Deprivation: A Hidden Trigger for Eating
When you’re “not allowed” to eat foods you love, you may develop feelings of restriction and deprivation which lead to powerful cravings and overeating.
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Mindful Eating for Prediabetes and Diabetes
Handling Holiday Eating and Stress: A Recipe for Mindful Eating
Coping with environmental and emotional triggers on top of holiday eating and stress can feel overwhelming. Here’s a recipe for mindful eating.
Your Exercise Personality
Take this Exercise Personality quiz to identify your unique exercise personality traits to find physical activity that you will enjoy and stick to!
Weight Loss and Diabetes
Weight loss is not the goal of diabetes self-management. The goal is to manage your blood sugars to allow you to live a full and vibrant life.
Can you eat snacks and desserts with diabetes?
Many people wonder if they should eat snacks or can eat desserts with diabetes. The Mindful Eating Cycle puts you in charge of these decisions.
How do you use MyPlate when you have diabetes?
MyPlate for diabetes: We designed this Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes Plate to help people with diabetes apply MyPlate tools.
Overcoming a fear of carbs with diabetes
A fear of eating carbs with diabetes can undermine your ability to make mindful decisions based on self-care. Learn how to overcome a fear of carbohydrates.
Mindful eating, hunger and hypoglycemia on diabetes medication
If you are not able to identify hunger, you’ll have difficulty identifying hypoglycemia when you’re on diabetes medication. Mindful eating helps!
Connect with hunger to help manage diabetes
People with diabetes often focus on following a meal plan but it’s also important to connect with hunger to help manage diabetes.
Don’t Like Your Results? Change Your Mindset
If you’ve been struggling with your eating but not getting the results you want, ask yourself what you were thinking first. That is the first step to change your mindset.