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…
Category: phase 1
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…
The Diet Coke’s gotta go
I say this with all love, no judgment, because I’ve been there. I used to drink two liters of diet soda every day. Yep. Two liters. Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper were my favorites, but I would settle for Diet Pepsi in a pinch. I always had a soft spot for regular Coke as a kid, but…
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….
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 