Letting Go of Dieting as a Security Blanket
A woman emailed me to say she was struggling: "I'm having a hard time letting go of adhering to a program or following some sort of rule; I use dieting as a security blanket." I have never heard dieting explained this way and I thought it was absolutely something we...
I Did a Burlesque Show. Here’s What I Learned
So I kind of got talked into doing a burlesque show. (*Disclaimer--this is my summer of "yes"--saying yes to things I normally wouldn't!) It was a 6-week class with a performance at the end. In booty boy shorts underwear 😮😮😮. Needless to say, it was WAY outside my...
Can You Lose Weight Without Dieting?
It's the million dollar question: can you lose weight without counting calories, restricting certain foods, and slaving away at the gym 24/7? Our society tells us we can’t lose weight unless we push ourselves to the max, sweat it out at the gym at least 45 minutes a...
When You’re Trying Hard to Make Something Happen (And It’s Not)
Sometimes on this path it can feel like you're trying hard to make change happen--but the result seems to elude you. I look back and feel like so much of my food struggle was wondering why I wasn't further along. “They” said if I could just follow this plan, cut out...
Have A Hard Time Accepting Your Current Weight?
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC When we have a tough time accepting our current weight, it can make us want to diet again. (Why? Because diets promise quick fixes and even if we know they don’t work, it’s still...
You’re Unmotivated To Make Health Changes. (Here’s What To Do)
What do you do when you feel unmotivated to make health changes? You know… those times when you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and completely uninterested in doing anything that you know you “should” do to be healthy?
3 Ways to Deal with Cravings
We all get those urges where we just have to have the candy/dessert/(insert food we want)--but how should we actually deal with cravings? Do we ignore them? Try to make them go away? Give in? I've had quite a few cravings lately (Halloween candy, feeling anxious and...
How To Deal With Food Anxiety
You know that anxious feeling you get when you have a weekend away, a dinner party or some other event with a lot of food? (It can trigger anxiety and fear, which keeps us stuck and not able to deal with food anxiety!) It could be stress that you'll eat too much. Or...