If you are living in the US, this week is traditionally kicking off the holiday season, which for many of us can be a triggering time. It's also a very confusing time. There's plenty of family gatherings and work events/holiday parties with food being a huge part of it. Yet, most of the conversations revolve around which diet Sally is starting on January 1st to "make up for the holiday meals"... So, today, I want to give you 3 important holidays reminders, whether you are in the U[...]
“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[...]
I want to highlight something that I think a lot of us are ashamed to talk about: Our desire to be intimate - either with our partner/date or with ourselves. Since I restricted food severely from a young age, my desire to experience and enjoy sex never really developed. I was ashamed of my non-existent sex drive I always thought I’m just weird this way and that I’m just not one of those women that enjoys being touched and trying out new things in the bedroom. In fa[...]
When I decided I was done chasing the “perfect body” and dieting myself into the ground, I experienced a period of a few months where I ate upwards of tens of thousands of calories every single day. I would eat carrot cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. I felt so defeated and unable to stop. My body had completely taken over and I was on autopilot. Even though my stomach was painfully full, I was still hungry - mentally hungry. My body kept asking for more. This[...]
HAPPY 10th birthday to my one and only sidekick! It’s a special day for my rescue “puppy” and cutest Boston Terrier in the world, Bruce. We got him exactly 5 years ago, after he was rescued from an illegal puppy-mill. Every day, I wish we could have rescued him sooner. Still, getting to have Bruce for the last 5 years has been a huge blessing in our lives. Since Bruce doesn’t have social media or access to this Blog and won’t see this post, I want to make it[...]
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[...]