by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Oct 18, 2023 | Eating for the Health of it, Healthy Body Weight, Mindful Eating
The weather is turning cooler and that means it’s soup time! Doesn’t this Pasta e Fagioli look amazing? It’s more of a stew than soup and absolutely one of my favorites. Before I share the recipe with you, I’d like to ask a few kind of personal questions. Are...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Dec 1, 2016 | Mindful Eating, Recipes for Health, Weight Management
Getting together with family and friends is something we do around the holidays. These gatherings typically include rich foods and lots of sweets. If you’re like most people, this excites and stresses you out at the same time. It’s a time of year when many...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Oct 18, 2016 | Eating for the Health of it, Mindful Eating, Weight Management
What exactly does “healthy weight” mean anyway? Is it about health or is it about weight? According to the CDC, you are within the healthy weight range if your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9. Your BMI or Body Mass Index is a measure of how much you weigh compared to...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | May 19, 2016 | Eating for the Health of it, Weight Management
I only dieted (I mean seriously dieted to lose weight) once in my life, and it was such a negative experience. I was starving all the time! I felt deprived and miserable and to make things worse, I lost maybe a pound. I look back on it now and think, “What was I...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Apr 20, 2016 | Eating for the Health of it, Sugar-Free, Weight Management
Without a doubt, the cards were stacked against me growing up. My mother and grandmother were morbidly obese, other relatives were overweight, and our eating environment was not what I would call healthy. Meals mostly revolved around white bread with margarine, jelly...