A handy, personalized guide that works every time. What and when you should eat is a much-debated topic among dieters, and it seems like everyone has a different answer! This can get pretty confusing, so I put together a simple reference guide to help you answer these questions the right way, every time. Happy eating, everyone!
Category: intuitive eating
Actually, cravings are amazing
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…
What Non-Diet Nutrition Might Look Like
Originally posted on Dare to Not Diet:
All foods fit. YES THEY DO. One day last week, I found myself mentally running through what I ate that day – not for any reason other than as a memory exercise. I started tallying the different fruits and vegetables I ate just out of curiosity: peach, banana, green pepper, red pepper,…
Weight is not an equation
And we definitely don’t have all the variables. Our bodies are so amazing and smart, but if you believe the diet world, they’re legit mathematicians. Every day, they’re hard at work converting each carb into 4 calories and each gram of fat into 9 calories and ice water into negative calories and triple-checking that you didn’t put…
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…
No one can tell you what makes you feel full
I can’t believe we need to say this out loud. But I’ll say it again, in case you need to hear it: No one can tell you what makes you feel full. No nutritionist can tell you what makes you feel full. No nutrition panel can tell you what makes you feel full. Only your…
six months to sanity 