Denice Murray Health Coaching

This is your friendly reminder that just because you engorged yourself for Thanksgiving, doesn’t mean you’ve blown it and can’t get back on track. The turkey. The stuffing. The mashed potatoes and gravy. The rolls. SO MANY ROLLS . The pies. If you’re anything like our family, you probably stuffed yourself sick and woke up Friday morning regretting life (thanksgiving) choices. But fear not. This is not the end of your healthy eating journey. The key is to RECOGNIZE that you went overboard (and it’s completely reasonable and understandable that you DID – no shame or blame in it), and to regroup in a healthy, non-dramatic way. Don’t say, “Forget it,” and eat ALL the leftover pie the next day. You’re just asking for trouble. But on the flip-side of that, don’t go crazy with cleansing, detoxing, or fasting either (again, unless you just want to). It was food, it was a holiday, and it’s fine to celebrate for a day – or two. I think we put too much pressure on ourselves to eith...

Okay, I’m going to preface this post by telling y’all up front that I’ve been going through perimenopause, so my “filter” is broken. I’m being a lot more blunt than I used to be. So, if what I write seems abrupt or even straight up rude, my apologies. I’m just trying to get my point across but my finesse is currently offline. That being said, there is actually a good reason why calories in/calories out doesn’t always work when you’re trying to lose weight. On paper, it seems like it should be pretty straight forward – you eat fewer calories or burn more calories, you should lose weight. You’ve probably heard your body compared to a well-tuned machine many times before. But here’s the part that is just now being studied and researched as our society reaches historic overweight and obesity rates – your body is also a complicated chemistry set . And as I have mentioned before in other posts, your body is also UNIQUE . Down to the cellular level. So the way YOUR metabolism works is ...

At what juncture did we, as a society, hit the point where eating whole, minimally-processed, nutritious food became “diet” food….and ultra-processed, sugary, salty, extra-fatty foods became “normal”? I like pizza. I like fries. I like chocolate cake.  But I find it frustrating when I’m looking for healthy options on a menu or when we’re attending a game or tournament for Mini-Me, and I get asked, “Are you on a diet or something?” when I eventually settle for a grilled-chicken sandwich at a restaurant, or popcorn at the game because there are no other options. I know this is also an incredibly frustrating situation for Hubs as well. He is actively working on his health and wellness. He’s lost 40 pounds (YAY Hubs!), and is working on more. He has to limit sugar, white flour, and processed foods. That makes most foods at a concession stand null and void. It makes most fast-food places difficult to navigate. Sit-down restaurants are a little better, but still have very limited optio...