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...
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 ...
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 ...
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....
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...
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...
If you’ve ever felt like you “failed” intuitive eating, this one’s for you.
It’s easy to fall in love with the promise: what if the solution to decades of dieting, emotional eating, or weight cycling was as simple as listening to your hunger and honoring your fullness?
No points, no macros, no w...
I’m back from ten days of gorging myself on paella, tapas, and Iberian ham (and not gaining even a pound). I know it sounds like a bougie statement of the obvious, but the noticeable absence of obesity in that country astounds me. Even the most rural towns have a patisserie on every block. I gue...
I did a thing!
The reactions you get when you tell people you're buying a motorcycle are evenly split between excitement and horror. Truth be told, I think I feel both, but I love big experiences, so I got it. I'll be cruising this baby through the mountains this summer—hopefully, long stretche...
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Manage Your Hunger–Not Your Calories 💡
Three articles to help you see the effects of food and food products.
I abandoned restrictive eating practices seventeen years ago, which includes...
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Seventeen years ago, I was at my heaviest. This came after twenty-plus years of weight cycling through diets and strenuous exercise. Each time, my weight climbed back up with a little extra....
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The through-line of my life is food. It's not fitness or losing weight.
Specifically, it's the pleasure and importance of food without compromising your health.
People often miss that becaus...
