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Below find a list of NEW or UPDATED articles. Blessings and HUGS to you!

Enjoy your journey of self-discovery and personal transformation.

Let's THRIVE and be completely alive in 2012!

Set Your Intention for Your Life

January 2012

• Out of Hell, Into Freedom Thoughts

• How to Deal with Crisis

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice From Parent to Child

• Meditations

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Do You Experience a RAIN of Feelings?

• Resources

• Be Happy and Contented!

• Emotional—Spiritual Tune-up

• Mental Nutrients: What To Say When You Talk To Your Self

• Socio-Ecological Model--Looking Beyond the Individual

• When Helping You Is Hurting Me: Are You a Help-Aholic and Don't Know How to Care for Yourself?

• Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child

• Childhood and Teen Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle Resources

• Explore Record Keeping Using Various Styles of Diaries or Journals

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

• Overcoming Your Obstacles to a Healthful Style Of Living Worksheet

• The World Of Craving and Addiction Offers Me Nothing That I Want. Good Bye!
   

December 2011:

• Cultivating a Sustainable, Healthful Plan of Eating: Many of us just follow the "see-food diet."

• A Daily Plan: Take your "MEDS"

• Creating Healthy Relationships

• Discover Skill Power, Not Will Power! Explore Bob's Story.

• Re-evaluation Counseling

• Seeking Support, Counseling, and Outside Resources

• Eating With Awareness and Pleasure

November 2011:

• Emotional—Spiritual Tune-up

• Relax, Observe, and Allow

• Non Violent Communication

October 2011:

• Bob's Story

• Coping with Caregiving

• Site Search

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations

• Discover Creative Holiday Garnishing Fun: Make a Sandwich Birthday Cake and More!

• Website hosting moved to a new site

July 2011:

• Mindfulness-Meditation-Slowing Down-Eat with Awareness-Check In.pdf

• Choose http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ Newest eating guidelines

• There are limited print materials available for download here: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/tipsresources/printmaterials.html. Check out this PDF: Getting Started With MyPlate.pdf

• A Foundation Food Plan Explore various options: MyPlate, Pyramids, and Eating Plans

June 2011:

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Meal Planning & Lifestyle Principles for People with Diabetes and What to do About Weight Gain!

April 2011:

• Coping with Caregiving

• Set Your Intention

March 2011:

• Overwhelmed? Are You Taking In Too Many Empty Calories?

• Small Baby Steps Lead to Success. YES, I Can Change!

• Discover the Power of FUN: Celebrate Enjoyable Ways to be Active for Life!

• Gratitude List

• Ideas for Self-Nurturing--Fill Up Your Well of Reserve!

• Cultivate Daily Quiet and Introspection Time
   

February 2011:

• Your Life--Everything Is Interconnected!

• Notice The Complex Web Of Holistic Weight and Health Management

• Healthy Eating On a Budget

• Meal Planning & Lifestyle Principles for People with Diabetes and What to do About Weight Gain!

• The NEW 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Related Links: http://food.unl.edu/web/fnh/dga2010 Dietary Guidelines 2010, Selected Messages for Consumers and www.dietaryguidelines.gov

• Compassion Fatigue

• Loving-Kindness: Learn to Befriend Ourselves and Others

• Transform the Self-punishing Inner Voice

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

• Puzzle Pieces for Growth

January 2011:

• Self-Nurturing Restorative Box

• Massage

• How to Keep Motivated: Remember Each Day Your Motivation! 

• 13 Ways To Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

December 2010:

• Meal Planning & Lifestyle Principles for People with Diabetes
   

November 2010:

• Childhood and Teen Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle Resources

October 2010:

• Meditations: Train the Mind as you Practice Spiritual Cognitive Therapy

• What's the Payoff? Read Testimonials!

• Discover and Celebrate the Value of Baby Steps! A letter from a client.

• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness and Trauma

• Healthy Living and Feeding Children, Teens, and Healthier Kids

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

• Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child

• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness and Trauma

• Transform the Self-punishing Inner Voice

• What are the Challenges That Derail Your Healthy Lifestyle Efforts and How Can You Transform Them?
   

September 2010:

• Forbidden Fruit--Following a Path Into Death and Self-Destruction

• Examine your own mental attitudes. Become your own therapist!

• Coping With Caregiving for Your Loved Ones

August 2010:

• Zen Habits-Live Simply

• Explore Nourishing Affirmations!

July 2010:

• Healthy Eating On a Budget

• Delicious Quick Meals & Dinner Recipes

• Contemplations before Meals

• Lighter and Free from the Inside Out CLASS.pdf

• Life-Long Companion

• Bob-isms: Bob's Sayings

• Childhood and Teen Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle Resources

• Stress and Life's Burdens

• What Does It Look Like When Things Are Going Well? What Am I Doing?

• CELEBRATING The Simple Joys Of Life!

• Resources

• How to Become Your Own Lifestyle Self Manager

• Don't just learn how to lose weight...but discover how to BE HEALTHY for life!

