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15 May 2013
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Story Of My Life

Do you ever find yourself telling a story?  Not just ANY story, but your story! The story of how you got to where you are today?

I have the pleasure and honor of listening to people’s stories everyday and I love it! I love it because I get to hear why people are connected to what they do and WHY they have such a passion and drive motivating them towards their goals and through their life!

Telling your story is POWERFUL! It’s helps us relate and connect to others and similiar experiences, creates passion, understanding, empathy and interest!

In fact, Kathy Nelson from Gluten Free & Happy interviewed me on my why and story on how I got to where I am now + more!

Check it out here!

I encourage you to tell your story and listen to others!

To get started, ask yourself these questions to start clueing in on what your WHY is…

What do you find yourself talking a lot about?

What drives or motivates you to do something?

From there, start formulating your story!

I love hearing your stories AND I know that sharing those stories can help other people relate and motivate others so leave your comments below!

As always, thank you so much for reading, watching and participating!

Warmly,

Elyse

 

08 May 2013
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Get What You Want!

Imagine this…

You are completely inspired and motivated, have set some pretty rad health goals, are totally psyched to accomplish them, but it turns out you fall off the band-wagon a few weeks into your new regime!

The motivation is slacking, events in the calendar are piling up leaving you less and less time to concentrate on your goal(s).  You get to a point where you either keep moving along constantly feeling like you are not living up to your expectation or give up and try something else.

Should you give up your health goals that you have wanted so so badly OR try a different approach? Maybe it wasn’t the goal itself that was the issue, it was that you weren’t ready for the change!

Watch today’s brand new episode of E TV for help figuring out what stage of change you are in!

I’m curious…

Have you ever asked yourself how ready you were to make a change in your life?

If so, how was it to continue your goal? How did you move yourself from one stage to the next?

I want to read your comments below!

Thank you so very much for tuning in!

Warmly,

Elyse

01 May 2013
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Downsize the Supersize Meals

Ever have those days where you are on the go, didn’t pack a snack or lunch and find yourself STARVING… only to end up at the first fast food spot you see?

I hear ya and I get it! I understand that sometimes it’s your only option AND I’m here to tell you, it is not the end of the world.

Click below to learn 2 SOLID tips to downsize the supersizing if you happen to find yourself at a fast food restaurant.

 

Now that you’ve got 2 SOLID tips to take with you, I have a challenge for YOU!

Loving challenge: Next time you find yourself in-line or at the drive-through, challenge yourself not to “Supersize” or “Value Deal” your meal!

OR

Skip the large soda and take water with lemon or plain iced tea!

Now, I want to hear from you!

What downsizing supersizing savvy tips do you have when you’re eating fast food?

Leave your comment below!

As always, thank you for reading, watching and contributing!

Elyse!

24 Apr 2013
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3 Guidelines To Avoid Overeating

I’m coming off a fabulous weekend meeting lots of energetic and amazing people at the Gluten Free & Allergen Free Expo!

There were cookies, cakes, cupcakes and much more galore- it was like living in gluten-free heaven. I more than definitely endulged!

Which brings me to this week’s episode. Have you ever felt like you overate and you’re not sure why? If so, click here to keep reading & watching + gain 3 TIPS to avoid overating!

“See” you over in the comments section where I want to know your tips to avoid overeating!

Now, I want to hear from you!

What are YOUR tips and ideas to avoid overeating?

How do you identify when you are eating emotionally?

Leave a comment below, because you never know you may be helping!

Stirrin’ up the love,

Elyse

PS- if you are ever worried that the emotions you feel may cause you to overeat or you know someone who emotional eats, share this article! You never know how one insight could change someone’s food and attitude! Just click below to tweet or “like” it and spread the nourishing love!

CLICK to TWEET!

Don’t forget to check in with yourself while you start trusting your body! http://mykitchenshrink.com/?p=2446 via @elyse_wagner

I eat in a calm environment while my body does the rest of the work! http://mykitchenshrink.com/?p=2446 via @elyse_wagner

I eat as much as I want! My body tells me when I’m full! http://mykitchenshrink.com/?p=2446 via @elyse_wagner

17 Apr 2013
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What’s The Connection + 7 Mood Boostin’ Food Ideas

As I’m writing this, it is crazy raining and thundering out there! Today is one of those days where you want to crawl back under the covers and cozy up with your favorite cup of tea! The weather can really do a number on us especially effecting the type of food we eat AND thus our mood!

Which brings me to today’s E TV episode! Ever wonder how food and mood is connected? Keep reading and watching to find out + 7 mood boostin’ food tips below!

 

7 tips to boost your mood with FOOD!

