Binging or eating more than feels comfortable can cause a lot of stress and shame. For many people, the natural response is to try to “fix” it by restricting their food intake the next day. But restriction can actually make the desire to binge stronger and feeds the binge-restrict cycle. Read on to learn what…
If you struggle with body confidence (really, who doesn’t?), body image affirmations can be a useful tool to improve your body image and help you worry less about your body. Learning to accept your genetics and the natural changes that will inevitably occur in your body throughout your life is an important part of becoming…
If you’re new to intuitive eating, you may be worried that all you’ll eat if you let go of food rules is pizza and ice cream. This is a totally normal fear, especially if you tend to eat a lot of those foods in between diets. But eating intuitively does still mean eating lots of…
Ready to stop dieting for good? If you feel stuck in a restrict-binge cycle and are ready to ditch diets, but don’t know where to start, these top tips will help you get started. Why should you stop dieting? In short, diet’s don’t work. Dieting is a predictor of weight gain, it slows your metabolism,…
Diets are literally everywhere you turn. It seems like every day there is a new diet that’s promising fast results. But if diets actually worked, would we be looking for a new one every month? Still, it can be oh so tempting to try another one. It will be different this time, right? Maybe you’re…
While it’s totally normal to think about food from time to time (such as when you’re hungry or when you’re meal planning), constantly thinking about food can take up a lot of time and mental energy. If you feel like thinking about food has taken over your life, it’s time to examine why. Figuring out…
The intuitive eating hunger fullness scale is a practical tool that can help you build awareness of your body’s internal hunger and fullness cues. This can ultimately help you ditch the calorie counters and diet rules, and learn to trust your body to tell you when and how much to eat. Keep reading if you…
Accepting your body and rejecting the idea that thinner is better is a journey that takes time. If loving your body and embracing body positivity feels like an unattainable goal, then body respect could be a good place to start. Body respect is one way to help you move from from body hatred to body…
Do you find yourself reaching for snacks frequently during the day? If so, you may be wondering how to stop snacking. It’s important to note that there is nothing inherently bad about snacking. Snacks can be a wonderful opportunity to add important nutrients to your diet and can improve energy throughout the day. However, snacking…