June 2010:

• Discover the Healthy Living Secret!

• Puzzle Pieces of Life

• Transform the Self-punishing Inner Voice

• Socio-Ecological Model--Looking Beyond the Individual

April 2010:

• Eating Awareness Training

• Explore 7 Hungers: Sacred Eating Workshop by Jan Chozen Bays.pdf

• Frolic In Nature!

March 2010:

• Coping With Caregiving for Your Loved Ones: A Caregiver's Guide & Resources

• Cultivate Health!

• Pay a visit to BOB'S STORY (and the EXPANDED VERSION)

February 2010:

• Check outYouTube and Celebrate You! on Facebook

• Self-Nurturing Restorative Box

• Mental Nutrients: What To Say When You Talk To Your Self

• Why Would Someone Try My Approach?

• Intuitive Eating and Eating Disorders

• Meal Planning & Lifestyle Principles for People with Diabetes

• Notice The Web of Your Life. How Do You Get Stuck? Unstuck?

• Various Meditations

January 2010:

• 4 WEEKS SIMPLE MENUS.pdf

• Be Free to Climb Up Mountains! Discover Skill Power, Not Will Power. Meet Bob.

• See Bob Celebrate You on Facebook

• SMART RECOVERY®

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Be Happy and Contented!

• Healthy Eating On a Budget

• DELICIOUS  DINNER RECIPES

• Eating Awareness Training: Becoming More Aware Of Your Relationship With Food
   

December 2009:

• Harmony, Abundance, Equality, and Commitment

• How Do You Begin Your Journey Of Personal Changes With Awareness Of The Big Picture?

• Nourishing Affirmations! Caress Your Mind with Lovely Thoughts.

• Discover How to Develop a Loving, Self-Nurturing, Inner Voice For You!
   

November 2009:

• Meditations: the Globe Meditation GLOBE MEDITATION PLAYBOOK.pdf

• Various Meditations: The Art of Mindful Living from Plum Village

• Bob's Healthy Kitchen: What's In It?

• 2010 Healthier Products Shopping Guide.pdf

• Fruits and Veggies Help You Manage Weight.pdf
   

October 2009:

• Eating Awareness Training: Becoming More Aware Of Your Relationship With Food

• Understand Food Cravings, Brain Chemistry, and Body Weight

• Nibble on Sustainable Eating

• Ways to Learn to Love Your Body

• 20 Simple Generosity Practices You Can Try

• Various Meditations

• Explore Resources to Transform Your Life!

• Investigate the Essential Skills to Transform Your Life

September 2009

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice From Parent to Child

• Explore Lifestyle & Weight Management Coaching

July 2009--Discover a new freedom!

• Meal Planning & Lifestyle Principles for People with Diabetes and What to do About Weight Gain!

• How to Increase Fiber in Your Diet and Focus on Fiber ideas

• Bob's Story

• Resources

• Explore Record Keeping Using Various Styles of Diaries or Journals

• Diary Templates

• Explore the Essential Skills

• The Healing Foods Pyramid from the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine: http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/food-pyramid/  and to print off as a color PDF file: http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/images/pyramid%20v17b1.pdf 

• Foundation Food Plan Ideas

June 2009:

• Getting to Know Your Stress and How to Management It

• Cultivating a Sustainable, Healthful Plan of Eating

• What are the Challenges that Derail Your Achieving a Healthier Weight...
   and How Can You Transform Them?

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

• What Are We Powerless Over?
   

May 2009:

• Puzzle Pieces for Growth

• The Labyrinth as a Sacred Journey

• Frolic In Nature!
   

April 2009:

• Lifestyle Coaching

• Meditations

• Various Meditations

March 2009:

• Bob's NEW Playbook Lighter & Free from the Inside Out!

• Change? Who Me? How?

• Massage

• Explore Healthy Eating on a Budget

• Stop Believing That The Treadmill Leads Anywhere!

• Being the Fastest, the Richest, the Smartest, the Thinnest

• Essential Skills

• Resources

• What Is Yoga?

• Meditations

• Dieting VS Non-dieting

January 2009:

• Embrace by the Light: Example of a prayer reminder

• Social Isolation

• Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child

• Therapeutic Help For The Journey

November 2008:

• Resources

• Understand Food Cravings, Brain Chemistry, and Body Weight

   

August 2008:

• How Much Protein Do You Need (especially if you're a vegetarian)?

June 2008:

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Bob's new playbook Lighter & Free from the Inside Out

• Lovely Nurturing Nibbles Laminated Mini-Posters

April 2008:

• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html and a PDF: Nutrition Facts Label Use & Understand It.pdf

March 2008:

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations

• Going Out to Eat

February 2008:

• Write Your Own Healthful Lifestyle Maintenance Schedule

• Childhood and Teen Overweight and Healthy Lifestyle Resources

• The Healthy Living Secret

• Socio-Ecological Model--Looking Beyond the Individual

• What Is Bob’s Regular Workout?

