It’s time you put yourself first for the holidays! How often do you find yourself shopping for others, whether it’s for holiday gifts or otherwise, trying to keep yourself on track because you know you aren’t supposed to be looking for yourself but you can’t help it?! Today I want
As a dietitian I’ve evolved over the years into someone who is vigilant in watching out for fad diets and warning others about them. And unfortunately I feel like nowadays almost everything is a fad diet. Marketed as lifestyles, personalities, cultures, cliques or identities – ways of eating that are
If you said to me, “Hey Wendy, what’s the question you get asked most often as a dietitian?” I would not hesitate. It’s “what do you think of intermittent fasting?” Intermittent fasting is one of those topics that, after it gained popularity years ago, I thought would disappear. I didn’t
In the year since I went full-time in my online business, Wellness By Wendy LLC, (April 2023 was my one year birthday!) I’ve been giving Instagram a serious go. Everyone lives their lives online nowadays, so I believed I needed a strong presence if I wanted to attract clients online.
We’ve all done it. I have, you have, all of us. You’ve joined a 30-day challenge and expected to come out on the other side absolutely positively transformed by the experience! And you might… for a second. But the thrill likely fades and the daily habits were too much to
One thing I wish more people understood was that when you emphasize the functionality of your body over appearance, you are more likely to eat according to your body’s internal cues. What does that mean? It means when you are more in tune with your physical self and how you
Do you have it? If you’ve been a chronic dieter, I bet you can relate to the fact that starting a diet is kind of thrilling. The prospect of a new lifestyle change or weight loss or accountability of something new is exciting and feels fresh! You always feel like
From a self-proclaimed diet-neutral/anti-diet/let’s-put-dieting-on-the-back-burner dietitian: I am not against you wanting to lose weight! I don’t think calorie counting is inherently wrong. I don’t believe counting macros or following a certain way of eating is a bad idea in and of itself. In fact, it’s true that you can come
People are probably going to argue with me on this, or cite their own successes contrary to what I explain below. However, I know I am talking directly to those of you that have absolutely had experiences with this. I’m just talking about the other side that’s not as often
What is comparison syndrome? Comparison syndrome – also referred to as “comparisonitis” or comparison disorder – is a sneaky, paralyzing and very real phenomenon. Presentations of comparison syndrome include: comparing yourself to others in an unhealthy way, feelings of failure when you learn of others’ accomplishments, not wanting to congratulate
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