Oct 20, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
If you’re feeling guilty about what you ate (or still feeling guilty from something you ate 3 days ago!), you’re not alone. Guilt comes up A LOT with the woman I talk to. Guilt over eating 6 too many cookies. Guilt over having a third bowl of ice cream...
Oct 7, 2015 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
I went to a small business owner conference this last weekend called Pioneer Nation. (And met some of the most fantastic people!) It was one of those weekends away where I didn’t really have much control over my food. We were at a mountain resort outside of...
Sep 23, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
I know we get “proper” nutrition drilled into our heads at a very young age. Carrots are good for you. Donuts are not. Kale is healthy. Doritos are not. Tomatoes are chock full of vitamins. Double stuffed Oreos are not. And then when we are old enough to...
Sep 15, 2015 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
This whole finding “normalcy” around food is a doozy sometimes. It’ s like you think you got it… You have a really good few days of no binging, eating healthy, and trying to listen to your body and then BAM…something happens and...
Sep 8, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
You know the person I’m talking about…the one who can go away on a vacation and come back the same size, the one who passes on the 2nd piece of cake, and the one who can say “no thanks, I don’t want a cookie right now”. Most likely, this...
Jul 20, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
For a good twelve years of my life, I was obsessively consumed with food. I had this unhealthy relationship with my body and my eating. I simultaneously loathed myself and desperately desired to be skinnier, while also compulsively binging until I couldn’t move. For...
Jul 6, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
We’ve been taught to think that counting calories is a great way to lose weight, keep our size stable, and prevent us from having serious muffin top. But, counting calories just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. Here’s why counting calories...
Jun 23, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC A healthy, nutritious salad chock full of vegetable goodness and grilled chicken vs. a decadent, just out of the oven, warm brownie with ice cream on top…. Which would...
Jun 3, 2015 | Body Beliefs, Emotions and Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care
Here it is…the whole enchilada, the entire kit ‘n kaboodle. This is a compilation of every blog post ever written. Exactly 58 ways to help you find freedom around food, feel at ease in your body, and be at peace in your eating. Happy reading! (Want a...
May 19, 2015 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
We all strive for eating healthy and trying to be as nutritionally sound as possible. But sometimes eating chai seed smoothies, flax oatmeal, and kale as every side dish can actually turn out not so great. Let me explain… Let’s say a client hands me their food...
Apr 15, 2015 | Freedom From Dieting
It’s easy to get caught up in thinking that you need to eat diet foods to lose weight (think: sandwich thins, 100 calorie snack packs, fat-free desserts, etc) We’ve been conditioned to believe we have to eat certain kinds of foods and adhere to specific...
Feb 11, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
When you’re struggling with food or battling your weight, it’s easy to self-sabotage. With constant self-criticism, berating our bodies, and punishing ourselves for things we did/didn’t do, we often become our own worst enemies. The things we are...