• Out of the Darkness, Into the Light. Trust. Have Hope!

January 2008 Happy New Year! How Do You Begin Your Journey Of Personal Changes With Awareness Of The Big Picture?

• The Anatomy of Persistence--How Does Bob Keep Going When Injured?

• Explore an Alphabetical Guide to Zestful Living

• Bob-isms: Bob's Sayings

• Imagine Your Ideal Day!

• How To Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout The Day

• Radiate Your Light and Love to the World!

• How Are You Doing?

• Celebrate Healthful Eating!

• Lessons In Life

• Invest In Yourself: Invent A New Life!

• Celebrate Personal Quiet Time—Spiritual Connection

• Celebrating the Simple Joys of Life!

• Understand Your Brain Chemistry and How it Influences Your Body Weight

• How to Deal With Crisis

• The Five Daily Remembrances

• The Eight Worldly Concerns

• How to Take the Ache out of Attachment (strong desires!) and How to Transform Attachment

• When Society Becomes An Addict!

• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness and Trauma

• The Nature of Mind: What is it? Where is it?

• Turning On The Television: Where Is Your Mind?

• Examining The Mind

• The Attitude of Patience

• The Process that Transforms Disturbing Attitudes and Negative Emotion

• Gardening the Mind—Forming New Mental Habits

• Additional Antidotes to the Disturbing Attitudes

• Contemplations on Death--The Ultimate Season of Life
   

December 2007:

• Meditations and Various Meditations

• Sober Truths: The Making of an Honest Woman

• Bob's Story

• Out of the Darkness, Into the Light. Trust. Have Hope!

• What Does Bob Typically Eat In Any Given Day?

• Patterns, patterns, everywhere. not a moment's peace!

November 2007:

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Cultivating a Sustainable, Healthful Plan of Eating

• Radiate Your Light and Love to the World!

• Celebrating the Simple Joys of Life!

• Resources to Celebrate a New Life!

• Gratitude List!

• Bob's Strength -Training Food Bag!

• Ways to Love Your Body

October 2007:

• How to Deal With Crisis: Oh No, the Computer or Car Crashes, or Basement Floods, OR...!

• Which Puzzles Pieces Contribute To Your Overweight?

• How to Work With Food Cravings

• Emotional Eating

• The Spiritual Dimension

• Testimonials!

• Discover and Celebrate the Value of Baby Steps!

• Practice Kind Discipline: Transform The "Good/Bad" Paradigm

• Small Baby Steps Lead to Success. YES, I Can Change!

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• When Society Becomes an Addict!

• Meditations as Spiritual Cognitive Therapy

• Bob's Story: How to Transform Social Isolation 

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

• Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

September 2007:

• He Was Only a Chocolate Chip Cookie, But I Loved Him!

• Notice The Web of Your Existence: Patterns, patterns everywhere. Not a moment’s peace!

• Be Happy and Contented!

• Affirmations: Suggestions & Methods

• Nourishing Affirmations Caress Your Mind with Lovely Thoughts.

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations

• Explore Factors That Influence How Much We Eat

• Help! I'm movin' too fast! I need to slow down!

August 2007:

• Coping With Caregiving

• When Society Becomes an Addict: Learn About the Addictive Personality

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful.

• Bob's Story: Skill Power, Not Will Power!

• What are the Challenges That Derail Your Healthy Lifestyle Efforts and How Can You Transform Them?

• Out of Hell, Into Freedom Thoughts

July 2007:

• The Socio-Ecological Model (How Our World Influences Us)

• Going Out to Eat

• Discover Creative Holiday Garnishing FUN: Make a Sandwich Birthday Cake and More!

• Life-Long Companion

• Bob's Story--How Did He Lose 250 Pounds and Keep It Off?

• Your Life--Everything Is Interconnected!

• The Healthy Living Secret

• Imagine Your Ideal Day

• Creating a vision for your new life

• If You Would Grow - Shine The Light Of Loving Self-Care On Yourself

• Relax, Observe, and Allow

• Meditations

• Thoughts on Healing and Helping the World

• The Complex Web of Holistic Weight Management

• Ideas for Self-Nurturing

• Testimonials

• What Does It Look Like When Things Are Going Well? 

• Coping With Caregiving: A Caregiver's Guide & Resources

• Bob-isms: Bob's Sayings

June 2007:

• Understand Your Brain Chemistry, Food Cravings and How it Influences Your Body Weight

• Plant The Garden of Your Life with Seeds of Well-Being

• Healthy Fats and Risky Fats

• What is Yoga and How Can It Help Me?

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice

• Explore Nourishing Affirmations!

• Quick Vegetarian Main Dish Ideas

• How the Dharma (spiritual teachings) Turned Major Health Problems into Happiness

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• How to Keep Motivated

• The Horse Of Habit: Transforming Our Habits

May 2007:

• Explore Nourishing Affirmations!

• How Did Bob Bring Balance To His Life?

• Enjoy Cultivating an Active Style of Life for You and Your Family!