1.  Optimize Omega-3s! Correlated with decreased depression, fill your plate with these food sources: salmon, tuna, herring, flax seeds & walnuts!

2. Munch on Magnesium rich foods such as spinach, swiss chard, almonds and pumpkin seeds to help relax the mind and the body!

3. Balance blood sugar with Chromium found in mushrooms, whole grains and potatoes.

4. Pineapple, bananas, spinach and sunflower seeds are fans of good mood packed with Serotonin’s precursor Tryptophan!

5. Get your grass-fed on! With heme iron and conjugated linoleic acids that help with producing positive mood and decreasing inflammation.

6. Go Greek and peak your positive tude! This type of yogurt is packed with Calcium + probiotics to increase your mood and your digestion!

7. Journal of Psychopharmacology recently published just a few ounces of dark chocolate  a day helps flip your tude! Go ahead and enjoy!

Now, I want to hear from you!

What are you food and mood tips? Leave a comment below because you may just help someone else!

Let me know if you tested out any of the tips mentioned above!

As always, thanks for reading, watching and contributing.

With love and gratitude,

Elyse!

 

 

10 Apr 2013
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Three Tricks To Tame IBS

 

It’s starting to feel like Spring in Chicago- especially with these April showers and thunder storms!

On to today’s dish! I’ve got 3 words for you!

Irritable. Bowel. Syndrome.

Ever heard of it? You may have even had your own troubles with it in the past or now.

Doesn’t sound pretty or comfy huh!? These three words get tossed around a lot in the medical field AND your diet is really one of the only things that can truly help you out here!

Which is awesome because I have 3 IBS saving tips for you + a Spring Salmon & Blackberry Salad from my recipe rolodex! It’s an _”Eatable Tweetable”_ so go for it and share or tweet it out to your friends and family!

Keep reading & watching here!

Do you have any Tricks To Tame IBS? Please share below! You may be helping someone else out as well!

As always, thank you for reading, watching and contributing!

PS. Do you know someone who would enjoy this scrumptious salad? Share the nourishing nosh with them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Salmon & Blackberry Salad

Serves 2-3

Ingredients:

2-3 4 oz Salmon filets
1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
3 cups Arugula or spring mix (washed)
1 cup fresh Blackberries (rinsed) 

2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

 1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar

 1 tsp Dijon Mustard

1/2 tsp of Honey or Maple Syrup 

Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:

Sprinkle olive oil, salt and pepper over salmon filets

Bake salmon fillets (unconvered) in oven at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Mix ingredients for salad dressing together and pour over blackberries and Arugula or mixed greens in a seperate bowl

Serve salmon over mixed greens and blackberries and flourish!

03 Apr 2013
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YOUR GUILT: SERVING OR STEWING? (CHOOSE WISELY!)

So—there I was in my kitchen baking up something delish for my family and friends coming over for an Easter Holiday years ago.

And one of my firsts tasks was to make a healthy dessert!

Keep in mind- I was fresh off losing 50-pounds and wanting to show just how “healthy” I really was!

Gone were the days of eating a whole bag of chips or Pringles, gorging on an entire pizza etc…

So, I did the most logical thing, which was make it the night before to see how it would turn out. I made one of those dessert pizzas (sugar cookie on the bottom as the dough, frosting as the sauce and fruit as the toppings!)

After making it, I found myself literally sitting at the table staring and salivating! So, I decided to dig IN and try a little piece!

A few minutes later- the ENTIRE thing was GONE – no joke!

I felt SO guilty for eating that whole pie, that I totally beat myself up over it- for days and even years!

It went something like this:

“eugh ELYSE! How could you do that- you are such a piggie- what are you going to tell everyone, now you have to lie and say it didn’t taste good or it fell on the floor! What is WRONG with you, why would you ever do something like that….

Sobbing to my grandma who seem empathetic yet not very pleased…

She said “Sweetie, you might want to ask yourself WHY you did that, while it may have tasted really good- what was going on for you?

I sighed and let all those feeling stew inside of me- not really knowing what to do with them!

Fast forward, 12 years…

I’ve learned A LOT especially how to recognize those emotions bubbling up! And little did I know and connect that the “pizza incident” was a result of something that had happened earlier that day.

The thing that has helped me more than anything is how to THINK like a SHRINK!

Keep watching and reading to “SEE” what your body’s clues & cues are around feeling guilty!

4 Steps to Saying Goodbye To Guilt!

What is the emotion I am feeling?

What are the physical sensations I am feeling?

What situation(s) have I felt this emotion?

What are the behaviors?

Now, I want to hear from you!? Dish it to me! Have you ever had a situation where you felt super guilty? 

What did you do about it? How did you let it go?

