Cravings are what tell you after a long holiday of cookies and ham and heavy cream, “You know what sounds so delicious right now? A SALAD.” Let’s give it up for cravings. Poor, misunderstood cravings have this terrible reputation, and I don’t know why. Cravings are the best! When I’ve been drinking a little too much…
Category: 6m2s
Let’s talk about homeostasis
And let’s stop trying to fight it. The human body is all about maintaining equilibrium — homeostasis. When we’re hot, we sweat. When we’re cold, we shiver. These subconscious reactions help the body adjust to sub-optimal conditions, but then your conscious self jumps in to help, too. You make a conscious choice to go in…
Why intuitive eating hasn’t worked for you
Yet. Intuitive or mindful eating boils down to eating when you feel hungry and stopping when you feel full. Which, lord knows, you’ve tried time and time and time again. Right? No one wants to feel out of control around food. No one wakes up in the morning hoping to binge until their jaw hurts….
How it works: Phase 2
Welcome to sanity!!! Phase 2: Feel the hunger! Feel the fullness! You’ve totally nailed Phase 1, and your brain now knows that you don’t have to eat every morsel of food you ever see because you aren’t ***literally*** starving to death. I hope you’re feeling happy and hopeful and free. You don’t have to count…
On Independence Day
To the people out there who fear food. Who saved their calories for this day. Who dread the picnics and the barbecues and the potato salad and the pie. Who have their July 5 workouts planned out to burn it all off. I want you to know that this is not how life has to…
How it works: Phase 1
Like any good diet (jk, all diets are terrible), Six Months to Sanity comes in two phases. Are you ready? Let’s get started… PHASE 1: Just Eat It. This is the “six” part of the 6M2S plan. For six delightful months, you’ll give yourself full, reckless permission to freefall into all the food in all the world. Nothing…
six months to sanity 