Oh how I hate that old chestnut. Theoretically, “everything in moderation” makes perfect sense. But in reality, it sends some very unhelpful, unhealthy signals. Moderation implies that you are a moderator. That line of thinking: Puts you on the slippery slope of arbitrary counting (“I can eat 10 gummy bears every day….actually though wouldn’t 9 be better? Well…
Tag: disordered eating
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…
Me vs. food
I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t obsessed with food. When I was 4 or 5, I ate so many Cheetos that I puked all over my dad’s carpet. I was probably 8 by the time I started sneaking junk food into my room to eat at night, because I felt ashamed by my…
Signs of disordered eating
Patterns of disordered eating are so normalized in our culture that many people don’t even recognize them. They may even associate these patterns with being “good” or “healthy.” I strongly believe that healthful and mindful eating cannot be built on a foundation of disordered eating, so it’s important to recognize and acknowledge these patterns in…
six months to sanity 