How I Put an End to Compulsive Overeating: a Guest Post by Lani Muelrath

Hi everyone, it's so nice to "see" you here. I miss you all so much. It's very exciting when I have something to post. There's a rush of excitement for me.

I feel so lucky today! Why? Because we have a guest blogger. When Lani Muelrath found out that I was struggling with keeping up Healthy Girl's Kitchen posting along with my other responsibilities she quickly offered to do a guest post for us. She asked me the type of content that I was looking for, and of course, I asked one thing, "how did you overcome compulsive overeating?"

If you don't know Lani Muelrath from the Plant-based internet world, let me fill you in on her background. Lani is also known as The Plant-Based Fitness Expert (www.lanimuelrath.com), and she specializes in helping people who struggle with weight and energy transform their bodies -and their lives - without going hungry or practicing grueling, excessive exercise. Lani is the author of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted, Body Shaping Workouts.

I'd Like to Introduce You to a Friend of Mine

I can't remember how many years ago it was that I met Dan and his wife Rivky, but over time I have grown to know and love these people. It doesn't hurt that they call me "The Leader" and that we laugh about it all the time. As a matter of fact, I'm always laughing when Dan is around.

Dan and Rivky have been followers of and commenters on Healthy Girl's Kitchen practically from the start. Whenever I see Rivky it seems like we get into some conversation or other about how to prepare this or that healthy food. You can see why I love her.

All along I assumed that with all of the talk about me being "The Leader" and all of the questions from Rivky about how to make this or that healthy food, that Dan and Rivky were following a pretty good approximation of a Plant-strong diet.

I guess I was wrong.

Thoughtful Eating is . . .

Every once in a while an HGK reader sends me something that I want to share with all of the other HGK readers. I found this piece of writing to be deeply meaningful, real, true and inspiring. It's a good reminder of all of the things that I am still struggling with, but have improved over the years. I trust that it will be as thought provoking for you as it is for me.

by Judy

Thoughtful eating is:

· about love (of God and me)
· not about shame or guilt
· about honor
· not about contempt
· about the process
· not about magic
· about forgiveness
· not about judgment
· about enjoying
· not about deprivation

I Wish VegNews Magazine Cared as Much about People as they Do about Animals and a Quinoa with Roasted Beans, Garlic and Eggplant Recipe

I want to love VegNews Magazine, I really do. I'm a recent subscriber and enjoy sitting down with a hot cup of tea and feeling like I am home. So many of the contributors to the magazine are cookbook authors that we admire and personalities that we all know and love from the blogosphere and Facebook.

But it really troubles me when I see stuff like this come out, an article entitled 

"Top 10 Vegan Products at Natural Products Expo East"

Here's how the article was hyped on Facebook today, "Earth Balance Roasted Garlic & Herbs Spread? Believe it. VN Co-founder Colleen Holland shares the top 10 vegan products hitting grocery store shelves in the coming months. Which one are you most excited about?"

First on the list, as I've already given away, was Organic Culinary Spreads from Earth Balance.

Really?