5 Ways to Tell You Might Be Too Food Focused
One of the best parts about mindful eating is that it can free you up from fixating on food. Instead, you can direct the energy you used...
Mindful Eating is Sometimes Messy – And That’s Okay
Do you like getting messy? Or does it make you uncomfortable? I think many of us are taught that messiness is something to avoid, but I...
Letting Myself Eat When Hungry
Recently I’ve had a couple of days where I’ve felt like the Very Hungry Caterpillar. In case you’re not familiar with it, The Very Hungry...
Why Being Fat Encourages You to Make Yourself Small
I recently watched the Hulu series Shrill, only to then discover that it was inspired by the book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by...
Implicit Weight Bias on the Rise – and My Own Results
I don’t like to think of myself as being biased. I imagine most people don’t. And yet when I took a recent test on the Harvard Project...
Deciding to Ditch the Salad
Have you ever gotten tired of eating salad? Either salad in general, or a specific salad? I’ve heard from many people that they’re sick...
Gelato as Consolation and Celebration
Last week, I wrote about why I dislike overeating, but also how I hoped the reminder would be useful when I went out for birthday gelato...
3 Reasons I Dislike Overeating
I have a confession – I overate at lunch on Friday. It’s not something I do often, and afterward, I remembered why. Here are my 3...
Reflections on “The Moment of Lift” and Weight Discrimination
I recently read The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates, and even though she didn’t talk about weight...
3 Tips to Help Avoid the Trap of Moral Licensing
Did you know that having the option of nutritious foods at a fast food restaurant can make it more likely for you to get fries and a...
