-free-children.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/02/fat-free-children.html#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:35:53 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=6571 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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2012/02/fat-free-children.html/feed 14 The 4 Ingredients of a Stress-Free Diet http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/06/stress-free-diet.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/06/stress-free-diet.html#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:04:33 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=5126

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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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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/12/another-year-another-chance.html/feed 16 A Healthy Attitude http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/03/a-healthy-attitude.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/03/a-healthy-attitude.html#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:06:33 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=1365 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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/03/a-healthy-attitude.html/feed 15 I Hate to Exercise! http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/01/i-hate-to-exercise-but-i-love-to-be-active.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/01/i-hate-to-exercise-but-i-love-to-be-active.html#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/01/i-hate-to-exercise-but-i-love-to-be-active.html 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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/01/i-hate-to-exercise-but-i-love-to-be-active.html/feed 21 First Week of Spring, time to get outside! http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/03/first-week-of-spring-time-to-get-outside.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/03/first-week-of-spring-time-to-get-outside.html#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:27:00 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/03/first-week-of-spring-time-to-get-outside.html

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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