While I think that all of the principles of intuitive eating are important, making peace with food may top my list. We kicked off this series by rejecting diet mentality and then we learned to honor our hunger. Now, it is time to make peace with food and give yourself unconditional permission to eat (1).… Continue reading Principle 3: Make Peace With Food
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Why I Dislike Before & After Pictures
They seem to pop up everywhere. Whether you are scrolling through your social media feed or a commercial promoting the latest weight loss regimen flashes across your television—they are difficult to escape. I'm talking about "before and after" pictures, of course. It's easy to get caught in that trap. You see a "transformed" body and… Continue reading Why I Dislike Before & After Pictures
Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger
I am finally back to my Intuitive Eating series. Phew! What a crazy past couple of weeks! It feels like I have hardly had a second to breathe since Christmas. Between holiday celebrations, weddings, and work events, I looked at my calendar today and all of a sudden it was January 23rd. How did this… Continue reading Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger
Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality
Last week I took the week off from blogging to celebrate my birthday and the holidays. I gotta say, it felt pretty good to unwind and use social media minimally. Sometimes you just need those little breaks. This week I am back with the first principle of Intuitive Eating since I started this Spilling the… Continue reading Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality
Spilling the Beans on Intuitive Eating Series
This post has been long overdue and I have admittedly been putting it off. Intuitive Eating (IE) is the foundation for my food philosophies as a registered dietitian and I have been referring to the topic since the first post on Spilling the Beans. With transitioning to a new job and city, I haven't had… Continue reading Spilling the Beans on Intuitive Eating Series
The Morality of Food Language
"Ohhh I'm being so bad by having this cookie. I'll have a guilt-free day tomorrow and only eat clean foods to make up for it though." Diet talk is all around us. As much as I would sometimes like to hide my clients away in a bubble to shield them from it, the truth is… Continue reading The Morality of Food Language
What I Gained from Giving Up Restrictive Eating
To kick off the week, I decided to shoot a quick video to open up briefly about my past struggles with discorded eating and let you in on what I have gained as a result of giving up that life. Enjoy! 🙂 https://youtu.be/9b2c808WiIY