• Cultivate Daily Quiet and Personal Introspection Time

• Bob's Healthy Kitchen and Pantry, What's In It?

• Developing and Maintaining a “Personal Plan of Eating”

• CELEBRATING The Simple Joys Of Life!

• Bob's Story of Learning the Essential Skills

• Bob's Story of Learning Healthy Mental Skills

• How to Deal With Crisis: Oh No, the Computer or Car Crashes, or Basement Floods, OR...!

• Discover the Healthy Living Secret!

• Delicious Dinner Recipes

• Learn How to Effectively Manage Social Gatherings

• How to Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout the Day

• Kaiser Permanente's Healthy Weight Management Pyramid

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations

• Sorting Out Your Thoughts: The Value of Different Kinds of Journals

April 2007:

• Explore Habit Pattern Substitutions

• Your Eating Habits Inventory

• Frolic In Nature!

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful!

• 21 Steps to Aging Successfully!

• Rules For Being Human

• Emotional-Spiritual Tune-up

• Lessons In Life

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice

• When Society Becomes an Addict: Learn About the Addictive Personality

• Forbidden Fruit--Following a Path Into Death and Self-Destruction

March 2007:

• How to Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout the Day

• Plan a Better Menu and a Healthier Way of Eating: Where & How to Start

• A Foundation Food Plan: Explore Various Pyramids and Eating Plans

• Breakfasts for the Whole Family

• Nutritious and Yummy Snacks

• What Does Bob Typically Eat In Any Given Day?

• Horse of Habit Story

• Learn How to Use Therapeutic Help for Your Journey

• Be Happy and Contented!

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice

• Loving-Kindness: Learn to Befriend Ourselves, Others, and Our Experiences

• What You Plant Is What You Get!

• Notice The Complex Web Of Weight and Health Management

• Bob's Story--Short Version

• Roots Parable

• Understand Your Brain Chemistry and How it Influences Your Body Weight

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

February 2007:

• What Do You Look For In Selecting a Weight Management Program?

• What is Yoga and How Can It Help Me?

• Harmony, Abundance, Equality, and Commitment

• Bob's Book

• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness

• Website Dedication

• Seize the Moment!

• Out of the Darkness, Into the Light. Trust. Have Hope!

• What are the Challenges that Derail Your Achieving a Healthier Weight... and How Can You Transform Them?

January 2007 A Brand new year! Let's THRIVE and be completely alive in 2007! Invest In Yourself: Invent A New Life!

• Various Meditations

• Phillip Shapiro's Spiritual Qualities, Spiritual Practice and Pain Management in Life's School

• Nourishing Affirmations

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Discover Various Diary or Journal Templates

• Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere. Not a Moment's Peace!

• Bob's Priceless Discovery!

• Help! I'm Bingeing! How Can I Stop?: The Road of Excess Leads to the Palace of Wisdom!

• How To Use This Site: Where To Begin & What To Do

• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness

• Quick Menu Ideas for Home and On The Go

• Planning and Preparing Delicious Recipes, Meals, and Snacks in a Hectic World

• Making Quick Dinners: Dinner? What's Quick and Easy?

• Recovery Haiku

• Explore Factors That Influence How Much We Eat

• Bob's Story

• Discover How to Develop a Loving, Self-Nurturing, Inner Voice For You!

December 2006:

• Resources

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful.

• Bingeing

• Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

• Getting to Know Your Stress and How to Management It

• Out of the Darkness, Into the Light. Trust. Have Hope!

• Do You Experience a RAIN of Feelings?

• When Society Becomes an Addict: Learn About the Addictive Personality

• Bob's Story the Emotional Area

November 2006:

• Your life is your garden. Over time, what you plant is what you get.

• Discover How to Reclaim and Champion Your Inner Child & Heal Adverse Childhood Experiences

• Learn How to Effectively Manage Social Gatherings

• Discover Creative Holiday Garnishing Fun: Make a Sandwich Birthday Cake and More!

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations

• Cultivate Daily Quiet and Personal Introspection Time

• Seize the Moment.

• Small Baby Steps Lead to Success. YES, I Can Change!

• How Do I Continue With My Healthy Self-Care During a Crisis?

• Therapeutic Help For The Journey

• Kiss the Earth!

• Slow Down! Take Time.

• How do you begin and continue to make lasting changes?

• Epilogue-The Tree Story

• The Grace Of Eating: The Five Contemplations Before Meals

• Factors That Influence How Much We Eat

• Delve into Healthy Reasons and Self-Destructive Reasons To Eat

• Eating Awareness Training

• Out of Hell, Into Freedom Thoughts!

• How Bob Changed From Mega-meals to Mini-Meals

• The Ovals--Developing and Maintaining a "Personal Plan of Eating"

• What Does It Look Like When Things Are Going Well?

• Gratitude List!

• Radiate Your Light and Love to the World!

• Managing the Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness

October 2006:

• Exercising with Health and Physical Challenges

• Bob's Strength -Training Food Bag!

