Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Blog » Eating Disorders 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 3 Words to Cope with Thanksgiving Stress http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/11/3-words-to-cope-with-thanksgiving-stress.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/11/3-words-to-cope-with-thanksgiving-stress.html#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:04:38 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=6206

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Thanksgiving brings it’s own unique stresses. whether you are cooking at home or traveling as a guest. Preparing for a feast with dozens of traditional dishes and a houseful of guests requires major planning and hours of work. Being stuck in traffic for hours, or delayed/overbooked flights is no

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Imagine the day when we laugh with our friends… And never once, not once, mention diets !

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I’m so fat. I hate my thighs. I really shouldn’t eat this. I need to lose some weight. I need to get some exercise. How many calories are in this? Diet, diet, diet, blah, blah, blah…

Many of us have

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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 A Serving of Stress for Thanksgiving? http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:39:00 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html More to Love Cook Book

Recipe for a Great Life: 1. Live, Laugh, Love! 2. Work, Play, Dream! 3. Cook, Eat, Enjoy! from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

I have a complicated series of feasts to attend and cook for this week. My husband’s family and my family

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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html/feed 6 This is End Fat Talk Week! http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/10/this-is-end-fat-talk-week.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/10/this-is-end-fat-talk-week.html#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:29:00 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/10/this-is-end-fat-talk-week.html Here is a link to my post on ending “Fat Talk” including the illustrated page in “More to Love” on the same topic.

Below is a video produced by the TriDelta Sorority, sponsors of “End Fat Talk” Week.

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Food For Thought

Eating*________ won’t hurt.

Obsessing about it will.

*fill in the blank from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

Have you ever felt negative emotions for eating a forbidden food while on a diet? Terrible feelings that far outweigh

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