Jun 29, 2022 | Emotions and Eating
You know when you just feel plain exhausted thinking about food? Maybe it’s the fears of weight gain and anxieties of the food battle (what you should/shouldn’t eat). Or it’s the criticism of yourself and how you’re not “getting” it...
Jun 7, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Holistic Weight Loss, Podcast
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC If you’ve been in the diet world for any length of time, you know how frustrating the weight battle can be. But what if we’re believing the wrong things about weight loss? After...
May 5, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Last night, a close friend and I were talking about “failures”. Namely, our business ventures that flopped big time and how no one seems to talk about them. You hear of the “big wins” in the media–how someone went from a side hustle to...
Apr 29, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff
I remember when I first began this journey, I wanted to know what/how normal people ate. I simply couldn’t believe anyone who actually ate real food (i.e. wasn’t on a diet) could lose/maintain a “normal” size. I had been practicing the...
Apr 13, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Women often say to me (sometimes ashamed and embarrassed)… “I’ve gained weight and I feel like a failure”. In some form, I hear these words frequently. I thought these same words thousands of times in my journey. “Everyone must think...
Mar 22, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff, Podcast
Ok, here’s the million dollar question…when you have a desire for something you don’t think you “should” eat, should you give in to a craving or just ignore it? When I was trying to stop dieting, I wrestled with serious dessert...
Feb 23, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
It’s easy to be confused over the right way to eat. There are approximately 3,456,878 articles on google talking about what’s “good”, what you’re “supposed” to eat/not eat, and research supporting each claim. (And every one...
Feb 8, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Podcast
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Do you feel shame and/or want to hide your body? I’ve been talking a lot lately about shame around our bodies and how we, as women, want to hide our bodies. We often carry this...
Jan 26, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Holistic Weight Loss
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC “What if I gain weight?” Whether you’re new to learning how to eat normally or have been on this path for years, inevitably the fear will arise: what if I gain weight?...
Jan 18, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
When we are trying to let go of dieting and be more “normal” around food, it can be verrrrry challenging to know when to stop eating. Are you supposed to listen to your body? Measure or count something? Get specific portions? When we’re left with...
Jan 12, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
Have you ever gotten on the scale or glanced at your reflection in the mirror and have it completely ruin your day? Maybe you’ve had a few days where you feel pretty good and decide to “check in” on your progress. One glance or hop on the scale and...
Nov 30, 2021 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons, Podcast
A quick check in question: what’s your relationship to exercise? For some women, exercise can mimic the diet mentality. (AKA the all or nothing type of thinking) Some women are in the “excessive, use it to burn something off, to not feel guilty”...