Jan 3, 2018 | Freedom From Dieting
It’s the beginning of January, which means one thing: we get seriously seduced by diets and the hope that THIS is the year we’ll finally fix our food/weight/body issues. Everywhere we look, people are raving about about the new program that has worked for...
Nov 29, 2017 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Do you find yourself always feeling guilty and criticizing yourself about something you ate? Whether it’s after Thanksgiving dinner, post get together with friends, or after an 8 pm cookie binge, we constantly feel guilty about what we’re eating....
Oct 31, 2017 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Exactly 14 years ago I sat down across from the woman who would end up being my therapist. Almost before she had a chance to greet me, I desperately asked her: “How long will it take to feel normal around food? How long until I stop binging and...
Oct 3, 2017 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC When you’re obsessed with controlling your food intake, body size, and the number on the scale, the concept of “eating what you want” sounds foreign, frightening, and...
Sep 13, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting
When you’re feeling like food is the ONE thing that consumes you 24/7, it can feel overwhelming to think about how to stop obsessing over food. I’ve taken 3 of the most important shifts to start with to help your days feel more free! 1. Let weight loss...
Sep 6, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting
At some point in this journey, if you are overweight, you may get confused. The ideas of “love your body as it is”, “accept yourself as you are”, “focus on health, not weight” and all of the other messages we receive on the journey can leave you feeling like there’s...
Aug 29, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting
Here’s the catch 22 in the diet world: you’re working diligently on being “normal” around food but you have some sort of food restriction, allergy, intolerance or preference for being vegetarian or vegan. The question is… Can you still be...
Aug 21, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting, Nourishment and Self Care
Do you swear to yourself you won’t finish everything on your plate but at the end of the meal realize that you inhaled all your food yet again? Welcome to the “Clean Plate Club” 🙂 (One that most of us don’t really want to be a part of!) So many...
Jul 19, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting
One of the most difficult things to practice at first is going from a rule-based way of eating (“shoulds”, rules, diets, etc) to “hearing” and honoring what your body is telling you. It’s hard because after years of dieting and/or...
May 30, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting
When we first realize that dieting doesn’t work, learning how to listen to our body can be terrifying. So, how do you start to trust yourself around food? How do you take all of the years spent NOT listening to your body and learn to trust yourself again? Find...
Apr 11, 2017 | Binge Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting
When it comes to feeling confident in our eating, we all know that special events and holidays can be super challenging! Since Easter is this week, I wanted to do a special post on “How To Not Binge On Easter Candy”. You can use this as a reminder for any...
Mar 22, 2017 | Freedom From Dieting
If you follow my blog and know what I teach, you know that I do not “sell” weight loss. I am not a fan of “before and after” photos (read one of my most popular blog posts on that here), I don’t advocate clean eating, I never prescribe...