OK SHRINK-STAR! That’s your nourishing nosh for now!

Keep cooking!

 

26 Mar 2013
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Bootcamp for the Soul!

I have a question for YOU this Wednesday!  Have you ever felt like something is holding you back? Something from your past?

Take a look and listen to the interview with author Lisa Lamont and hear what she has to say about understanding the past, letting go and moving forward with her new book, Bootcamp for the Soul! The answer will help you move forward and flourish in whatever you are doing!

P.S: There is a courageous challenge called “Mirror Love” that we would love for you to partake in this week- listen through to the end to find out how! (Psst! It works!)

Want to contact Lisa or order her book? You got it! Click here!

 

Now, I want to hear from you! Tell me in the comments section below!

                                                                                                                Did you take the 1-week courageous Mirror Love challenge?

How’d it go? Was it easy or difficult?

What did you notice changed or stayed the same?

See ya over in the comment’s section and as always thank you for watching and participating!  Have a happy Passover & Easter to those who are celebrating!

 

20 Mar 2013
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Turn Your Food Loss Into A Gain!

Have I told you how grateful I am for YOU and your health!?

Before I get into today’s episode, I want to share with you something you may not know about me.

Two years ago, I was in grad school, stressed out and on top of that, I was living in a lot of pain and discomfort! I had no idea what was going on!

Here, I am thinking, “I’m getting my master’s in nutrition and psychology, I eat an uber healthy diet, I can’t get sick…”

WRONG!

After meeting with numerous doctors, tons of test, trying different remedies, I was ready to GIVE UP! No one could figure out what was going on with me!

Until the last doctor diagnosed me with Celiac Disease (CD).

In a nut shell, CD is an autoimmune disorder. Living with Celiac Disease or a gluten intolerance means sticking to no gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, rye and barley or various products made out of these ingredients-thus the gluten-free diet (voila!)

Taking a certain type of food out of your diet (because it is literally making you sick) is a huge loss!  But, in today’s episode of E TV, you learn how a food loss is really a huge gain (and I’m not talk’n weight)!

Why? Because sometimes when we give something up, we gain so much more!

Keep watching & reading to learn more!

Now, I want to hear from you!

- What food or drink have you given up, recently or in the past, and have benefitted from it?

-What have your experiences been going gluten-free?

Want your own Kitchen Shrink’s guidance? I’m available for Skype appointments! Shoot me an e-mail at elyse@mykitchenshrink.com to set up a time!

Do you know someone who lives gluten free? Make sure to share the amazing goodies and resources below!

Check out this years Gluten & Allergen Free Expo in Chicago, IL on April 20-21, 2013!

Need some support? Check out the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America and find a group of people near you to make your transition easier!

As always, thank you for your support, participation and just being you!

With nourishing love,

Elyse

PS: My Kitchen Shrink is coming out with the Survival Guide To Living Gluten Free in June, 2013! Stay tuned!

13 Mar 2013
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feeling discouraged-like nothing is working? try this instead!

When I was unpacking some of my boxes this weekend from my move, I came across my scale (dun dun dun) and I had no idea it was going to work its way into today’s episode, but it did!

When I came across it, I sat with it for a moment, I looked at it as it has been with me through lots of ups and downs (if ya know what I mean)!

I literally spoke out loud, “Hmph- that’s funny, I haven’t used you in a while.” Yes- I did talk to the scale!

If you are like me, I used to wake up to weigh myself on the scale, and trust me, this isn’t the most sparkling part of the day.

If anything, it can be dreadful and even traumatizing and has always left me feeling defeated, depressed and totally discouraged as if what I WAS doing wasn’t already enough!

The most upsetting part of all of these feelings was because of a  a three-digit number staring right back at me!

What I didn’t realize for the longest time, was that the issue wasn’t with the scale! No, no, no! What I did realize was, I had the power to feel what I was feeling about myself and about the number on the scale.

It’s easy to let a number get in the way and tell us we are __________ (you fill in the blank).

Remember you are not a number!

Now, onto today’s episode of having the bravery to ditch what is not working and try something new!

Today’s TweetTweet- “If you’re brave enough to say “goodbye”, life will reward you with a new “hello.” Paulo Coelho via @MissEMSN/CHP

My tips in this episode are helpful, but if you are still having trouble, go back to this episode on How To Love Yourself here!

Care to weigh in on the subject? Leave a comment below, I’d love to hear from you!

Have you ever felt discouraged-like nothing is working? What have you done to change it?

Or, when is the last time you did something brave, maybe you did something out of your comfort zone and surprised yourself?

Be specific, because your story or comment may help or inspire someone else!

Thank you for reading, watching and participating!

Much love,

 

 

 

 

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