by Lisa Ortigara Crego | May 13, 2018 | Binge Eating, Food Addiction, meditation, prayer, processed foods, psychotherapy
Time to Rejuvenate Let’s Run Away… Once a month I take off to the West Coast of Florida for four days of nothingness built around meditation, reading, praying, writing, and walking or cycling along the seashore. I don’t go out to eat or run here or run there. No, I...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jan 7, 2012 | 1300 calories per day diet, Daily Exercise, Diet fiasco, diet mentality, meditation, New Year's resolution, spiritually balanced, Svelte body, Weigt loss
I recently helped my patient Melinda sift through her New Year’s resolution, coaching her on diet mentality and how to make healthier food choices to quiet her binge eating. She is a voracious dieter, never trusting herself to put together an eating-for life formula...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jul 17, 2011 | Chemical Imbalance, diets, Food Addiction, healthy lifestyle, maintaining weight, meditation, Normal Weight, prayer, spiritually balanced, Will Power
A Day at the Beach…Today was one of those incredible days. I took a long bike ride along the beach in total awe at the magnificent purple and peach hues peeking through the cluster of white clouds as a backdrop to the crisp shades of blue that twinkled off the...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Mar 25, 2011 | ; body, and spirit, compulsive eat frenzy, Food Addiction, God, meditation, mind, Obesity, ocean, religion, spiritual practice
Another day is about to unfold. I always look forward to the treasures of life that await me. This morning I rode my bike along the Hollywood, Florida Inter-Coastal and up the bridge and along the sea side. What a view! As I pedaled with energy and enthusiasm I...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Mar 5, 2011 | balance, Exercise, meditation, Natural Foods, prayer, sugar free
A day in the life of Dr. Lisa!I woke this morning at 7:00 to the sound of birds chirping and the sun blaring in through the cracks of the drapes…and my day began. After morning stretches, eight minutes of weight lifting, and meditation, I jumped on my bike and...