• On-The-Go Packed Lunches

• Restoring the World

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice From Parent to Child

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping Yourself and Others

• Be Happy!

• Mental Nutrients, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself

• Discover Resources to Help Guide Your Life Back to a Greater Balance

• Diet VS Non-Dieting Approach

• A Foundation Food Plan

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources 12-Step Self Evaluation Inventory.pdf ( This inventory is really excellent! )

• Shine The Light of Self-Care! To find a printer-friendly version (PDF): SHINE THE LIGHT OF SELF-CARE.pdf

• Bob's Story

September 2006:

• Slow Down, Take Time

• Oneness: Celebrate the Power of Diversity!

• Discover The Power of FUN...Be Active!

• Planning & Preparing Delicious Recipes

• Relax, Observe, and Allow

• Explore Membership!

August 2006:

• Thoughts On Recovery from Compulsive Overeating

• Meditation

• Ruminations by Amber

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources
• Notice and Disclaimer
• Explore Self Care to Restore Balance During Hard Times

• A Five Part Self-Care Plan to Heal from Depression

• Small Baby Steps Lead to Success!

• Coping With Caregiving for Your Loved Ones: A Caregiver's Guide & Resources

• Testimonials

• Discover how to keep  going when you want to give up and throw in the towel.

• What are the Challenges That Derail Your Weight-Loss Efforts and How Can You Overcome Them?

• Bob's Strength-Training Food Bag

• How Are You Doing Evaluation

• Change? Who me? How?

• Don't just learn how to lose weight...but discover how to KEEP IT OFF for life!

July 2006:

• Your Eating Habits Inventory

• Explore Habit Pattern Substitutions

• On-The-Go Packed Lunches

• Weekly Menu Planner Sheets: Weekly Menu Planner LARGE.pdf; Weekly Menu Planner DOUBLE.pd

June 2006:

• Loving-Kindness: Learn to Befriend Ourselves and Others

• Cultivate Your Spiritual Well-Being!

• Be Happy and Contented!

• Heal From Depression: Use a Five-Part Holistic Self-Care Program, by Douglas Bloch

• Getting to Know Your Stress and How to Management It

• Discover a Telephone Meditation Group!

May 2006:

• CELEBRATING The Simple Joys Of Life!

• The Three Sufferings (Various Meditations)

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful!

• Explore Various Types of Diaries

• Frolic In Nature!

• Thoughts On Recovery from Compulsive Overeating

April 2006:

• How to Deal With Crisis: Oh No, the Computer or Car Crashes, or Basement Floods, or...!

• Emotional-Spiritual Tune-up

• On The Spot Stress Managers (new audio relaxation tape)

• The Grace Of Eating: The Five Contemplations Before Meals

• Gratitude List

• Going Out to Eat

• For a PDF version of Bob's Story, click here. For a short version of skills learned, click here.

• Bob's Welcome to my Website! To hear a Windows Media file, click here!

• Bob Shares His Bingeing History: Windows Media File--Click Here Help! I'm Bingeing! How Can I Stop?: The Road of Excess Leads to the Palace of Wisdom!

• To hear a Windows Media File of Develop a Nurturing Inner Voice for You, click here. How to Develop a Loving, Self-Nurturing, Inner Voice For You!

• Pay a visit to Bob's story, The Emotional Area

• To hear a Windows Media File on learning how to be your own rooting squad

• Self Esteem = Celebrating You!

• Various Meditations

March 2006:

• Mental Nutrients: What To Say When You Talk To Your Self

• Peace!

• Kiss The Earth and Walk as You Touch Peace in Every Moment!

• Celebrate Personal Quiet Time—Spiritual Connection

• Bob's Story the Spiritual Area

• Quick Vegetarian Main Dish Ideas

• A Foundation Food Plan: Explore Various Pyramids and Eating Plans

• 13 Ways To Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

• What is Yoga and How Can It Help Me?

• Nutrition Counseling Education Services: Resources For Cooking For Special Diets

• Meal Planning Principles, Recipes, and Resources, for Diabetes

• On-line Support and Nutrition and Lifestyle Analysis

• Practice Kind Discipline: Transform The "Good/Bad" Paradigm

• The World Of Craving and Addiction Offers Me Nothing That I Want. Good Bye!

• Delicious Dinner Recipes

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful!

• Bob's Strength -Training Food Bag!

February 2006:

• Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension DASH EATING PLAN.pdf

• Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure (NHLBI) Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure NHLBI.pdf

• Bob's Healthy Kitchen, What's In It?

• How Did Bob Bring Balance Into His Life?

January 2006: A Brand new year! Let's THRIVE and be completely alive in 2006!!!

My hope for all human beings is: May all people have health and happiness and all of the causes that bring those things to them. May all people be free of anguish or personal distress and dis-ease. May they be free of those things that create the anguish for them. To nurture this aspiration, visit: How To Use This Site: Where To Begin & What To Do and My Mission: Bob's personal mission statement and hope for this Web site

I included some of these next considerations because I find I can lose perspective and become discouraged and depressed when situations in the world or with my family and friends are extremely troublesome.

