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...
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...
Jan 28, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Nourishment and Self Care
Throughout the years I struggled with food, battled my weight, and hated my body, books became my lifeline. I devoured anything related to helping me not feel like a crazy person around food. My sister still makes fun of my ridiculous (read: excessive) collection of...
Jan 21, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
It’s the million dollar question: how do I eat like a “normal” person?! Because if we knew the answer, well…we wouldn’t be struggling so much with finding our “zen” around food/eating. We’ve all had that friend…the...
Jan 14, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
The world of weight loss is insanely confusing. If you google “the key to lasting weight loss”, there are about 1001 different solutions that come up. All the experts say different things: cut out carbs, don’t eat anything processed, use ideal combinations of food,...
Dec 17, 2014 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Have you ever had that meal where you’ve eaten so much you feel like your pants are gonna pop, your stomach is going to burst, and you need to be rolled away from the dinner table? Yep, been there, done that. I’m going to save you the misery of having...
Nov 12, 2014 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Overcoming Overeating
Wait, what? Overeating can be a good thing? Have I gone off the deep end? I know what you’re thinking, “ummm, overeating is NOT a good thing. I hate myself after a binge, I have no self-control and feel disgusting.” So how could it ever be a good thing?...
Sep 24, 2014 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Oh, those sneaky little food rules we have for ourselves. They can creep up on us when we least expect it. I can’t eat after 7 pm I have to have a salad for lunch during the work week I am allowed to eat cereal only on weekends Or my favorite… (because I...
Sep 2, 2014 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Yep, I also used to think that everything would be better if I was skinnier. It was like being thin was the be-all, end-all solution to every single problem I had. Here is what I...
