Are you a dietetic intern or dietitian who is committed to HAES, but in an environment that isn’t? Read this guest post by dietetic intern Lauren Newman on how to deal with being a HAES informed dietetic intern, and work with dietitians and professors who may not know about Intuitive Eating and health at every size.
Read MoreThe diet industry makes billions of dollars every year selling you false promises and failed products. With body acceptance and intuitive eating, we can put the diet industry out of business. In this guest post by dietetic intern Nastasha Ngindi, learn how we can let go of spending money on manipulating our bodies and put it towards nourishing them!
Read MoreDoes body positivity feel really out of reach? In this guest post by dietetic intern Christyna Johnson, she explores discovering body gratitude, a way of feeling grateful for the experiences your body allows you to have. Learn how you can use this concept to bridge poor body image and body positivity!
Read MoreIf you look to instagram, health is all about expensive superfoods and juice cleanses and specialized supplements. But there’s a lot to do with health that has nothing to do with nutrition. Focusing on these expensive health products can make health seem out of reach for many.
Read MoreTraveling can be a special challenge for intuitive eating skills. It forces you out of your routine and exposes you to new foods. But sometimes in a new environment, it can be difficult to stay grounded to intuitive eating. Here’s how to eat intuitively on vacation.
Read MoreWith all the information about nutrition out there, it’s easy to get stuck in a black hole of research. But before you get wrapped up in supplements and wellness and elimination diets and superfoods, be sure you’re taking care of your body and nourishing yourself adequately. When it comes to nutrition, don’t overlook the basics.
Read MoreI just ran my third half marathon this past weekend, and my hardest. When my body and mind (and schedule!) weren’t really up for training, I had to revise some of my goals going into it. In this post, I’m sharing a recap of my half, and some thoughts I had about being intuitive with movement while training for a specific fitness goal.
Read MoreAs with most things nutrition-related, there's some pretty polarizing views about whether you should snack or not. Biology tells us that we need to fuel our bodies regularly, and that hunger is a sign that we probably need food, so I'm pretty sure that means yes, snacks are cool. In this post, learn tips for intuitive eating and snacking, plus I'm sharing 10 snacks I've been really into lately.
Read MoreA big part of Intuitive Eating is learning to make decisions about what to eat based on what sounds and feels good in the moment. It may seem like intuitive eating and meal planning conflict, but I actually think they go hand in hand. When meal planning is done in a way that allows for flexibility and takes pleasure into consideration, meal planning can be a powerful ally in making peace with food. Learn how to meal plan for intuitive eating!
Read MoreThere’s a good reason gentle nutrition is the last principle of intuitive eating. Without doing some work to heal your relationship with food first, gentle nutrition can easily become a diet. But sometimes it can feel like a bit of a mystery. This post explores how to practice gentle nutrition in intuitive eating without it becoming a diet.
Read MoreLately, I've been doing a lot less cooking and a lot more throwing together of random edible ingredients. Hey, at the end of the day, food is food! If you've got a busy week coming up, check out this post for ideas for quick and easy meal inspiration, so you can keep yourself fed and fueled. Everything takes less than 20 minutes hands on time, is balanced, and most of all, tasty!
Read MoreFeeling discouraged as a dietitian? You're not alone. I've talked with dozens of dietitians who have felt the same way, and I was definitely there for years. I was convinced I wasn't very good at my job, and that I wasn't actually helping anyone. In hindsight, that may have been true. Preaching weight loss and portion control wasn't actually helping anyone. The key for me in finding confidence in my practice was fully committing to a weight neutral, HAES practice.
Read MorePart of building a healthier relationship with your body is learning to value other people for more than their appearance. Start to look beyond the exterior when you give someone a compliment. Here’s 20 things to compliment someone on other than their appearance.
Read MoreUnfortunately, in our world of weight stigma and thin ideal and diet culture, normal eating has become abnormal. It's hard to know what's "normal" anymore because most people do engage in disordered eating behaviors in some form. In this post, I discuss what normal eating means to me.
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 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 MoreThe numbers that count can't be measured on a scale. Your weight is the least important part of who you are, and of who other people are. Instead of focusing on the scale, focus on what makes you, you. In this post, I'm sharing the numbers that matter to me. Add yours to the comments!
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