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...
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...
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?...
Nov 22, 2021 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
It is hard to let go of holiday food guilt. We have it in our heads that we have to be really “good” around food. But enter the holiday Trifecta of dessert overload and it can be challenging: Halloween + Thanksgiving + December holidays = lots of sweets. I...
Oct 19, 2021 | Emotions and Eating
If eating is your only excitement (and what you really look forward to), dive into today’s podcast (below) In honor of my brand new offering, we’re exploring filling the void without food 🙂 So often in the world of weight loss and diets, we get seduced...
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...
Mar 20, 2020 | Emotions and Eating
Many people overeat, but there comes a time where it becomes a pre-diagnosed bingeeating disorder (BED). There are differences between binge eating and overeating. While you may overeat at times, those with self-diagnosed BED eat in excess all the time and cannot...
Mar 16, 2020 | Emotions and Eating, Podcast
When we get caught up in worry, fear, anxiety and stress, it can lead to using our coping mechanism: Soothing ourselves with food. With everything that’s going on in the world, I wanted to give a few tips to help you move through uncertainty without eating. Can...
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...
