Set point weight theory is a helpful concept for understanding weight science, the fluctuations you experience in weight, “healthy weight,” and why diets don’t work. This blog post explains what set point weight range is and answers commonly asked questions about it.
Read MorePeople decide to go vegetarian or vegan for many reasons, but are they the right ones? While these can be perfectly healthy ways of eating, these dietary patterns can get wrapped up in diet mentality and disordered eating. Read this post to see if you are going vegetarian or vegan for helpful reasons.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of people who connect with the body positivity movement, but wonder what to do if they’ve been told they have to lose weight for health reasons. If that’s you, read this article for some things to think about in deciding how to care for your body.
Read MoreFor new moms, there’s a ton of pressure to “snap back” to your pre-baby body. However, losing weight while breastfeeding can be dangerous, physically and mentally. This blog post discusses the problems with dieting while breastfeeding.
Read MoreIf you’re feeling unhappy with your body, more than likely you are fixating on the supposed benefits of weight loss. But do you ever stop to think about what you are sacrificing or missing out on by dieting?
Read MoreWant to lose a pound a week? Diet culture says just cut 500 calories a day. It’s as simple as that, right? Wrong. This post debunks the common diet myth of 3,500 calories in a pound of fat.
Read MoreTrapped in a pattern of restricting and binging? The dieting pendulum analogy will help you understand the restrict-binge cycle, and give you tools for how to break free.
Read MoreThe diet cycle is a vicious one. Fueled by restriction, shame and a fatphobic culture thats obsessed with thinness, the diet cycle can keep you trapped in a pattern of yo-yo dieting, restriction and binging. Read this post to learn how we get trapped in the diet cycle, and how to break free.
Read MoreFinding the calorie content of your food has never been easier thanks to online calorie calculators. But it’s a waste of your time and mental energy. Read on to learn why you should delete your MyFitnessPal app.
Read MoreIf you’re someone who has tried to diet, only to be foiled by intense hunger cues, you might be wondering why do I feel so hungry when I’m trying to stick to a diet? This post discusses the biological basis of how hunger cues work, and how intuitive eating can help normalize your hunger cues so you’re able to feed yourself adequately and appropriately throughout the day.
Read MorePretty much everyone who is interested in intuitive eating holds some desire for weight loss, because otherwise they’d already be a pretty intuitive eater. We live in a culture that is obsessed with dieting and thinness. So of course the question of can I diet to lose weight before starting intuitive eating is a common one. In this post, I dive into why you don’t have to lose weight before starting intuitive eating, and why you can start eating more intuitively today!
Read MoreFeeling inadequate after seeing someone’s before and after weight loss picture? We’ve all seen how photoshop, different poses and clothes can distort things, but the problem with these pictures goes deeper than that. The truth about before and after weight loss pictures is that they’re a fleeting moment in time, and never communicate the whole story.
Read MoreOne of the most important aspects of health is having strong social connections. Yet diets that are frequently prescribed, supposedly to improve health, lead to social isolation by making it challenging for you to be flexible and enjoy social events that involve food. In this post, learn how dieting affects your social life and harms your health, and why flexible, intuitive eating supports wellness and longevity.
Read MoreWith the rise of wellness culture, the line has gotten blurry between dieting and just living a healthy lifestyle. When diet companies use the language of body positivity and wellness, it makes it difficult to spot a diet in disguise. Ask yourself these eight questions to see if you're lowkey dieting, and what you can do to ditch the diet mentality once and for all.
Read MoreLast week it was announced that Weight Watchers will be offering free memberships for teenagers age 13-17 starting this summer. I am horrified, so me and fellow non-diet dietitians and therapists are trying to wake up weight watchers and show them how much harm this will cause to teenagers, increasing the risk of both disordered eating and weight gain.
Read MoreDieting steals time and energy, our two most precious resources, and puts them towards a futile pursuit, trying to temporarily force our bodies into a smaller size. If everyone considered what they're giving up by dieting, I wonder if people would continue to try and lose weight? Here's 15 things you can do when you're not wasting time and energy dieting.
Read MorePCOS is a common condition affecting 1 out of every 10 women. Unfortunately, weight loss is the most common treatment recommendation, but dieting does more harm than good. Learn about intuitive eating for PCOS in this first post in a series that goes over what PCOS is, how to get diagnosed, and why dieting isn't the answer.
Read MoreIntuitive Eating is not letting yourself go. Along with body acceptance, intuitive eating is one of the most powerful acts of self care. By letting go of what you can't control (your weight), it gives you space to focus on what you can control - creating sustainable, health-promoting behaviors that nourish your healthiest self.
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