Jan 3, 2016 | Emotions and Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
When you’ve consumed a thousand holiday treats and feel awful about your body, the lure of “starting over” on January 1st entices us to make that infamous New Year’s resolution: “I’m going on a diet!” (or your version of dieting…cutting out carbs,...
Nov 10, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
We’re inundated these days with the latest fad diets, the top tips for keeping weight off, and the “fastest” way to lose 5 pounds in 7 days. And yet at no other time in our society have we struggled more to keep our weight off. We are a culture obsessed with being...
Oct 27, 2015 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
So often in our weight struggles, we’re going to battle with food. We think we love food and convince ourselves that this food obsession is our biggest problem…that we just love Reese’s Cups, brownies, and ice cream waaaaay too much. We...
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...
