Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Blog » Health at Every Size http://elizabethpatch.com Art & Inspiration for All Sizes! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/06/stress-free-diet.html/feed 7 Another Year, Another Chance http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/12/another-year-another-chance.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/12/another-year-another-chance.html#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:32:33 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=3250

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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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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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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