One of the worst effects of weight cycling (dieting to lose, living to gain) is that it creates deep anxiety around the essential functions of living: being hungry, selecting food, and enjoying mealtime.
You know, life.
Member Kathleen wrote beautifully about the effects of a lifetime of turni...
Of note: this information is for people who are ~if possible~ trying to balance alcohol with weight loss. It's not intended to address addiction and will be useless on that front.
Let's get into it.
In this issue:
Why an operating system is more effective than rules (or apps).
The power of de...
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Some great reads while you observe yourself with alcohol 🍷
Last week, I published part one (of two) on alcohol with some questions to spark curiosity about yourself. This examination is a f...
Of note: this information is for people who are trying to balance alcohol with weight loss. It's not intended to address addiction and will be useless on that front.
Let's get into it
In this issue:
The problem(s) alcohol brings to healthy weight living.
My experience
Three questions to ask yo...
I hated dieting. That part, you probably know.
But why? It wasn't that I was unwilling to eat differently or even somewhat less. It was the labor diets required (and the attendant joylessness).
What's interesting about modern dieting (and the truth is, all diets are modern because the under...
Reducing sugar is necessary for sustained weight loss. It was the first thing I tackled sixteen years ago and remains a cornerstone of my no-diet approach.
I don't care what anyone tells you; sugar is a problem for weight. Decades of calorie counting give the impression that you can skirt the e...
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I say dismantle because this is increme...
It probably is. This edition is devoted to helping you spot one and understand why this matters.
Last week, I taught an in-person cooking class, and one of the young women in attendance told me about her membership in a no-diet weight loss class that, wait for it, has members tracking all their...
Here's the whole question.
After eating “mostly paleo-ish” for 5+ years, I started trying to consume more grains (a variety of whole grains like sprouted wheat, buckwheat, oats, millet, farro, etc, using these in stews/soups, homemade bread & granola).
While my LDL has improved (the main reas...
As with most categories, marketing has skewed our thoughts about whole or unprocessed foods.
That's made spotting them harder, but I'm here to help. I spend an enormous amount of time trying to simplify a complex, hazy, and unreliable food system so that you can have what I have–food freedom.
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The issue isn't how to improve yourself but becoming more aware of what's affecting you. That awareness creates alignment between your behavior and desired outcomes.
I understand change as a beautiful, honest, and profoundly self-compassionate process that begins with good questions.
Here are th...
It exists! Heritage foods are integral to a real food diet. They provide flavor and low-glycemic eating.
Heritage foods have a long tradition in culture. They have been made by hand for hundreds if not thousands of years, and the process used to manufacture them results in a more nutritious produ...
