If you find yourself frustrated, asking yourself “Why am I craving carbs and sugar,” you can learn why and make peace with food through the process of Intuitive Eating. But first, let’s talk about some root causes. Have you tried to solve your “problem” by restricting carbs and sugar completely? Or perhaps you’ve tried a 30-day sugar […]
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What are the ten benefits of Intuitive Eating? Learn the benefits of Intuitive Eating and how they can help you establish a healthy relationship with food and your body. 1. No more dieting The first principle of Intuitive Eating is Reject the Diet Mentality. Why is this so important? Diets have taught you to not listen to […]
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“Eating low-carb is part of my healthy lifestyle.” “I have to have a meal plan to eat healthy.” “I’m a sugarholic — I’m addicted to brownies.” “Without portion sizes, I’ll overeat.” Healthy eating has become synonymous with food rules, labeling foods as “good” or “bad,” eliminating gluten, dairy, sugar and processed foods, and restricting the evil macronutrient […]
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Maybe you’ve heard that diets don’t work and believe that diet culture’s “thin(er) is better” messaging is toxic. Yet you, like millions of other Americans, still want to lose weight. You find yourself wanting a healthy relationship with food but you’re bombarded by the “New Year, New You” pressure to transform your body. That makes perfect sense. […]
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“When I was little, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up and I said, ‘Small.’ By the time I was 16, I had already experienced being clinically overweight, underweight, and obese. As a child, fat was the first word people used to describe me, which didn’t offend me until I found out […]
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We’ve all been there. Standing in front of the mirror, pulling at our clothes that seem to stick a little too tightly to our stomachs or arms. Changing out three or four outfits before leaving for the day. Eating a nice lunch out with co-workers while secretly promising ourselves we’ll run an extra 3 miles later or […]
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The things I love most about my friends have nothing to do with what they look like. Let that truth sink in. I know deep in your heart, dear reader, you feel this way too. But despite that heartfelt truth, weight and appearance take a front seat in most of our lives, driving or crushing our self-confidence. […]
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I’m so proud to collaborate with some of the leaders in the wellness industry who subscribe to my philosophy of following an anti-diet approach to fitness and body acceptance! LoyoboFIT is one of them! Below is a brief description of their philosophy: “WE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL GYM AND WE LIKE IT THAT WAY. We want to […]
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Thin is “ideal,” and more body fat and weight gain are always “bad.” Everybody agrees those statements are true. But are they? Author and registered dietitian Christy Harrison dispels those myths in her book “Anti-Diet” and shares extensive research on the roots of diet culture to show us how we got to today — biased against fat. […]
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Body appreciation while aging is critical to your physical and mental health. Yet it’s a challenge most women face. Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I recently read a post by an over-50 woman lamenting that she could no longer eat pasta. Dozens of women commented below, offering low-carb recipe substitutions, commiserating with her on the unwelcome midlife […]
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