• Nourishing Affirmations!

• Explore Healthier Commercially Available Foods: Healthy Foods Shopping Guide - 2005.pdf

• Radiate Your Light and Love to the World!

• How to Deal With Crisis: Oh No, the Computer or Car Crashes, or Basement Floods, OR...!

• Truly Alive in 2006! Invest In Yourself: Invent A New Life!

• Childhood and Teen Healthy Lifestyle Resources

December 2005:

• Learn How to Use Therapeutic Help for Your Journey

• Overcome Your Obstacles to Healthful Eating: Discover Your Solutions!

• A  PDF version: Nurture Your Garden of Well-Being - What You Plant is What You Get.pdf

• Dedication for a Meaningful Life

• Getting to Know Your Stress and How to Management It

• Which Puzzle Pieces Contribute to Your Overweight?

• Check Out Lifestyle Coaching  

• Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere! Not a Moment's Peace!

• How to Develop a Loving, Self-Nurturing, Inner Voice For You!

November 2005:

• Make a Kitty Litter Cake (not low calorie)!

• Relax, Observe, and Allow...

• Make Your Mind an Ocean: Become Your Own Therapist!

• Overcome Your Obstacles to Healthful Eating: Discover Your Solutions!

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful!

• The Grace Of Eating: The Five Contemplations Before Meals

• Delicious Dinner Recipes

• Resources

September 2005:

• Your Moment-by-Moment Choices.pdf

• Discover a Telephone Meditation Group!

• The World Of Alcohol Offers Me Nothing That I Want!

• Radiate Your Light and Love To The World!

August 2005:

• Relax, Observe, and Allow

• Gratitude List

• Discover Creative Holiday Garnishing FUN: Make a Sandwich Birthday Cake and More! (Christmas Relish Tree)

• How to Manage Special Occasions, Holidays, Travel, and Vacations (Think light for the holidays!)

• Explore Various Types of Diaries

• New PDF Artwork: Plant the Garden of Your Life With Seeds of Well-Being.pdf, Develop a Loving Inner Voice.pdf, SHINE THE LIGHT OF SELF-CARE.pdf, What You Plant Is What You Get.pdf, See what you need. Be yoursel1.pdf and the globe meditation GLOBE MEDITATION WEBSITE.pdf

July 2005:

• A Foundation Food Plan

• Do You Experience Overwhelming Circumstances and Can't Lose Weight?

• Going Out to Eat

• Epilogue: The Tree Story

• Explore Bob's Story

• Loving-Kindness: Learn to Befriend Ourselves and Others

• Suggestions For the Use of Loving-Kindness Phrases

• Explore Habit Pattern Substitutions

• How Are You Doing? An Assessment.

• Do You Experience a RAIN of Feelings?

• Your Eating Habits Inventory

• Are You a Compulsive Overeater?

• Nutritious and Yummy Snacks

June 2005:

• Shine The Light of Self-Care

• Cultivate Daily Quiet and Personal Introspection Time

• Make Your Mind an Ocean: Become Your Own Therapist!

• A Daily Reminder

• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness

• Follow Three Steps Towards Lasting Success: Intention + Support + Tools = Mental Health (and body) Health! Three Steps to Mental Health.pdf  By Douglas Bloch Check out: A Five-Part Holistic Self-Care Program for additional ideas.

May 2005:

• What Do You Look For In Selecting a Weight Management Program?

• Remain Alert and Attentive

• Cultivate Daily Quiet and Personal Introspection Time

• Guidance At A Glance

• Imagine Your Ideal Day!

• How Are You Doing? An Assessment

• Get To The Roots

• Life-Long Companion

• How to Develop a Loving, Self-Nurturing, Inner Voice For You!

• Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere! Not a Moment's Peace!

• Factors That Influence How Much We Eat

• Coping With Caregiving: A Caregiver's Guide & Resources

• Bob's Strength -Training Food Bag!

• What You Plant Is What You Get!

• Quick Menu Ideas for Home and On the Go

• Making Quick Dinners: Dinner? What's Quick and Easy?

• A Daily PLAN

• Overcoming Your Obstacles to a Healthful Style Of Living Worksheet

• Sumptuous Nutrition Discoveries, Food Facts, Nutrition Quizzes, Tips, Resources, and More: www.dolenutrition.com

• Do You Experience a RAIN of Feelings?

April 2005:

• Various Hug Coupons!
• Newest USDA Food Guide Pyramid: http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html and Essential Skills
• An Alphabetical Guide to Zestful Living
• Restoring The World
• Help! I'm Bingeing! How Can I Stop?: The Road of Excess Leads to the Palace of Wisdom!
• What Are We Powerless Over?
• Bob's Story: Learning Healthy Mental Skills
• How to Deal With Crisis: Oh No, the Computer or Car Crashes, or Basement Floods, OR...!

