May 22, 2018 | Food 'n Stuff, YouTube
We often have so many crazy thoughts swirling around our heads about what we should eat, what’s healthiest, what to stay away from and what not to eat then it can be hard to actually decide what to eat! So I thought I’d d0 a behind the scenes video and...
Apr 11, 2018 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
After all of these years of deconstructing my own food rules, I had an internal battle last night where I didn’t want to eat because I thought it was “too late”. Here’s how it went: I had eaten dinner at 5:30 and ended up going to a restorative...
Apr 11, 2017 | Binge Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
When it comes to feeling confident in our eating, we all know that special events and holidays can be super challenging! Since Easter is this week, I wanted to do a special post on “How To Not Binge On Easter Candy”. You can use this as a reminder for any...
Mar 14, 2017 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
So I talk a lot about giving yourself permission, allowing yourself to eat more freely, and letting go of food rules. I mean, it’s hard to get out of the “I swear I’m gonna start over tomorrow!” cycle when you have 100 foods on the list of...
Dec 14, 2016 | Food 'n Stuff
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Do you find yourself waiting for the moment your significant other leaves the room so you can sneak some of those cookies when he/she isn’t looking? Or counting down the seconds...
Nov 9, 2016 | Binge Eating, Emotions and Eating, Food 'n Stuff
It’s the start of a new day (or week). You woke up and swore on every last dime that today is the day you’re going to make some changes around your food. It’s 9:00 am and you’re off to a great start: You got up to go to the gym and sweated it out to lots...
Nov 8, 2016 | Food 'n Stuff
Ever wonder what eating healthy actually means? (I never thought about it for many years, as I was just caught up in trying to follow rules and plans and diets). So many times, we have this cookie cutter image of being healthy. We think kale smoothies, fresh juices,...
Mar 29, 2016 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Should you cut out carbs from your diet? Ahhh the million dollar question. (And one I hear all the time from clients.) Cutting out carbs is something everyone THINKS they need to be doing in order to lose weight. If you’ve struggled for years battling your...
Mar 15, 2016 | Food 'n Stuff, Nourishment and Self Care
Mindful eating is one of the fastest ways to single-handedly change your relationship to food. How can one “simple” practice be so powerful? Because mindful eating gently forces you to slow down and look at what you’re doing to your body when you...
Mar 1, 2016 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Clean eating is all the rage these days. Wherever you look, there’s someone raving about the benefits of their 30-day eating clean challenge, showcasing amazing before and after pictures, and swearing to eat this way forever. Which is great if it works for the person...
Feb 16, 2016 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
So what DO these two seemingly unrelated things (binging and Facebook stalking) have in common? Let me explain. Last week I wrote about emotions and food. Namely, that when you start to feel your emotions and not use food to numb out, escape, or forget about your...
Jan 3, 2016 | Emotions and Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
When you’ve consumed a thousand holiday treats and feel awful about your body, the lure of “starting over” on January 1st entices us to make that infamous New Year’s resolution: “I’m going on a diet!” (or your version of dieting…cutting out carbs,...
