Sentences with phrase «food as a crutch»

«Wyatt was suffering immensely with back, digestive, and sleep issues, while I was turning to food as a crutch and not working out,» Melissa recalls.

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From the perspective of a nutritionist to be, having an emotional relationship with food and using it as a crutch is obviously a hazard, but for someone who loves to cook and enjoys food and sharing the eating experience, certain meals become staples in our repertoire for more reasons than great taste.

The less stressed you are and the more enjoyable your Christmas holiday, the less likely you are to use food as a Christmas feelgood crutch.

There are some good parts here and there about what food means to different people and how often food is used as a weapon or a crutch, but for me this wasn't enough.

The dogs are tested for positive reaction to medical equipment such as wheelchairs, crutches, canes and walkers; response to the «leave it» command to ignore food placed nearby; acclimation to infirmities, demonstrating confidence when exposed to people breathing heavily, coughing, walking unsteadily and other distractions; responding positively to the «say hello» command, showing willingness to meet, be petted or held by a stranger; and finally, a non-aggressive, friendly reaction to children.