Trapped 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. Unless someone is reaching out to work with us because they have been diagnosed with a restrictive eating disorder, most new clients are seeking support for what they perceive to be overeating. That makes a lot of sense. In our society, restrictive eating behaviors are seen as having good willpower, while “overeating” is blamed on lack of discipline or moral failure. There’s a lot of shame over eating what’s deemed to be too ..read more

Catching yourself going back and forth to the kitchen when you’re feeling bored? Boredom eating is a common eating behavior people struggle with. This blog post discusses what boredom eating is and shares tips for how to stop eating when you’re bored. Boredom eating is an incredibly common eating behavior, one I would venture to say pretty much everyone engages in at some point in their life. Personally, I did a ton of boredom eating in middle and high school, when I would come home from school and tried to fill time before begrudgingly starting my homework. In the past few years, I’ve notice ..read more

  Are you a dietitian interested in bringing non-diet approaches to your practice? Here's 10 tips for how to become an intuitive eating dietitian.      Happy birthday to me! Yep, it's my birthday, and I'm celebrating by taking a half day off work, taking a yoga class, and cooking a nice meal just for me since the hubs is out of town for a big work presentation - wish him luck! We'll do more fun celebration type stuff this weekend, but I'm actually thrilled to have some alone time to relax and reflect. April 4th has taken on special meaning for me since my 30th birthda ..read more

In intuitive eating, you hear a lot about hunger. But did you know there are more ways to experience hunger than just physical hunger? This post explores the four types of hunger in intuitive eating - physical, emotional, taste and practical - and how to respond to each. Us non-diet dietitians talk a lot about hunger in intuitive eating between the hunger/fullness scale, recognizing early signs of physical hunger, and the restrict/binge cycle. But there’s more to hunger than just physical hunger. One thing I frequently discuss with my clients are the four types of hunger in intuitive eating a ..read more

  Health is often thought of as the outcome of food and fitness, but mental health is health too, and if your behaviors around food and fitness are damaging to your mental health, then it's not actually healthy.     When I was in school to become a dietitian, I had a very narrow view of what was healthy. It became even more narrow after I graduated, started practicing as a dietitian, and discovered the world of healthy living blogs and clean eating. As I've gotten older, wiser, and more experienced, my beliefs have become a lot more nuanced...and that's not just with food ..read more