March 2005:

• Coping With Caregiving: A Caregiver's Guide & Resources
• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness:
• Exercising with Health Challenges
• Nutritious and Yummy Snacks
• What Does Bob Typically Eat In Any Given Day?
• Spiritual Hunger & Malaise: Why Do We Starve & How Can We Nourish Ourselves?
• Factors That Influence How Much We Eat
• Delicious Dinner Recipes (new Sumptuous Spring Asparagus Salad!)
• Peace and Joy Are There When We Stop Doing Everything Else!
• Help! I'm movin' too fast! I need to slow down!
• How Did Bob Bring Balance To His Life?
• Listen to Your Body. It Will Talk to You: Hunger Scale
• Eating Awareness Training
• Prayer of St. Francis
• Healthy Reasons To Eat and Self-Destructive Reasons To Eat
• Patterns, Patterns, Everywhere! Not a Moment's Peace!
• The Complex Web Of Weight Management
• Cultivate Your Spiritual Well-Being!
• Various Meditations

February 2005:

• Plant Precious Nuggets Of Possibility Thinking
• How to Keep Motivated: Remember Each Day Your Motivation!
• A Foundation Food Plan: Explore Various Pyramids and Eating Plans
• How to Work With Food Cravings
• Daily Personal 5-Minute Check-In
• How to Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout the Day
• Reasons that the Scales Don’t Go Down: Plateau Busters
• Managing Emotional Pain of Chronic Illness:
• How to Manage Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue.pdf
• What Is Bob's Regular Workout?
• The Anatomy of Persistence--How Does Bob Keep Going When Injured?

• The Ovals--Developing and Maintaining a "Personal Plan of Eating"

• Discover and Apply Your Own Maintenance Schedule

• 21 Steps to Aging Successfully!

• Mental Nutrients: What To Say When You Talk To Your Self

• Enjoy Cultivating an Active Style of Life for You and Your Family!

• Exercising with Health Challenges

January 2005:

• 13 Ways To Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

• Explore Various Types of Diaries

• What Is Life About? Heart Advice

• Life's Lessons: Enjoy The Adventure of Life!

• Thoughts On Healing and Helping

• Restoring The World

• The Five Daily Remembrances

• Rules for Being Human

• Out of Hell, Into Freedom Thoughts                                       

• Celebrate Personal Quiet Time

• Harmony, Abundance, Equality, and Commitment

• Nourishing Affirmations!

• Imagine Your Ideal Day!
• To view a PowerPoint presentation of Bob's Journey:  Celebrate the Basics of Healthy Self-care It will only work with DSL or other high-speed Internet connection. It takes about 5 minutes to upload. It's FUN! Left-click on mouse to advance pictures.

December 2004:

• Happy One-year Web Site Birthday!! I started this web site on December 26, 2003.

• Effectively Manage Social Gatherings

• Discover Creative Holiday Garnishing FUN: Make a Sandwich Birthday Cake and More!

• Resources: Loving, Honoring, and Accepting the Body You Have

• Guidelines For Selecting a Weight Management Program

• Do You Experience a RAIN of Feelings?

• How to work with food cravings

• Healthy Reasons To Eat and Self-Destructive Reasons To Eat

• Help! I'm Binging! How Can I Stop?: The Road of Excess Leads to the Palace of Wisdom!

• Walk About Magazine: From Guts To Glory! Free To Climb Up Mountains! http://www.walkaboutmag.com/7gutstoglory.html

• Bob's Story: Roots Parable, Out Of Hell, How I Discovered New Foods, Be Active!, Emotional Area, Spiritual Area, Lessons In Life, Transforming Social Isolation, Balance In Life, Learning Mental Skills, How To Begin Making Changes

• Bob's Priceless Discovery!

• Don't Worry About It!

November 2004:

• For A Five-Part Holistic Self-Care Program, by Douglas Bloch

• Your Life--Everything Is Interconnected!

• Lessons In Life

• Prescription for Well-Being!

• Today's Dietitian Review--Wellness Gardner on the Web: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/archives/td_0704p18.shtml

• He Was Only a Chocolate Chip Cookie, But I Loved Him!

• Celebrate Personal Quiet Time—Spiritual Connection

• Meditation—Why and How—Cleanse and Train The Mind

• How to Develop a Loving, Self-Nurturing, Inner Voice For You!

• How To Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout The Day

• Bob's Story--Be Active!

• May I say YES to My Wild and Precious Life!

• Make Your Mind An Ocean: Become Your Own Therapist!

• Daily Personal 5-Minute Check-In
   

October 2004:

• Healthy Reasons To Eat and Self-Destructive Reasons To Eat

• When Society Becomes An Addict!

• Turning On The Television: Where Is Your Mind?

• Getting to Know Your Stress and How to Management It

• How to Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout the Day

• Change? Who Me? How?

• Guidance At-a-Glance!

• Notice The Web of Existence: Patterns, patterns everywhere! Not a moment’s peace.

• Humankind Is a Part of the Web of Life.

