With 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 MoreFinding yourself confused or overwhelmed trying to figure out the nutrition facts? Stop wasting time reading them! They don't tell you anything you need to know! Learn why I don't read the nutrition facts, and you don't need to either.
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 MoreTry as we might, there's no way to stop aging. Transition phases of life, reminders that we're getting older, can be scary. This post talks about body images through stages of life, including specific challenges that people face in these phases, and how to cope with the discomfort of of a changing, aging body.
Read MoreThe final installment of this series on PCOS and Intuitive Eating will take a deeper look at why intuitive eating should be the backbone of treatment for PCOS, and why there is a higher risk of disordered eating in women who are diagnosed with PCOS.
Read MoreStuck in a conversation about dieting? Diet talk has become a normal topic of conversation, but it's destructive, especially if you're trying to heal your relationship with food. When calorie counting or carb bashing comes up in conversation, pull out this list of 15 things to talk about other than dieting and change the conversation.
Read MoreTrying to cut back on sweets? My number one treat to eat less sugar is to bake cookies! Sounds counterintuitive, but trying to cut out sweets just leads to eating more. Instead, learn to make sweets a normal and enjoyable part of your life so you can discover what moderation looks like for you.
Read MoreBeating yourself up what or how much you ate? Isn't it odd how we are so much harder on ourselves than we are on others? Rather than motivating change, being hard on yourself creates feelings of shame that keep you trapped in the same cycle of behaviors. Read this post to learn about the power of self compassion.
Read MoreDiagnosed with PCOS? Despite what the internet tells you, low carb diets and losing weight isn't the answer. In PCOS and Intuitive eating part 2, learn about specific, non-diet lifestyle approaches for managing your PCOS that are actually realistic and sustainable, and don't all have to do with food.
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.
Read MoreInstagram might make it look like all my meals are perfectly plated, garnished and cooked from scratch, but that's definitely not the case. Here's a look at my instagram-reject meals that weren't exactly pretty, but tasted good and filled me up!
Read MoreLooking for an easy and healthy chicken recipe you can prep in less than 15 minutes? Make this sheet pan ratatouille chicken! Throw ratatouille vegetables, olive oil and bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs on a sheet pan and roast until the chicken is crispy and the vegetables are caramelized. It's so simple and perfect for those late summer nights!
Read MoreToday on the blog I'm sharing information about an RD Entrepreneurs Symposium I'll be leading a seminar in, and answering some burning questions from my RD readers on the principles I use in my non-diet practice. Click for an intuitive eating and HAES Q&A for dietitians that'll give you insight into how to use these non-diet principles in a diet obsessed world.
Read MoreSharing a recap of all the yummy bites I enjoyed on our trip to Portland for a wedding! Plus, sharing some insight into how I eat intuitively on vacation. It can be a challenge because you're out of your element, but that also makes it the perfect time to practice those intuitive eating skills.
Read MoreThe worst thing you can eat isn't food - it's shame. Shame keeps you trapped in a cycle of unhealthy behaviors and feeling unworthy. Inspired by the work of shame researcher Brene Brown, this post talks about where guilt and shame play a role in unwanted eating behaviors, and how to get yourself out of the cycle of shame.
Read MoreApproaching your eating concerns with curiosity, not judgement, is the key to uncovering the "why" that's driving them. Here's two things I've recently learned by honing my inner food anthropologist, who nonjudgmentally observes before coming to conclusions.
Read MoreLearn about my professional journey that took me from a dietitian practicing traditional dietetics (calorie counting, food guide pyramid and all!) to an intuitive eating dietitian, preaching non-diet wellness!
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