Apr 4, 2023 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Holistic Weight Loss, Podcast
When we swear off signing up for any program that promises weight loss (aka not dieting and eating normally), we try to banish the weight loss topic from our minds. But if you’re not dieting, how do you lose weight? That question often looms in the back of our...
Mar 13, 2023 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
This is the million dollar question in our day to day lives: should you eat what you want or follow a rule? You may think I’m a big advocate of “eat what you want, screw the rules!” but it’s not quiiiiiite as simple as that š Because food is...
Feb 27, 2023 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
I turn 40 today and for some birthday reflection this is part two of the “Decade of Reflection: 40 lessons learned at 40” blog post series. š Part one is here. Part two is below. (If you prefer the āextendedā version thatās more in depth, check out the...
Feb 2, 2023 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Overcoming Overeating, Podcast
If you struggle with overeating in social situations, you are not alone. I was recording my book for Audible and so many of my stories involved food anxiety and fear around upcoming events, dinners out, happy hours and other social situations where there’s food...
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...
Dec 6, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
You what what is SO mind numbingly frustrating?! When you know what to do but can’t make it stick… I had a long list of things I knew I “should” do: Don’t turn to food when I’m stressed Stop myself after one bowl of ice cream Eat...
Nov 10, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
It’s the crave-y-wanting-of-sweets that we sometimes can’t shake: “I have a bad sweet tooth and all I want to do is eat!” I was chatting with one of my friends earlier this week and I said this exact thing to her. The last week or so I’ve...
Oct 14, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care, Podcast
I’m going to Poland for 10 days (and am excited!) and was getting in my head about eating while I’m there. The “how will I feel in control around food when I’m eating out and staying in a hotel?!) I realized I was doing a bunch of things to...
Oct 10, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
In the world of intuitive eating, we’re told to “just listen to your body” and eat according to that. But what if all your body wants is junk food? What are you supposed to do then?Ā Enter today’s podcast where I’m answering this question...
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 youāve been in the diet world for any length of time, you know how frustrating the weight battle can be. But what if weāre 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 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...
