Every time I drink a glass of wine, I take time to sip it, savor it and enjoy it. Wine has given me such a gift. It slows me down in a way....it is not easy for me to do this, but wine, wine helps me slow down, and be in the moment. It is almost meditative. I think about life, dreams and have gratitude.

#Wine has helped me heal my relationship with food. It makes every meal an event.

** see the quote above in my title!**

So some of you may think I am crazy. You may drink a few glasses of wine and then go off the rails.

For me it is not about getting a buzz...which, by the way is fabulous too, it is about slowing down, tasting my food, sipping my wine and just well, relaxing.

I have put too much work in to go back to my old ways- of restricting and over-training.

I healed my ED through wine. I had no idea that you can enjoy all things in moderation, and still look and feel fabulous!

I can enjoy food, wine and life...

I owe a lot to wine. The ritual, the knowledge, you have to appreciate it.

So amazing.

I have been taking wine education courses and am in the early stages of becoming a bit of a wine expert! This is so exciting for me. I love learning all about the process of wine making. You learn about horticulture, geology, weather, culture, and history, and all sorts of things! It is an art form. I love it.

I talk a lot about drinking wine with my clients. Not because I think they too should drink wine everyday or because I think it is a perfect health food.

I talk about it is because it is an element of my diet that helps me maintain my weight.

Not directly, but it helps take the edge off cravings so that throughout the day I don't have to rely solely on willpower to avoid over eating because later in the evening I will get my craving met with a glass of wine.

Indulging in your treat a few times a week will not make or break your physique but whether you are mindful or not will.  

It’s not my job, or your job to eat 100% perfect 100% of the time. It’s our job to eat foods we love, take care of our bodies and show ourselves some respect through our food choices. That means choosing foods that satisfy us both physically and psychologically. Take the pressure off. There’s more to life than obsessing over what you eat or don’t eat.

If you are struggling with being too strict or avoiding foods or eliminating them from you diet and want a little food freedom give this a try and let me know how it goes.

You can even email me right now for accountability and tell me what food you are going to practice with.

“Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized.”

......And let us all appreciate the #Parisian life! 

Cheers!