intuitive eating

How to Combat a Fat and Ugly Attack [Reader Intuitive Eating Question]

April 10, 2012

Trigger warning for mild mention of eating disordered behavior. This post talks about part of my recovery process. I love love love Natalie Dee. Ever had a “fat and ugly attack”? It’s like being on one of those makeover TV shows where everyone who you thought loved you shows up to tell you that you dress like a 50-year-old Amish hooker. From the 80′s. And then giggles while they go through your stretched out sweat pants and you try not to cry on camera. Except that instead of being attacked by your family and friends (seriously what is up with [...]

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My Short-Short Health & Fitness Book Report!

January 25, 2012

Thanks to Turbo Jennie (who got it from Leah? Or Sara?) for the vid! Totally safe for work. In fact, this video should become the theme for your next office party. Awesome. Click through to see the video if you get this via e-mail or RSS. Relaxation is such a personal thing. Some people get pedicures, others watch a show, still others crawl into the butt-end of a Dope Zebra and get all Party Rocker up in their backyard. Me? I read stuff. Not even fun stuff but non-fiction science-y stuff. I love it. But not everyone has the time [...]

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What Does Real Hunger Feel Like to You?

November 6, 2011

“Mom! I need food now! My little legs are so weak!!” My 7-year-old son eats like his dad (and is dramatic like his mom) so I wasn’t surprised when he came barging in the door after school as if he were auditioning for Oliver! He then proceeded to eat half the kitchen and only quit when he realized the spaghetti he was chewing on was the plastic pile that came with Jelly Bean’s play kitchen. The next morning at breakfast I prepared his usual feast only to have him shrug and say, “I’m not hungry this morning” and wander off to [...]

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The Part of Intuitive Eating I Most Struggle With [Advice, please?]

October 23, 2011

Betrayed by My Body: The overly dramatic saga continues! First I sneeze upside down and blow chunks (thank you to all of you who suggested using my neti pot to help get the stomach bile out of my sinuses – it is a fab idea and I’ll save it for next time although I sincerely hope there will be no next time), then I get another corneal abrasion from wearing my contacts too much forcing me to wear my nerd glasses and now I get attacked by own stiletto! (You should have seen Jelly Bean’s face) I mentioned before in [...]

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How I’m Doing With My Eating Disorder These Days [Readers' questions]

October 5, 2011

While I don’t use numbers and do not remotely condone, excuse or justify my disordered behaviors past or present, please be aware that some of the following may be triggering to certain readers. Take gentle care of yourselves; you know what you need today. photo credit Recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people about how I’m doing in my eating disorder recovery now. Usually people ask because they’re curious or are struggling with similar demons themselves – truly I never had any idea how prevalent disordered eating and thought patterns are until I started blogging/writing about it [...]

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The #1 Health Tip Every Expert Agrees On [And 3 Easy Ways to Do It!]

August 28, 2011

Paleo or vegan, conventional nutritionist or holistic healer, USDA lab rat or NY Times columnist - when it comes to how to be healthiest, there is a lot of disagreement but the one thing every expert* will tell you to do? Eat more vegetables! (Oh and drink water. Fine, that’s two things.) And yet when researchers tally up what people say they eat and what they really eat, almost everyone falls short on their servings of greens. The reason for this is simple: Popeye has been usurped by Iron Man. Actually, it’s because veggies don’t taste like cake. You may have [...]

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The One Part of Intuitive Eating I Can’t Master [And how I'm getting help for it]

August 2, 2011

I can’t help it – every time I think of obsessive navel gazing, I look to the master. Of course Inigo Montoya was completely awesome. Having a year-plus of Intuitive Eating* under my belt and counting nary a single calorie, fat gram or carb in that time has made me a bit cocky, I’ll admit it. I’ve even referred to myself as “recovered” a few times. I like absolutes. I’m a black and white thinker! I swing wildly back and forth between I’m cured! and I’m sick!. But as anyone who has ever had an eating disorder take up residence [...]

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One Year of Intuitive Eating and The Best Birthday Ever (Experiment Results are in!)

July 4, 2011

“Um, don’t take this the wrong way but I always see you guys killing yourselves for like 20 minutes but then you just…” her voice trailed off. “…Sit here and do this?” Gym Buddy Allison waved at us sitting and “stretching” (read: talking with one leg haphazardly extended). “Yeah! What’s up with that?!” Our new friend Erika at the gym asked as people slogged away on ellipticals all around us. “Oh that used to be us too, about 4 years ago,” I started. “But not anymore!” Allison chimed in. “We’ve learned a lot.” “So what changed?” Erika (who may soon [...]

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What Do You Eat to Fuel Your Workout? [Plus more exercise differences between men & women]

June 12, 2011

Man, I miss Calvin! Burping noxious flavors is my primary concern when deciding what to eat pre-workout. I know some athletes carb-load while others swear by fasted-state cardio and still others strive for a balanced meal 1-3 hours before getting their sweat on. And let’s not forget the smoothie/shake contingent! ( The difference between a workout smoothie and a shake? Nothing except that women drink the former and men drink the latter.) But who cares about blood glucose levels if I’m regurgitating sausage and peppers between sets? Add in my fish-oil supplement and I might retch on the track. Therefore [...]

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Is Eating Red Meat Bad For You? [Research Porn!]

June 5, 2011

I’ve heard cow tongue can be a delicacy but I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean on the first date. “Mom?” My freshly bathed son snuggled into my lap as we read through his favorite book before bedtime. “Yes, honey?” I answered, prepared for one of his silly existential questions he likes to pose right before lights out. (“If I had a googleplex of licorice would you make me share it with my brothers?”) His big sweet brown eyes looked up at me through those long lashes he got from my husband. Laying one little hand on my cheek he asked, [...]

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