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I HAVE CYSTIC FIBROSIS, SO WHAT!?
I’m taking the suckiness out of life with a chronic illness.
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Author of The So What Life blog about thriving with cystic fibrosis
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Cystic fibrosis advocate, businesses, college lectures
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Growing Up Sick, a book about raising kids with chronic illness
Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 10: Honor Your Health With Gentle Nutrition
by Lauren | December 12, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
The 10th and final part of my intuitive eating series is on the 10th principle Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition. “Make food choices that honor your health and taste buds while making you feel good. Remember that you don’t have to eat perfectly to be healthy....Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 9: Movement Feel the Difference
by Lauren | December 12, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Part 9 of my intuitive eating series is on Principle 9- Movement Feel The Difference. “Forget militant exercise. Just get active and feel the difference. Shift your focus to how it feels to move your body, rather than the calorie-burning effect of exercise. If you...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 8: Respect Your Body
by Lauren | December 9, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Part 8 of my intuitive eating series is Principle 8: Respect Your Body “Accept your genetic blueprint. Just as a person with a shoe size of eight would not expect to realistically squeeze into a size six, it is equally futile (and uncomfortable) to have a similar...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 7: Cope With Your Emotions With Kindness
by Lauren | December 7, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
The 7th part of my intuitive eating series is on emotional eating: cope with your emotions with kindness. “First, recognize that food restriction, both physically and mentally, can, in and of itself, trigger loss of control, which can feel like emotional eating....Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 6: Feel Your Fullness
by Lauren | December 5, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
“In order to honor your fullness, you need to trust that you will give yourself the foods that you desire. Listen for the body signals that tell you that you are no longer hungry. Observe the signs that show that you’re comfortably full. Pause in the middle of eating...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis: Part 5 Discover the Satisfaction Factor
by Lauren | December 4, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Part 5 of my Intuitive Eating series is about discovering the satisfaction factor. “The Japanese have the wisdom to keep pleasure as one of their goals of healthy living. In our compulsion to comply with diet culture, we often overlook one of the most basic...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 4: Challenge the Food Police
by Lauren | December 3, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Part 4 of my intuitive eating series is about challenging the food police! “Scream a loud no to thoughts in your head that declare you’re “good” for eating minimal calories or “bad” because you ate a piece of chocolate cake. The food police monitor the...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 3: Make Peace With Food
by Lauren | December 2, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Today’s intuitive eating principle is number 3, Make Peace with Food. “Call a truce; stop the food fight! Give yourself unconditional permission to eat. If you tell yourself that you can’t or shouldn’t have a particular food, it can lead to intense feelings of...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 2: Honor Your Hunger
by Lauren | December 1, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Today’s post is on the second principle of intuitive eating: Honor Your Hunger. “Keep your body biologically fed with adequate energy and carbohydrates. Otherwise you can trigger a primal drive to overeat. Once you reach the moment of excessive hunger, all intentions...Intuitive Eating for Cystic Fibrosis Part 1: Reject the Diet Mentality
by Lauren | November 30, 2020 | Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments
Since sharing my CFF blog on my journey to finding acceptance with my Trikafta weight gain, I’ve had quite a few people reach out to me with questions about Intuitive Eating. (TW: If you are going through an eating disorder, this post may be triggering as it...Icons by Flat Icon
