Monday Motivation

Let's eat the music, there is a vast majority of us out there who are struggling with those Pandemic pounds. This quote from my friend Dr. Nina caught my eye, thus it is today's Monday Motivation, indeed.

I for one have never owned a scale, so honestly I do not know what I weigh at this point and juncture. All I know is that I lost a substantial amount of weight and gained a lot of it back. I used to weigh in at the gym on occasion, remember those? 

For this part of my journey I am not going to weigh myself at all I'm simply going to work on being healthy and in shape, for what I want to be. Not what a piece of plastic tells me who I should be.

Another trick I use to help myself is instead of saying "I need to watch what I eat and lose some weight" I say instead "I will watch what I eat and lose some weight" Yeah, it's the little things. 

For more Monday Motivation give Dr. Nina a follow on Instagram -

https://www.instagram.com/dr.nina.psychoanalyst/?hl=en   

Michael's Musings

I Think I'm Going...
Michael Shinafelt

"Let me hear you say, this shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S" - Gwen Stefani, Hollaback Girl 

Going bananas this Holiday season minions?! My reality? Mine is to carry on with the least possible amount of static. Do you get my vibe? I am 100% positive you do. Carry on...

I have a confession to make, My name is Michael I am a Sagittarius I'll be your master tonight - and BTW my Birthday is this coming Tuesday...

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry apparently have creepy wax figures. Honestly are there really any other kind?!

"I have yet to find a top good enough to make the girls stay put" - A Busty Female Friend Of Mine

Why be an elf on a shelf, when you can be a whore in a drawer? I ask you? Answer me!

On the first day of Christmas...according to the song there are merely 12 days of this. Yet I feel there have been 90. It started around October 1st...

What's next? Meth Addicts protesting "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth?"

Never be a villain in a soft core porno

Baby It's Cold Outside - "Yes" it really is

Dr, Nina nails it with this meme. Quote from body image expert Marcia Hutchinson.
Follow the good doctor on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/drninainc/?hl=en

When in doubt always remember give zero F#cks 

Byline of the week: Stars react to the 2019 SAG Award Nominations - oh wait, wake me up from my slumber 

Dear Kathie Lee Gifford - booze in mass quantities, like you didn't already know that grrrrrl!

Pink is the word...

Happy 50th Birthday to my awesome friend Maresa Wickham - see you at your party tonight!

That's my shit at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Ariel Beesley @ The Satellite

Her Name In Lights!
Ariel Beesley

This past Friday, "yes" two days ago. I had the extreme pleasure of seeing a young woman who I have known since she was, well just a kid, grow-up and blossom into one of the best singer/songwriter/musician/performers this dude has ever bared witness to.

Ladies & Gentlemen I present to you my evening seeing the singular talent known as Ariel Beesley @ The Satellite in Silverlake, CA!

OK, some of this may not be from that evening. I do want you to hear her bomb ass song Slower Than Usual, thus I have included the video for it via YouTube. But and however for the most part...moving on here it is!!!

It's Always Showtime @ The Edge Of The Stage
Ariel Beesley

Slower Than Usual

Myself & Proud Mom Nina Savelle-Rocklin

A Star Is Born
Ariel Beesley


Ariel on Social Media @ -

https://www.instagram.com/arielbees/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/ArielBeesley
https://www.facebook.com/Arielbeesley/    

Dr. Nina's Tips On How To Treat Yourself For Halloween

It's Dr. Nina

Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Psy.D. aka Dr. Nina has made a house call to Entertain Me a couple of times before.

Nina specializes in eating disorders by digging to the root of where the problem lies. She encourages people to Win The Diet War by finding the real issue at hand. Last year I had her dole out her wisdom about how to navigate what I like to call "The Eating Season," you know that time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve.

This year I got to thinking that no one ever really addresses Halloween. So I paged Dr. Nina and asked her if she would be willing to take on my favorite day of the year with her usual flair in the spirit of the season.

I promise this is not a trick, Dr. Nina is here with some awesome tips on how to treat yourself for Halloween!

1.  Afraid of the dark?  The scariest thoughts are the dark ideas you have about yourself.  Keep out thoughts like, "I suck" or "I'm too fat/stupid/ugly" or "Who would love me?"    Those thoughts just make you feel terrible about yourself.  And that's truly frightening.

Boo!

2.  Got ghosts?  If the ghosts of the past are haunting you, it's time to deal with them.  If you had a critical parent, teacher or sibling, and you find yourself being equally critical to yourself, that critical voice belongs to others, not to you.  Find your authentic voice, and view yourself as you are, not as others treated you.

3.  Give yourself a treat.  If you find yourself saying, "I'm going to be good this Halloween and not eat a single piece of candy," or "I was so bad because I ate that pumpkin cheesecake," then you're connecting your character to what you eat.  Allow yourself to eat candy on Halloween without feeling guilty.  Deprivation or anticipation of deprivation leads to overeating.   If you give yourself permission to have candy you may actually eat less! 

"Just Say No"

4.  Living a zombie life?  Do you feel as if you're the walking dead, doing the same thing day after day, not truly enjoying your life to the fullest?  If so, bring yourself back to life.  Think about one thing that you've been waiting to do "one day" and make today the day you start working towards doing that thing.  If you want to run a marathon, go for a walk or a short run.  If you want to start dating, go online and check out some dating sites.

