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February 23, 2020
How To Stop Dieting 101: The Best Choice You Can Make For Your Body & Your Peace Of Mind
by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com
If you’ve reached this page, you’re probably sick of dieting.
You’re probably sick of the restrictions, the rules, the constant stress about what to eat and when.
But in our culture, diets and weight loss are sold as an answer to everything. Want to date more? Go on a diet. Tendency to binge? Go on a diet. Family history of diabetes? Go on a diet.
But here are a few facts about dieting that will blow your mind:
In 95% of cases, people who lose weight gain all of the weight back in 3-5 years (and 83% gain back more weight than they lost.Americans spent 60.9 billion dollars on diets and diet products last year. (That’s over $200 for each and every person living here.)Weight loss is not a cure for any disease.All of this may be hard to hear, and even harder to take in. I totally get that. But now that you know the truth, you can start to unravel some of the emotional and physical damage that dieting has caused you.
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Why Stopping Dieting Is The Healthiest Thing You Can Do For Your Body & MindIf diets don’t work and weight loss is illusory 95% of the time, what do you do?
This is where I can help.
What you’re in need of is a big fat paradigm shift.
There is a wonderful, healing alternative to dieting, and it’s called Health At Every Size. In studies comparing it to typical weight loss methods, participants who used Health At Every Size principles had better overall health (better blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride numbers), less stress, and a more positive body image than dieters.
So I want to share with you something that I do in my practice every day — how you can apply Health At Every Size principles to your life so that you can be healthier, less stressed out, and feel great in your body.
Getting Started: How To Heal Your Relationship With Food & Your Body By Letting Go Of Dieting For Good!Here are 7 of my favorite resources for learning to let go of dieting forever!
How To Breakup With Dieting — Breaking up is always hard to do, but I try to make it a little easier with this post.How Does Health At Every Size Compare To Dieting? (Breaking Down The Desire To Be Thinner — If you only read one post, this one should be it. Learn here how dieting stacks up against the Health At Every Size approach. (You may be shocked by what you read.)Are Diets And Disordered Eating Behaviors Really So Different? — Disordered eating in fatter folks is often praised, even if dangerously restrictive. Check it out and see what you think.Diet School Dropout — Trust me, you’ve been learning how to diet in diet school long enough. Here’s why dropping out of this kind of school is a great idea.Losing Weight To Fit In — Is It Worth It? — Sometimes it may seem like it would be so nice to be thin so you could fit in better. But is trying to lose weight to fit in really worth it? Learn how you can “fit out” and feel great in this post.The “I Did It, So You Can Too!” Phenomenon! — Every day, celebs and diet gurus tell us that they lost weight, so we can too! Check out this post if you want to hear the really important stuff that they’re not saying.One of my favorite resources on stopping dieting is my book, Stop Dieting Now: 25 Reasons To Stop, 25 Ways To Heal (also available for Kindle and Nook).Don’t have time to read all this? Sign up here to get body love tips and updates delivered directly to you: Follow Me! Hi From Golda! Search Search“I scheduled a session with Golda because I thought she could really help me explore my body issues and learn to love myself how I am. I anticipated spending some time talking about my current body image and some past experiences that have affected it, as well as my goals for the future. Golda helped me map out what my ideas were for how I would like to see myself and treat my body. It was nice using her methods to imagine my future self-image and get some ideas on how to take small steps toward my goals. Anyone who has dreams of having a positive body image, a healthy relationship with food an…”
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December 28, 2017
Golda Poretsky: Fat Rights Advocate And Health At Every Size Specialist
by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com
Brief Bio
Golda Poretsky, HHC is an outspoken advocate for the rights of a fat people. She is a certified holistic health counselor and founder of Body Love Wellness, which offers one-to-one and group coaching for plus-sized women who are fed up with dieting and want support to stop obsessing about food and weight. Her Health At Every Size® based programs and activism work have been featured on CBS’s The Early Show, ABC’s Nightline, NBC’s LX New York and in Time Out New York. Golda is often recognized from her viral TEDx talk, “Why It’s Okay To Be Fat” and was named a “Top Body Image Hero for 2013” by The Huffington Post. She is the author of Stop Dieting Now: 25 Reasons To Stop, 25 Ways To Heal, available in softcover and Kindle. Golda has also organized and hosted major body positive online events, including The Body Love Revolutionaries Telesummit, the HAES® Master Class and the Body Positive Dating Master Class. Golda’s big, fat dream is for every plus sized woman to own her power, beauty, and body, whatever her size.
