How do we develop a healthy habit? While attempting to feel productive during the quarantine, I cleaned out my desk drawers and came upon some old planners. Leafing through these planners, I kept noticing the same two goals atop each page – to exercise and meditate. This was a lightbulb moment for me because somehow, without realizing, I had achieved these goals. I now exercise and … [Read more...] about How to Use Habits to Reach Your Intuitive Eating and Self-care Goals
Eating Disorder Recovery
Tips to help you say NO to dieting during the pandemic
We must say NO to Dieting, Even When Thoughts of Weight Loss are Ever-present Well, this past week has been very stressful! Hurricane Isaias missed my mother in Florida but took out my power in New York for 7 days. I think ordinarily I would have felt a little inconvenienced but in the age of COVID, every little annoyance seems more intense. I mean, who remembers food safety when deciding … [Read more...] about Tips to help you say NO to dieting during the pandemic
Eating Disorder Recovery During the Holidays and Holiday Meals
Thanksgiving is synonymous with family, festivities and FOOD. While the notion of gathering with loved ones around the table is pleasant for many with an eating disorder, it can be filled with landmines if you’re struggling with food, weight, and/or body image. If you’re a chronic dieter, large holiday meals can reinforce binge behavior. Dieting, in fact, predicts binge eating, which in turn, … [Read more...] about Eating Disorder Recovery During the Holidays and Holiday Meals
A Story about the Fear of Fat for One Family
Fatphobia, or weight stigma as it is often referred to, impacts us all, but impacts people in larger bodies the most. We are a culture that equates *fat* with ill health, and often describes fat people as lazy, unintelligent, or sloppy. This diet culture that we live in creates a fear of fat and blatant discrimination for people of size. My story is about someone who could be you, or any one … [Read more...] about A Story about the Fear of Fat for One Family
Eating Disorder Recovery During the Holidays and Holiday Meals
For most of us, Easter or Passover are synonymous with family, festivities and feasting. FOOD. While the notion of gathering with loved ones around the table is pleasant for many, it can be filled with landmines if you’re struggling with food, weight, and/or body image. If you’re a chronic dieter, large holiday meals can reinforce binge behavior. Dieting, in fact, predicts binge eating, which in … [Read more...] about Eating Disorder Recovery During the Holidays and Holiday Meals
Can Meal Planning Help with Eating Disorder Recovery & Intuitive Eating? Part 2
Yes! Gentle nutrition is a goal of intuitive eating, and having the foods you enjoy at hand gives you a better chance of finding variety and satisfaction! I have been thinking a lot about how I prepare meals in my home and lately it’s been lacking. I notice that when I don’t have the food(s) that I really like - foods that are nourishing as well as satisfying - I do not eat as well as I would … [Read more...] about Can Meal Planning Help with Eating Disorder Recovery & Intuitive Eating? Part 2
