Sara Be Balanced

We are collectively in the midst of a challenging and unprecedented time. Personally, over the last week or two, I have found myself swinging from anxiety to gratitude to stress to boredom to fear, and a whole lot of in betweens. Our nervous systems are going through a lot as we adjust, so if you’re finding yourself reaching for food as a coping mechanism, I can assure you that you’re not alone – I have been too! Your other avenues of distraction or self soothing may be unava

Dieting is the act of trying to shift the outer, physical body in order to feel internal, emotional change. We want to feel more confident, happier, sexier, lighter, more successful, etc. We think that once we lose the weight and get the body we want, we will feel those things. But more often than not, we are not feeling those things, not because of our bodies, but because we are having a hard time fulfilling them in other areas of life. So food becomes the scapegoat, the cop

Our brains can’t tell the difference between a “real” stress, like a bear chasing after us and a “perceived” stress, like a deadline at work, a fight with a spouse, or looking at your bank account as the holidays approach. In any type of stress, your body’s systems react the way that they would if you were getting ch ased by the bear, which means an activation of the sympathetic nervous system, or your fight or flight response. Fight or Flight When you are in fight or flight,

Snacking can be a key component in maintaining a healthy weight, as long as it is done with intention and a high level of mindfulness. What do I mean by that? If we mindlessly snack throughout the day out of boredom or cravings, we will likely end up eating when we aren't actually hungry, eating too much, and eating the wrong foods, which will lead to weight gain. However, if we strategically eat healthy snacks throughout our day, when we actually feel hungry, we can prevent