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End Your Struggles With Food And Body Image
by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com
If you’re sick of struggling with food and sick of hating your body, you’ve come to the right place.
You can stop the struggle and love your body without gimmicks, without pain, and without “lifestyle plans” disguised as diets.
Diets don’t work long-term. It’s not your fault. You don’t lack willpower. You didn’t fail.
My name is Golda Poretsky, HHC, and I’ve been just where you are. I spent 24 years of my life on and off diets. I hated my body, obsessed over food, and wouldn’t let myself really live until I lost more weight. But with a lot of support (and trial and error), I finally made peace with food and my body.
I founded Body Love Wellness is 2008 for women like me and you. Over the years, I’ve helped hundreds of clients finally get off the dieting roller coaster, develop healthy eating patterns, feel confident and at home in their bodies, no matter what their size.
Coaching with me could be a good fit for you if you find yourself thinking . . .
I don’t feel attractive at my current size.I’ve been dieting for years and I keep losing and gaining back the same weight, plus more.Eating and choosing what to eat stresses me out.I don’t know how to eat when I’m not on a diet.I know that dieting isn’t working for me but I don’t know what to do next.I’ve heard of Health At Every Size, but I get tripped up when I try to practice it on my own.I’d like to work with a counselor/coach who doesn’t judge me for my weight.If so, wouldn’t it feel good to . . .
Feel attractive and confident in your body no matter your weight or size.Learn how to listen for your body’s real hunger and fullness signals.Release long held emotional eating patterns.Make healthy food choices with ease.Set loving boundaries with friends and family around food and weight.Let go of the struggle with food and weight so that you can focus on what really matters to you.If you want to be free of the struggle with food and weight, so that you can be the wonderful, fully-realized woman that you were born to be, then you have come to the right place.
Your Next StepThe first step to working with me is signing up for your free Body Love Breakthrough Session. In this 30-minute session you will get immense clarity on what you need and what has been holding your back.
From there, we’ll determine together whether working with me is the right next step for you.
No pressure. Just clarity.
Click the button below to schedule your free Body Love Breakthrough Session. You’ll be so glad you did.
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Intuitive Eating 101: The Natural Way To Eat Healthfully And Honor Your Body
by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com
Intuitive eating is an amazing tool for eating healthier, put an end to binging and restricting, and melting away the stress of the constant question, “What the heck should I eat?!”
But intuitive eating can be tricky. Every day, you’re bombarded with information on what constitutes good food, bad food, good portion sizes, bad portion sizes, etc., so learning to hear that quiet, intuitive voice within you isn’t always easy.
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Why Intuitive Eating Is The Answer You’ve Been Waiting ForThe truth is, you have a genius intuitive voice within you that will guide you to the right foods and portion sizes for you.
But you’ve spent a lot of time tamping down that voice. Recent studies have confirmed what dieters have known for years — diets tamp down the voice within us that lets us know when we’re hungry, when we’re full, and when we need something different than food to deal with our emotional reality. So if you’re not sure when you’re hungry or when you’re full, you are not alone!
But there is a way to reconnect with your internal sense of hunger and fullness and make peace with food forever.
Even if you think you’ve failed at intuitive eating before, you haven’t. So I’m going to share with you some of my favorite intuitive eating tips and resources right here.
Getting Started: How To Eat Intuitively And Stop Stressing About Food Forever!Here are 7 of my favorite resources for learning to eat intuitively!
Why Portion Control Doesn’t Work And What To Do Instead — Start to shift from “portion control” to more intuitive methods with this post.Intuitive Eating And Weight Loss — If you feel like you “failed” at intuitive eating before because you didn’t lose weight, this post will be seriously enlightening.Are Old Diet Rules Getting In Your Way? — Before you get down to intuitive eating, you may need clarity on the “diet rules” that still control your food decisions. Learn how here.Intuitive Living — Learn how to handle cravings in a way that feels aligned with your needs.You Don’t Need More Self Control — Trying to take control of your eating can backfire–seriously. Learn why.Is Intuitive Eating Possible When You’re Dealing With Food Allergies? — Intuitive eating is definitely a little tougher when you have food allergies and sensitivities. If you’re in this boat, you will love this post!Holiday Special: Enjoying The Food Without The Stress — Eating during the holidays can be particular stressful. Check out these intuitive eating tips for holiday meals to help you through the next holiday.If you want some more in depth support on healing from eating issues and learning to eat intuitively, you will love my How To Heal From Emotional Eating Program. Check it out here.Don’t have time to read all this? Sign up here to get body love tips and updates delivered directly to you: Follow Me! Hi From Golda! Search Search“I scheduled a session with Golda because I thought she could really help me explore my body issues and learn to love myself how I am. I anticipated spending some time talking about my current body image and some past experiences that have affected it, as well as my goals for the future. Golda helped me map out what my ideas were for how I would like to see myself and treat my body. It was nice using her methods to imagine my future self-image and get some ideas on how to take small steps toward my goals. Anyone who has dreams of having a positive body image, a healthy relationship with food an…”
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December 15, 2017
Body Love 101: The Real Deal On Consistently Feeling GREAT In Your Body
by Golda Poretsky, H.H.C.