• Savin' From The Cravin'

• Life-Long Companion

September 2004:

• The Ovals--Developing a "Personal Plan of Eating"

• Write Your Own Maintenance Schedule.

• Dieting versus the Non-Dieting Approaches

• Cultivate Your Spiritual Well-Being!

• Meditations

August 2004:

• The Complex Web Of Weight Management

• Sorting Out Your Thoughts: The Value of Different Kinds of Journals

• Bob's Story - Short Version

• Ideas for Self-Nurturing

July 2004:

• Resources: Addiction and Recovery Resources, Eating Disorders,12-Step Program, and Caregiver Resources

• Be Active At Any size

• If All Else Fails: A Refrigerator Air Bag!

• Additional Support!

• How To Use This Site

• How Do You Begin Your Journey Of Personal Changes With Awareness Of The Big Picture?

• Do You Experience Overwhelming Circumstances?

• Who Is Bob? What Does He Do?

• Bob's Mission Statement

June 2004:

• Be Happy!

• Humankind Is a Part of the Web of Life.

• Horse of Habit Story (under Healthy and Harmful Reasons to Eat section)

• The World Of Craving and Addiction Offers Me Nothing That I Want. Good Bye!

• Therapeutic Help for the Journey

• Overcoming Barriers To Keeping Records

• Types of Physical Activity and Different Benefits

• Coping With Caregiving: A Caregiver's Guide & Resources

• Lowfat & Fast Dinner Recipes: Real Food for Busy People

• Bob's Story--Get To The Roots

• The Grace Of Eating: The Five Contemplations Before Meals

• Kiss The Earth!

• Change? Who Me? How?

May 2004:

• If You Would Grow

• Mental Nutrients: What To Say When You Talk To Your Self

• What Does Bob Typically Eat In Any Given Day?

• Quick Vegetarian Main Dish Ideas

• Re-evaluation Counseling

• Dieting versus the Non-Dieting Approach

• My Favorite Things!

• Why Fruits and Vegetables Are SO Important to Your Health: http://5aday.gov/9aday/why/index.html

April 2004:

• Diary Templates

• How Are You Doing? An Assessment.

• CELEBRATE Healthful Eating! Yum! Make It FUN. Make It Colorful!

• Breakfasts

• Overwhelmed? Too Many Empty Calories?

• Socio-Ecological Model--Looking Beyond the Individual

• Shine The Light of Self-Care on Yourself to Transform Inner Pain!

• CELEBRATING The Simple Joys Of Life!

• Stop Believing the Treadmill Leads Anywhere.

• Being the Fastest, the Richest, the Thinnest, the Smartest on the Treadmill Won't Prove Anything!

• Slow Down! Take time.

• Radiate Your Light and Love to the World!

• The Use of the 12-Step Programs, Recovery Groups, and Recovery Resources

• Discover and Apply Your Own Maintenance Schedule

• Nutrition Counseling Education Services: Resources For Cooking For Special Diets

• Meal Planning Principles, Recipes, and Resources, for Diabetes

• Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child & Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences

March 2004:

• The Power of Fun: Celebrate Enjoyable Ways To Be Active!

• My Favorite Exercise is Avoiding Excuses

• When Helping You Is Hurting Me

• How to Fuel-Up Your Body Throughout the Day

• Healthy Fats and Risky Fats

• Confused About Carbohydrates?

• Childhood and Teen Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle Resources

• An Alphabetical Guide to Zestful Living

• On The Spot Stress Managers

• Sprinkle Dollops of Delight and Self-Care Towards Yourself: Bob's Story, Emotional Area

• Change? Who me? How can I do it?

• Small Baby Steps Lead to Success!

• Healthy and Harmful Reasons to Eat

• Make Your Mind an Ocean: Aspects of Buddhist Psychology (Meditation section)

• 13 Ways to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables (Essential Skills section)

• Overcoming Your Obstacles to Healthful Style Of Living Worksheet (Essential Skills section)

• Plant The Garden Of Your Life With Seeds of Well-Being! and Plant The Garden Of Your Life Drawing

• New cookbook and recipe resources (see Resource #2 section--Celebrate Food & Non-dieting, and also Dinner Recipes)

• Come Up With a Smart Plan For Making Changes In Your Life

• A Foundation Food Plan: Explore Various Pyramids and Eating Plans; Kaiser Permanente's Weight Loss Pyramid

• Bob's story Mental Skills. Updated resources.
   

February 2004:

• Ecosystem Weight Management

• Change? Who Me? How?

• Essential Skills:

  • Finding FUN ways to be active (skill #4)

  • Cultivating a sustainable, healthful plan of eating (skill #5): A foundation food plan, long-term weight loss basics, meal planning principles for diabetes

  • Planning and preparing delicious recipes (skill #6): Dinner? What's quick and easy?, Bob's strength-training food bag

  • Self-nurturing and self-esteem (skill #9): an alphabetical guide to zestful living, be happy!

• Daily Check-In

• Resources section

• Meditations

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