Myth busters, intuitive eating edition: intuitive eating is not a license to eat whatever you want whenever you want without regard for health or how you feel. One of the common misconceptions of intuitive eating is the idea that without any guidelines, you will just eat whatever you want all
One of the foundational elements of food freedom is that in order to be completely *free* you need to have not only access to the foods you want, you need to give yourself permission to eat them. That might seem scary at first, so I recommend starting with simple exposure
I’ve heard it (I’ve even been there myself): “I’m logging everything I am eating and drinking and coming in at or even below my calorie limit and NOTHING is changing! What am I doing wrong?” There is no right answer to that question. Part of the truth is that 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
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
We all want to achieve food freedom, but what does that look like? Does that look like eating whatever you want all the time? Does that look like complete disregard for physical health and only regard for what tastes good? Food freedom doesn’t have an official definition, or even one
At first, it might seem like an easy answer. We want to have control in our lives, of course. Some of us simply THRIVE on controlling all aspects of our lives. We feel like things are running smoothly and everything is in place like a well-oiled machine. Until they’re not!
When I first started out as a dietitian, I assumed most people would come to me for weight loss. I figured it would be easy to counsel clients in weight loss considering I knew all about nutrition and how to calculate calorie limits. Very shortly after I started working this
The other day I threw out cookies. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to keep them in the house, and it wasn’t because I was afraid if I kept them I’d eat them all at once. It was kind of a combination of those two things actually. When I told
I’m not sure if something is going around, if my clients are all in the feels this week, or if maybe I am just starting to really niche down on who my clientele is – but we have been talking some MAJOR emotional eating in my client calls this past
How can I help you get started on the road to a healthier life?