www.bodylovewellness.com
There’s so much talk about loving your body these days.
Unfortunately, a lot of it is just talk.
You’ve gotten the message that you “should” love your body, but how do you actually do that? And how do you do that when every diet ad/ magazine cover/ boutique with tiny clothes tells you that your body is wrong, too big, and, essentially, unloveable?
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Why Body Love Is Important And EssentialTo Your Happiness
Here’s the deal: it’s really hard to be happy and enjoy your life when you feel bad about your body.
You’ve wasted countless hours stressing out about how you look and how you feel you should look. And it hasn’t gotten you anywhere but deeper into body shame.
If you want to feel confident, feel better at work, date more, have better relationships, and just OWN the awesomeness that you possess, you must start the process of loving your body.
When’s the best time to get started?
Right now. Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Now is the perfect moment to start loving your body.
Getting Started: How To Deeply & Consistently Love Your Body
Here are 9 of my favorite resources for learning to really love your body!
You Have My Permission To Love And Accept Your Body, Just As It Is, Right This Minute — Sometimes it’s hard to even believe that you have the right to love your body. This will help you give yourself permission.Why You Should Stop Comparing Yourself To Others (And How To Do It) — Comparing always leads to despairing when you compare your body, beauty or talents with someone else. Learn how to stop this process so that you can improve your body image.Dealing With Negative Comments About Your Body— Dealing with negative comments about your body can be really difficult and can stop your body image progress in its tracks. Check out my tips for dealing with negative comments. And if compliments fluster you too, check out this post.The Body Image Benefits Of Pleasure — Trust me, you do not want to miss out on this. Learn how indulging in pleasure can improve the way you feel about your body.Big Fat Stares And How To Deal With Them — I get it–not everyone is down with body love. And when you’re fat, people sometimes think it’s okay to stare at you. Here’s my take on how to deal with judgment (and staring!).Exercise Your Right To Bare Arms — Feel afraid to show your arms or legs? Did you know that changing what you wear can change how you feel in your skin? Read this one to learn more.Hate Your Body? Take *More* Pics — Are you always avoiding being in pictures? See how taking more pics can actually help your body image.My Top 5 Instant Body Image Boosters — Changing the way you feel about your body can be a long process, but there are some simple things that can help you feel better instantly. Check out this post to see my top 5 instant boosters.It’s Okay To Be Fat — We have a lot of misinformed folks constantly telling us that it’s not okay to be fat. But what if it is? Learn more here.The Real Deal On Body Acceptance — Not sure if body love and acceptance is right for you? Read this to get some clarity and handy tips.Don’t have time to read all this? Get my Top 5 Body Love Tips delivered to you when you sign up here: Follow Me! Hi From Golda! Search Search“I scheduled a session with Golda because I thought she could really help me explore my body issues and learn to love myself how I am. I anticipated spending some time talking about my current body image and some past experiences that have affected it, as well as my goals for the future. Golda helped me map out what my ideas were for how I would like to see myself and treat my body. It was nice using her methods to imagine my future self-image and get some ideas on how to take small steps toward my goals. Anyone who has dreams of having a positive body image, a healthy relationship with food an…”
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September 19, 2017
Healers 4 Harvey – New Indie Music Compilation Supports Hurricane Victims
In the last few weeks we’ve seen incredible devastation from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and it seems like there’s more to come.
I know that many people in Houston are still struggling to get their lives back after Hurricane Harvey. So I’m pleased to be included in the Healers 4 Harvey compilation. It features over 30 songs from indie artists, mostly women, and all proceeds go to the Houston Food Bank, which is helping victims of the hurricane.
