Diet-Free Living

Can You Trust Yourself Around Food?

Can You Trust Yourself Around Food?

May 28, 2015

In my practice as a Registered Dietitian, I teach the tenets of mindful eating.   Mindful eating is the non-diet approach to eating that incorporates...

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Pledge To Be Perfectly Imperfect

Pledge To Be Perfectly Imperfect

April 17, 2015

Thanks to the age of social media, dieting advice, fitspo (fitness inspiration, it’s a real term!), and new “experts,” body image id...

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What Does Hungry Feel Like?

What Does Hungry Feel Like?

March 27, 2015

In today’s society, we eat on the run; take our meals during meetings, while carpooling, and sometimes standing in front of the fridge when deci...

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The Last Supper Syndrome And The Vicious Cycle of Restrictive Eating

The Last Supper Syndrome And The Vicious Cycle of Restrictive Eating

March 13, 2015

Have you ever decided to start a diet on Monday, and then spend the weekend gearing up for this diet by gorging on all of your favorite “guilty...

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Why I Will Never Diet Again

Why I Will Never Diet Again

February 18, 2015

I broke up with my diet recently. I have been on some sort of diet since I was nine years-old, but in recent years, there was one particular diet in...

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Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken: Easy To Make, Easy To Clean Up

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken: Easy To Make, Easy To Clean Up

January 22, 2014

Ever have one of those days when you really don’t feel like cooking?  So much so that you are dreading making dinner before you even eat lunch?...

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