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Things that might surprise people: I love Thanksgiving. I get to see my family and eat yummy things. Win-win. That doesn't mean I put moderation or healthy eating on a shelf; I build it right in. Not out of some sense of virtue, but because I hate the hangover of feeling unwell or gaining a few p...

Nov 21, 2025 food processing holidays real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

Here's The Science of No-Diet Weight Loss (Finally)

And why this information is important to anyone who cares about their health. You're here for a reason. Healthy eating feels confusing, or you want to feel better. Maybe there's a metabolic disorder upending your life. It could be weight gain, or high blood pressure/blood sugar/cholesterol (not ...

Oct 17, 2025 calories food processing real food salad ultra-processed weight gain what to eat

This is a perfect meal 🎣

I adore tinned fish, which makes me cool and smart. Sometimes, people disagree (about any of that), but I pay them no mind. Tinned fish is not the cat food adjacent stuff at the grocery store that looks weird and smells worse. It's just a way of preserving small, highly nutritious fish that gen...

Oct 03, 2025 calories cook! fish food processing real food salad weight gain what to eat

My oncologist fired me. 🍎

I mean, she was nice about it. But, yeah, don't come back. In 2014, I was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer. In 2017, I had a recurrence. I don't have enough space or tissues to tell you about the years of surgeries, scary visits, lost sleep, lost eyebrows, clinical fatigue, PTSD, unbel...

Sep 19, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

What if your body's right? 🍎

What if you already know? These were my thoughts when I read about Ozempic face or the volumes of loose skin people are contending with after rapid weight loss. Of course, the answer is surgery, fillers, and products. The fix for the fix. From my view, it feels brutal. Bodies respond to ultra-pr...

Sep 05, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

My favorite reads of the week 🍎

Summer is winding down, bike rides are plentiful, and I can't stop eating figs from a tree in my neighborhood. Not to project too much equanimity, I read the news after all. Still, I love picnics on warm nights, tomatoes that taste like tomatoes, and sunsets at 8p. Now is a good time to be still...

Aug 22, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

My favorite reads of the week 🍎

I've just wrapped up the Spring Cohort of the program just in time for a sweaty, hot summer. The heat is a reminder to slow down, eat lots of produce, and never forget the bug juice. The end of a coaching stretch is always bittersweet. I get to delve into the big 'whys' that keep people from enac...

Jul 18, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

Member question: How do you get other people in your household to stop bringing home junk?

A member of the sugar course wrote to me about how to create household change. This is such an important issue because it speaks directly to understanding ourselves in a way that allows for genuine progress. All the good intentions in the world won't help you if you're called to the pastries on ...

Jul 11, 2025 diets food processing how to live real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

Even dieticians don't get it.

You know why it was so hard to lose weight for twenty-plus years? My slow metabolism I needed solid information about food. What foods make it simple to have a healthy weight? What am I eating that my body has to store? How can I have sweets without bingeing? People have been eating since ...

Jul 04, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

No-cook, no-recipe cabbage is minimal work for maximum deliciousness 🥬

Make it in under 15 minutes using ingredients you already have–now there's a veggie in the fridge ready to use in all kinds of meals. IKYK, you need to eat more veggies, but who wants to come home and prep after a long day? Even I, your healthy pal, am often too tired to start chopping at 6 p.m....

Jun 20, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

My favorite reads of the week 🍎

This is what I found illuminating 💡 in my ongoing exploration of food, weight, life satisfaction, and body comfort. I think of what I do as holistic, but that word has been co-opted by companies that never address the full life circumstances that keep us stuck in unhealthy behaviors. In wellness...

Jun 13, 2025 calories food processing real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

What's Wrong With Tator Tots?

Food processing we barely think about, but should. My Dad and I went to brunch last Sunday. Not something I do a lot because brunch is generally a hot mess of sugar and alcohol. I knew I'd skip the highly processed items like waffles or pancakes and opt for an omelet. That's from two long-standi...

Jun 06, 2025 diets food processing how to live real food reduce sugar weight gain what to eat

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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.

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