Learn what a team of eating disorder dietitians have to say about why it's hard for most people to "just stop dieting" because it isn't that simple. Every year, May 6th comes around, and people highlight and talk about International No Diet Day. Over the years, I’ve...
Why Holiday Meals Are So Hard to Navigate During Eating Disorder Recovery. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas... they are all synonymous with family, festivities and FOOD. While the notion of gathering with loved ones around the table is pleasant for some, for many...
Weight stigma, also called weight bias, weight discrimination, fat shaming, or sizeism, is one of the last socially acceptable forms of discrimination. It shows up in schools, workplaces, families, and even healthcare settings. Research has found that weight...
What My Client’s Letter Reveals About Her ED Recovery, treatment and Weight Stigma As a dietitian with more than 35 years of experience, the last 20 working specifically with eating disorders, I've seen firsthand how deeply words can impact the recovery process for...
Worrying about your child's health as a parent is understandable, especially as they head off to college. As our calendars turn to August, we're reminded that back to school and summer's end will soon be here. As dietitians, we are constantly confronted with the...
As eating disorders dietitians, one of the most asked questions we get from clients is. “What am I supposed to weigh?” For many people, healing their relationship with food and their bodies -- whether recovering from an eating disorder or putting an end to chronic...
Striving for the "perfect" body often leads to negative self-image and anxiety. We see this daily, working with our clients on their path to healing from eating disorders, disordered eating and making peace with food and body image. This negative self-image is...
Our words and actions can have lifelong impacts on our children. I can still remember a powerful body-shaming message that I received when I was younger. It was like yesterday that my ballet teacher told me, in front of the entire class, that I must slim down because...
Diets don’t work and they bring more unhappiness than peace with food. I wanted to share with you a personal letter one of our team members wrote years ago to … her diet. 🤭 At a recent team meeting, all of us dietitians at Erica Leon Nutrition reflected on how much...
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