Intuitive Eating

Do you spend a lot of time thinking about what to eat? How much should you eat? What would happen if you gave yourself unconditional permission to eat?   Are you finding yourself snacking constantly and feeling guilty after you eat? You’re eating unconditionally when:  Having food rules about what you eat comes from diet culture […]

We need food to survive.  However, food is so much more than fuel. Food is the sustenance that connects us and makes us thrive as human beings.  Food is more than fuel because:  Viewing food as fuel and nothing more deprives us of all of the miraculous health, social, and psychological benefits that food has

Are you wondering why you’re not losing weight on intermittent fasting? Do you find yourself keeping your designated fasting schedule with no resulting weight loss?  Reasons you might not be losing weight with intermittent fasting include:  The longer the length of time in which you fast can make it more likely that you will experience

The wellness diet is often advertised as being a healthy alternative to rigid meal plans, food restrictions, and counting calories.   But how healthy is the wellness diet?  Further, what even is the wellness diet?  Common guidelines for the wellness diet include:  The common denominator in all diets that claim to be wellness-focused is that they

Having a fear of being hungry is not normal.  However, if you are someone who struggles with an eating disorder, a chronic illness, or digestive problems the fear of food can be genuine.  Fear of hunger can be caused by:  This article explores how to navigate the fear of hunger when it is related to

Do you feel like you are often eating past fullness? Feeling like you have overeaten can be stressful both physically and emotionally.  But what does it really mean to eat past fullness?   Eating past fullness might mean:  Eating past fullness can feel different for everyone.  It is important to remember that fullness will often mean

The food police are the internal and external voices with a negative narrative focused on food shaming.  Typical messages from the food police include:  The messages from the food police come from diet culture, healthism and fatphobia.  Each participant of the food police is part of a larger group of food and body shamers.  It’s

Does eating feel like a chore for you? Are you feeling overwhelmed with the thought of prepping meals and eating multiple times a day?  You are not alone.   If you think about it, nourishing your body really can take up a significant portion of your life!   Eating can feel like a chore because:  There are

“I’m so excited to be on the newest (insert trend) diet,” said no one ever.  Bottom line, dieting sucks.  Even if dieting “works” for a little while, it still sucks.   Dieting is the process of trying to force your body to take up less space in the world through food restriction.   The most common behaviors

Head hunger is the experience of having intense cravings for food while not physically feeling the need to eat.   Head hunger is characterized by:  If you’ are someone who is experiencing non-physical hunger, you might feel like you have lost control of your experiences with food.   However, head hunger is a perfectly normal physical response