“Do you have any advice for me to lose weight without obsessing over food? I need to lose weight for health reasons.” Something along those lines is one of the main questions I get on a daily basis. I consistently share my story and experience with chronic dieting and obsessive compulsive behaviours around food, so suffice to say I am not a fan of intentional weight loss. However, I totally get that it’s freaking hard to not listen to all the diet-culture-infused messa[...]
I am so excited to share this interview with you because I know you will love it so much! In today’s episode I am chatting with my friend Davida Lederle, who is the creator behind The Healthy Maven, a multi-channel health- and wellness platform dedicated to making healthy living easier and sustainable. Davida’s content is diverse, ranging from recipes, to travel, to self-care with a focus on how to live healthfully, rather than living for your health. When Davida isn’t in the kitchen,[...]
Yesterday, I ate my feelings. Yup. I haven’t dealt with emotional eating since my dieting days, which has been a while. But yesterday, I felt overwhelmed, had the Period blues and felt like the work I am putting into my business isn’t enough. I felt that I’m not enough. I was hungry around 4pm and my snack didn’t satisfy me, so I got another snack and then another one... I realized pretty quickly that no amount of food could possibly fill me up, because what I actual[...]
Hey you! Thank you for joining me today in this Q&A podcast session.I decided to do this episode, because I get a lot of questions in my Instagram DM folder and E-mail inbox and a lot of them are very similar in nature. It makes sense, because when we go through challenges with food and our body, we tend to think we’re alone in all this, but we actually never are. Our journeys are usually more similar than we think. The Questions I answer: What do you do on days where you “feel[...]
Wow, episode number 2 of my very own podcast, I still cannot believe I did it. I’ve been listening to podcasts for years now and never in a million years did I think I could pull off having my own show. But, here we are :) For the past few months, I have been busy with this new project of mine, because I want to make sure that I bring you the best value possible, while I hang out inside your ear buds as you clean the house, drive to work, walk your dog or any other time slots you dedicate to l[...]
I was shaking with nervousness as I submitted my Podcast to iTunes for review and publishing, but I did it! It’s published, finally! For the past few months, I have been busy with this new project of mine, because I want to make sure that I bring you the best value possible, while I hang out inside your ear buds as you clean the house, drive to work, walk your dog or any other time slots you dedicate to listening to podcasts. I simply cannot wait to hear your feedback about this show, because[...]
binge eat·ing (noun) = the consumption of large quantities of food in a short period of time, typically as part of an eating disorder. I have openly shared my experience with binge eating and extreme hunger before, because I always get asked how I stopped binge eating. In this article, I want to give you my Top 3 Tips on how I ended the cycle of binge eating and found freedom and peace with food, so you can understand: …why your body drives you to eat large quantities of food …th[...]
Have you ever woken up and immediately felt icky in your skin? You felt just fine the day before, but today you feel bloated, puffy and generally “off”. Looking in the mirror becomes a pain and you just want to put your pajamas back on and crawl under the covers. Been there? I sure have. I used to have these kinds of days all the time. The funny part is that I had them even more so when I was about 40 pounds lighter than I am now. Coincidence? I don’t think so. 2 years ago,[...]
Sometimes I wonder… what came first for me? Was it my anxiety or my eating disorder? I dove deep into researching the connection between mental health and disordered eating behaviors and it brought me a lot of clarity. I want to pass my knowledge on to you, so you can understand: How my anxiety caused me to self-sabotage with food as a coping mechanism Why certain coping mechanisms can help us survive How to cope with mental health concerns in recovery[...]
Binge eating (or extreme hunger in response to food deprivation) is one of the most isolating behaviors, because of the shame and guilt we experience afterwards. The most memorable experience for me was a Wednesday-evening in October 2016. It was about a month after my wedding – for which I had dieted harder than ever - and my husband was supposed to be gone for work. However, he came home early to surprise me and walked in on me sitting on the kitchen floor, surrounded by candy wrappe[...]