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Hooboy, the news is grim for salads these days. I went to Whole Foods to buy a head or two of organic lettuce but found them looking too forlorn to take home. I guess no one wants to take a chance these days. That's a shame because those heads offer a safer option for those unwilling to forgo a ...

Aug 01, 2026 cook! food heritage food newsletter no calorie counting

How to Never Diet Again: My New Weight Loss Book (Sneak Peek)

As you might have gathered from the title, I'm writing a book. This is something I've wanted to do for years, and now I am. It's the anti-diet, weight mastery manifesto that refuses to engage with diet culture nonsense. Instead, I've collected nearly two decades of practical insights, doable prac...

Jul 24, 2026 book chapter weight mastery

The Healthy Eating Lesson Hiding in my Closet.

55 is a great time to reevaluate. If you don't know this about me, I like clothes. Always have. I have photos of myself in every decade posing in some outfit I thought was the bee's knees. Here's me at 13. I'll let you guess what decade this is in 😄 This snap features my Dad's jacket, a beloved...

Jul 17, 2026 cook! food heritage food newsletter no calorie counting

One Question, Your Story, and a Free Course

Hi 👋 , I'm working on something, and for once, I need your voice in it more than mine. I could tell you about my own struggles, but I'd like to hear about yours — the moment things stopped adding up, the doctor who waved you off, the diet someone put you on before you even had a driver's license....

Jul 10, 2026

Weight Mastery on the Road

A reader wants to know how to eat healthfully while traveling. I have answers. In the 15 years since my 55-pound loss, I've learned so much about how to be out in the world and have fun without going off the rails. Hey Amanda, great question. First, it might surprise you to know that I'm not a ...

Jun 26, 2026 cook! food heritage food newsletter no calorie counting travel

Dissecting The Perfect Dinner

I make this chicken dish on repeat and never worry about the calories or the impact on my weight. My food system is what gives me the confidence to make this dish and eat it attuned to my hunger. I can easily stop when I've had enough, confident that if I get hungry again, I can eat more. This...

Jun 12, 2026 aging chicken community cook! food heritage food newsletter no calorie counting ultraprocessed

Are Flour-Based Pasts Always Bad For Weight?

1. Grinding wheat into flour changes how you absorb calories. 2. What about if it's whole wheat? 3. What about brown rice flour?4. My approach to eating flour-based foods. There's an endless debate over the health of refined flour products. Are they 'bad'? No. Are they 'good'? Also, no. I've wa...

Jun 05, 2026 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

Protein bars. Yay or nay?

A practical guide to the weird world of protein bars. Protein bars are what happens when we lose touch with the wholeness of a food. I say that as someone who consumes them, although after writing this missive, it will be far less. Protein bars encourage us to look at the front of the package w...

May 01, 2026 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

Would this have fooled you?

I was wearing a glucose monitor on a long bike ride when I ate a bag of jalapeño cheese puffs. What can I say, things happen (even to healthy living advocates). My blood sugar rose to 170. And not just for a few minutes. It stayed elevated for hours after. That got my attention. Not because ch...

Apr 11, 2026

I'm 55 Today 🎈

We all marvel at our own ability to hit another birthday. Is it an accomplishment? Not exactly. Time marches sprints on regardless. Still, it's a thing. You got here, wherever that is. And so it is with me. I'm here, halfway through my fifties, and the thing I am marveling at is not so much that...

Mar 24, 2026

If it's confusing, that's by design.

I'm kidding about the wreck yourself, but not the test part. Let's keep this light. Eating healthfully isn't about perfection or shaming ourselves for getting it 'wrong.' It's about curiosity and inching towards a version of health that works for you. Cool, cool, now let's get on with it. Her...

Mar 06, 2026 aging alcohol community menopause newsletter sugar ultraprocessed

Convinced Your Metabolism Is Shot? Here's What's Really Happening.

1. 2. 3. It's not your metabolism. It's not your age. It's not even the calories. It's the intersection of three things: your body's changing glucose response + ultra-processed food everywhere + not knowing how to spot it. The good news? Once you can identify which foods ...

Feb 27, 2026 bloating food processing menopause metabolism midlife myths weight gain

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I'm one of 4% who lost significant weight and kept it off past the ten-year mark.

I did it without apps, fasting schemes, calorie counting, or carb restriction.

In my newsletter I answer the question: How do I live well, delight in food, and still have a healthy weight?