Carol Cottrill

Carol Cottrill's Blog

  • What is Natural Weight

    Natural Weight Is . . .

    The weight that results from healthy eating and regular exercise.

    The weight that individuals making reasonable changes in their diet and exercise patterns can seek and maintain over a period of time.

    The weight at which one is relatively free of health problems.

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  • Are You Feeding Your Stomach or Soul?

    Eating mindlessly for emotional reasons is a way to disassociate from thoughts and feelings that make us uncomfortable. It is a temporary distraction from the products of our restless minds. But notice the word “temporary.” When the cake is gone, the feeling, the issue, the conflict, or the problem is

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  • A Little Less Food, a Little More Conversation

    Last week I met with a client who wanted some tips around eating less for dinner.   She suspected that enjoying her main meal in the evening was disrupting her digestion and possibly leading to weight gain.  Seems like an easy problem to solve—simply eat more at lunch and less at dinner, and we discussed that.  She went on to explain that this special time...Full Post
  • A NEW Resolution!

    The most popular New Year’s resolution-each and every year is to lose weight.

    Just today a potential client seeking my nutritional services explained that when she signed up for Weight Watchers online she realized that she’s done the very same thing, at the very same of year- for four years straight.  And sh

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  • The Trouble with Turkey

    How can you make sure that the turkey is the only one stuffed during the holiday season?

    Choose the best and pass on the rest

    Take a peek at all the foods being offered at your holiday feast and choose your absolute favorites. Sticking to the foods you prefer and savoring every bite will allow you

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  • My upcoming book....

    I am thrilled to anounce that I have just entered into a publishing partnership with Morgan James Publishing in NYC for my upcoming book, The French Twist...here's the overview:

    With wit and wisdom, The French Twist: Twelve Secrets of Decadent Dining and Natural Weight Management explores the French attitudes

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  • Is Dieting Stealing Your Identity?

    Monday, Monday-just can’t trust that day

    We’ve all been there, especially serial dieters.  After a weekend of eating excess the Monday morning promise of a fresh start, a clean slate- or a carb-less plate, seems like the only penitence for a two full days of hedonistic overindulgence. 

    And so it goes something like th

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  • Is There Such a Thing as Being Too Thin?

    On Monday's taping of  The Daily Buzz I talked to anchor Kia Malone about whether there is such a thing as being too thin...the show will air is September on The Body Checklist.  In the meantime, here's a bit of what we discussed...

    Fat and thin are part of the same problem: a deep anxiety about our bodies and f

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  • Are You Suffering From a High Fact Diet?

    On Monday I was a guest on the national morning talk show, The Daily Buzz. In one segment with Andy Campbell I discussed our nation's preoccupation with dieting and the facts and information that keep our minds occupied and our bodies craving for more.  Here's a synopsis...the show will air in Se

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