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. Here's the ask Hit reply and answer one (or more) of these. Three to five sentences is plenty — I'm...

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 big meal prepper.  COOK! was born from my system of making real food on the fly. That means I keep a...

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 is what I mean by food freedom. Eating with pleasure, and free from a running calculator. That's be...