It has been a whirlwind of a month! I’ve been traveling all month long- from Mexico, El Paso, San Diego, Houston, Cape Cod, and Martha’s Vineyard. I was thinking about my trip to Mexico to visit family and I remembered that just a few years ago, I really struggled with the food every time I went home. I wanted to be able to enjoy my trip and eat all the amazing Mexican food, but this diet mentality followed me everywhere I went. I obsessed about the calories and exercise and

National Donut Day was exactly one week ago today and if you’re anything like the me a few years ago, it may have looked something like this: Days Before: -Anticipate the day arriving with a nervous energy -Tell yourself you’re not going to have anything because you are trying to reach your goal weight or body -Tell yourself okay maybe you’ll make some healthy donuts -Look up nutrition facts online on donuts -Beat yourself up for even thinking about having a donut Day Of: -Se

Melissa here to help you learn what mindful eating is all about and how it can help you keep your weight down. But first, why am I talking about eating mindfully anyway? Good question! In the modern world we eat for convenience rather than for nutrition. We eat for instant gratification rather than long-term health benefits. Can you imagine learning a new way of slow eating in which you actually get to experience the tastes and textures of your food rather than wolfing it dow