5.  Be playful.  Remember the fun of going out with your friends on Halloween?  This occasion is about being with other people, dressing up, and having fun.  So, have a great time.  Happy Halloween!!

Treat Yourself, Find Out More About Dr. Nina -

Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Psy.D. is a Los Angeles-based psychoanalyst who specializes in weight, food and body image issues.  She is a recognized expert on eating disorders, interviewed and quoted by the Los Angeles Times, Prevention, Real Simple, and many other publications.  Dr. Nina writes an award-winning blog, Make Peace With Food, hosts a popular podcast, Win The Diet War with Dr. Nina, and can be seen on her YouTube video series, The Dr. Nina Show.  She was one of 20 thought leaders in the field of eating psychology invited to speak at the 2014 Mindful Eating Summit.  Dr. Nina is currently writing a book for Rowman & Littlefield on the psychoanalytic treatment of eating disorders.  For more information, please visit www.winthedietwar.com.

Holiday Eating Tips With Dr. Nina

Dr. Nina Says

OK, as we are in the grip of "The Holiday Season" aka "The Eating Season" I though it would be a great idea to call in our favorite expert on eating disorders at "Entertain Me" Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin to offer tips to us about how to keep it in check.

Dr. Nina is awesome as she does not recommend dieting, I mean really dieting never works, she digs until she finds the root of the overeating and works with it from there. So here with a few tips to help you through the rest of "The Eating Season" is Dr. Nina!

Here are some tips and strategies for how to make it through the Holiday Season without losing control:

I suggest that trigger foods may be correlated with specific emotions.  She says, “If you are drawn to pumpkin pie and sweets, maybe you need more comfort and sweetness in your life.”

Dr. Nina also helps normalize real family dynamics during the holidays.  She asks listeners, “Does it seem as if everyone else is living in a Hallmark commercial, full of peace, love and happiness - and your family is more like a reality show?”

Check out her Holiday podcast below:

http://winthedietwarpodcast.com/

As Dr. Nina says, “If you struggle with food, weight and body image, the holidays can be difficult.  But with a little help, you can survive them without losing control, or losing your mind!”

Listen To Dr. Nina

Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Psy.D. is a psychoanalyst who specializes in emotional eating and is a recognized expert on binge eating, interviewed for her expertise by the Los Angeles Times, Prevention and other publications. 

She has written articles on disordered eating from a psychoanalytic perspective. 

Her award-winning blog, Make Peace With Food was named a “Best Eating Disorder Blog of 2012” by Healthline. http://makepeacewithfood2day.blogspot.com/

 Her newest project, The Dr. Nina Show, is now available on YouTube.

It's "The Dr. Nina Show"

Dr. Nina is on a mission to help you "Win The Diet War" with her practice, podcast and her award winning blog.

Just when you thought there was nothing else the amazing Dr. Nina could pull out of her hat along comes her bi-weekly broadcast on YouTube - "The Dr. Nina Show"!

Dr. Nina's advice is very sound and logical and she offers very simple tips on re-thinking how you relate to yourself in terms of food. That's right people, it's not about the food, it's about the importance and power you put on it in your life.

Let's check in with Dr. N and see what she has to say about all this jazz:

"If people are struggling with overeating or binge eating, I tell them that whatever is going on with food is a "symptom" of the problem, not the actual problem (although it feels like "the" problem). Overeating is a "frenemy" - it helps you cope with painful or upsetting things, but it also hurts you.

It's important to address the underlying reasons you turn to food in the first place. When you can identify and work through those core reasons, and when you can use words for comfort and/support, you won't need food to cope".

Oh Dr. Nina knows of what she speaks having had my own set of circumstances that have taught me to look at things in a whole new way. This reprogramming of ones self is key to everything in life, not just food. Try it, you will be surprised at how much better your quality of being is, and if food is your issue, watch it's hold on you diminish with the most awesome show I have ever heard on the subject.

Check out an episode of "The Dr. Nina Show" below:

 

Subscribe to "The Dr. Nina Show" on YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZqU7lipKEg2pilt0isotw/videos  

Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNinaSavelleRocklin

"Win The Diet War" With Dr. Nina

Dr. Nina

Nina Savelle-Rocklin aka Dr. Nina is here to help you take charge of your relationship with something you really need...food.

 The Los Angeles, CA based Dr. Nina is a psychoanalyst/psychotherapist who specializes in eating disorders, and she wants to help you "Make Peace With Food" by tuning into her Podcast "Win The Diet War".

Let's hear what Dr. Nina has to say about her podcast:

"The podcast is designed to help people stop dieting and start feeling better about themselves! It's for anyone with an unhealthy, unhappy relationship to food. They can make peace with food"!

This refreshing take on loving ones self and being healthy has garnered Nina a devoted following that just keeps on growing.

With a book in the works bearing the same name as her podcast, Dr. Nina is sure to be coming to a syndicated show on a station in your area in the very near future.

The podcast is informative, insightful and most importantly comes from a place of understanding and wanting to help.

Watch your back Dr. Phil!

"Win The Diet War" with Dr. Nina at: https://www.facebook.com/DrNinaSavelleRocklin and http://winthedietwarpodcast.com/

She's on iTunes too:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/win-the-diet-war/id592074473

"Make Peace With Food" at: http://makepeacewithfood2day.blogspot.com/