Jan 17, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
Have you ever had a really solid day around food, you’re feeling positive and then BAM…it all falls apart in the evening? I call it the witching hour. (Witching hour=the time after work (5pm ish) and before bed) How does one actually fill the time between...
Sep 14, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Podcast
The single most common struggle I hear from women? The struggle to win the evening food battle. Don’t know what else to do besides eat at night? That’s what we’re talking about on the podcast today! Evenings can be the most challenging time for most...
Aug 17, 2022 | Emotions and Eating
When you look around, it can feel like everyone has their eating under control. Except you. Looking out at the world, it can feel like you are the only one that battles food. Everyone else has it all together–at ease in their clothes, eating what they want, not...
Jul 6, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Life Lessons
Life has thrown a lot of curveballs at me this last week and I sat down on the couch yesterday and thought… …I REALLY want a gooey, soft, warm chocolate chip cookie or 4. Our AC unit stopped working (a 7k fix), the dishwasher broke, our Airbnb had 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...
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?...
Oct 10, 2021 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Nourishment and Self Care
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC “Eating is the only thing I enjoy!” I used to think that food was the only thing I could depend on. It was my go-to coping mechanism when I had to deal with anything. A...
Nov 3, 2020 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
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...
Feb 18, 2020 | Emotions and Eating, Featured, Podcast
The other day someone asked me if I still emotionally ate. “Well,” I said. “The reality is even ‘normal’ eaters emotionally eat every now and then!” And I’m only human so… The short answer is yes, I do occasionally. The...
Jan 29, 2020 | Emotions and Eating
When we stop dieting (or are trying to!), eating what we want is a terrifying notion. We think it means going off the rails, overeating until we pop, and inhaling everything in sight. I’m here to dispel that myth to help you start to see what eating what you...
Jan 2, 2020 | Emotions and Eating
It’s that time of year where many people get motivated to make a New Years’s resolution. The start of a year holds the promise of something new: a fresh start, a ‘better’ you, weight loss, a smaller body, healthier habits, etc. I just posted a...
Dec 5, 2019 | Emotions and Eating
I remember when I first began this journey, I wanted to know what/how normal people ate because I couldn’t believe anyone who actually ate real food (i.e. wasn’t on a diet) could lose/maintain a “normal” size. (Which is why I wanted to do a “here’s what I...
