Thinking about food all the time? Learn how undernourishment, dieting, and food rules can increase food noise and how nutrition therapy can help reduce it without medication.

It seems nowadays EVERYONE is a nutritionist, am I right?

And because we have varying degrees (but often not actual degrees) of nutrition “experts,” we get a wide range of information, plans, and programs, which can make it unclear what a degreed nutritionist actually does and how they can help you above and beyond what’s already out there…everywhere.

So here are some things I want to let you know about working with a registered dietitian nutritionist:

Spring can be a surprisingly tender time for body image.

As layers come off, it’s easy to feel more exposed…and in a world that pushes “summer body” messaging, that pressure can feel loud.

If you’re feeling it, you’re not doing anything wrong. Read on for some gentle reminders…

Which eating pattern do you fall into? Learn how to move from restriction, rigidity, or chaos toward a more easeful way of eating.

Think saying “you look great” is harmless? Here are 3 reasons to rethink commenting on weight loss…and better ways to support others.

Eat tons of protein, limit carbs, go low fat, cut out sugar, gluten, dairy, eat only whole foods, eat only clean foods, intermittent fast, count and track…anything and everything (calories, macros, points).

These approaches are all different. Some even contradict each other. But they have one very important thing in common… and it’s the common thread that causes them to backfire for most people. 

They are built on assumptions, and we all know what happens when you assume…let’s take a closer look:

While we can never truly know what causes a person’s body to change, we are hearing a lot of speculation about GLP-1 medication use. We are answering many questions and helping clients decide whether these medications are right for them.

If you have questions too, here are three important things to understand about GLP-1 medications and weight loss:

When you think about it, our kids are home with us for the first 18 years or so of their lives, that’s not much. Let’s say my kids will live well into their 90’s (and there is a good chance as my grandma lived until she was 100), that means they have like 80% of their life left after they leave my home. 

This is why I talk to parents about what I call the long game when it comes to our kid’s nutrition and their relationship with food…

Consider a Don’t List in your Resolution this year. I especially like a Don’t List when it comes to having a healthy relationship with food and body. To show you what I mean, I thought I’d share mine as a nutritionist who helps women become more body confident:

In year’s past the excitement of a new beginning was palpable once the confetti settled - the promise of a new, fitter, thinner, healthier version of yourself. 

But maybe now you are someone that is beginning to question all the hype around weight loss resolutions. 

We are officially IN the holidays. It is a time for thankfulness, joy and celebration. For gifts, goodies and parties. And for mixed messages about food, indulging, and the resulting guilt…

The problem with negotiating Halloween candy away from our kids now is that it doesn’t give them the opportunity to learn how to be around a lot of candy (or other fun holiday treats)… which they eventually will be one day. 

If you woke up tomorrow and your weight would not be affected by what or how much you ate, would you eat differently than you do now?

Are you envisioning all the things that you would want to eat and enjoy right now?

Would it feel freeing to eat what you wanted? Would it feel liberating to no longer feel guilty for it?

This is what eating intuitively feels like.

If you don’t diet, do you worry that you are letting yourself go?

Diet culture sells the message that if you aren’t dieting, then you aren’t caring at all (there’s some black and white/all or nothing thinking for ya). 

Actually, there is a lot of space between choosing not to diet and not caring at all...

I am in a Facebook group of mostly women about simplifying tasks in life, and someone asked about how to simplify weight loss. 

You know what she got?

104 comments all giving DIFFERENT advice about how to lose weight.

And the thing is, everyone acted like it was so simple…

Listen up…

I want to share two tips for more energy that are targeted to my teachers out there with back to school happening, but this actually applies to everyone out there…

Are you feeling in a funk about your body lately?

If you are, you are not alone.

It’s a little something I like to call the body blues…

The older I get, the more I seem to do things that my parents did… good, bad or otherwise. 

This couldn’t be more true about body image. Studies show that having a good relationship with food and body is not taught, but caught. 

Did you know that your body doesn’t know the difference between eating less food because you choose to (like when you are trying to lose weight) and eating less food when you aren’t choosing to (as in food insecurity or a famine).

Your body is not aware that TRYING to lose weight is a thing. Your body knows that SURVIVING is a thing. That is why it is always working on your behalf to maintain your temperature, blood sugar, and you guessed it, your weight. 

When I do a discovery call with a client, I get to hear some of their story about food and body, what has worked and what hasn’t worked. 

There are some consistencies in the programs that haven’t worked. I consider these things unsupportive of lasting behavior change and I want to highlight three biggies here to make sure you are aware of these.