Please click below to buy the album for just $10. You’ll get a gazillion great songs plus you’ll be helping those in need.
Hurricane Healers by Hurricane Healers
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Side note: I decided to include my song, “The Waves,” because to me it reminds me of both the beauty and the fearsomeness of the ocean. I sing about frolicking, about being in love with the Atlantic, and the sunlight on your partner’s face, but also about the undertow, flimsy rafts, and the simultaneous feelings of peace and danger.
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Healers 4 Harvey – New Indie Music Compilation Supports Hurricane Victims originally appeared on Body Love Wellness (http://www.bodylovewellness.com) on September 19, 2017.
June 15, 2017
#TBT Meeting Your Idols, Finding Body Acceptance
Back in 2007, I went to a now-defunct Barnes & Noble to meet one of my favorite artists and songwriters of all time, Joan Osborne. Her music had meant so much to me for so many years, and I was so excited to get to meet her.
I remember that moment really vividly, both because I got to meet someone I idolized and because it was one of those moments that made me reevaluate my endless quest for thinness.
Those if you who have seen my TEDx talk may remember me talking about “diet shakes that gave me the shakes” and back in 2007 I was using those as a dinner substitute when weight watchers stopped working for me. They were recommended by a fitness instructor I was working with to help get my weight loss “back on track.” I can’t remember if they did anything for me other than make me feel horrible, shaky, and sweaty. It was likely low blood sugar but I don’t actually know.
I waited in line for what seems like ages to meet Joan. I had had my dinner shake back at the office and as I waited I felt woozy and agitated. I tried to think of what I would say to pretty much my favorite artist of all time, whose songs had meant so much to me for so many years and whose singing voice I always seemed to emulate.
Finally I get to meet her and I felt like I sounded incoherent. I said something to her about her being a goddess, which sounded great in my mind but was mildly weird when actually said aloud. She signed my CD and I quickly asked the guy in line behind me to snap this picture.
I felt dejected as I walked down to the subway. My interaction with Joan was weird, and I was hungry but knew that when I got home I “couldn’t” have dinner. In my mind, the two were connected. Like, if I could have just had a normal meal that day I would have felt less all over the place and could have had a reasonable interaction with this person whose music meant so much to me. This wasn’t the nail in the coffin on my dieting life, but perhaps it was the moment when I considered buying the coffin in the first place.
Golda’s debut album, “A Little Luck” is available everywhere now. For more info, go to www.thatgolda.com.
#TBT Meeting Your Idols, Finding Body Acceptance originally appeared on Body Love Wellness (http://www.bodylovewellness.com) on June 15, 2017.
May 25, 2017
On Fat Visibility, Taking Risks and My New Album, “A Little Luck”!
Hello my dear BLW-ers!
I know it’s been wayyyy too long.
So much has changed in the last few years. I’m not doing very much coaching anymore. For better or worse, I’m back in the corporate world working as an attorney again.
And though I loved working for myself (and, most important, working with rad fat women), having a steady job has allowed me to pursue one of the great loves of my life, which is music.
About two years ago I decided to get serious about learning to play bass. I had always sung, and I’ve played a few instruments back in school (mostly baritone and tuba), but bass was just FUN. And after playing bass for a while, I started writing songs. Strangely enough, they were good. Other people actually liked them.
But when my awesome bass teacher/ producer approached me about recording an album, I got really nervous.
I wasn’t giving talks on body acceptance anymore. I wasn’t blogging. I wasn’t out there in the world in any way. And being sort of anonymous had felt pretty great.
Plus, how did I know if I was good enough? Was my voice good enough? Was my bass playing good enough? It all seemed a bit overwhelming.
But I decided to take the leap. If nothing else, it would be a great learning experience.
Fast forward a few months, and I have a beautiful album that I’m so proud of and so excited to share with the world. (You can check it out on itunes, amazon music, spotify, or wherever else you like to hear music! My new site is here and you can get all the links there too.)
Here I am, nearly forty years old, fat AF, and putting out deeply personal songs, both on stage and digitally. And it feels really great.
So though I’m not coaching and blogging anymore, I hope that this post reaches you and makes you think about what you might like to pursue. What do you desire to be/do/have at this stage in your life, whatever that stage may be?
With love,
Golda
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On Fat Visibility, Taking Risks and My New Album, “A Little Luck”! originally appeared on Body Love Wellness (http://www.bodylovewellness.com) on May 25, 2017.
