I’m a dietitian who practices from a weight neutral, Health at Every Size perspective and for over a year and a half I was working as part of a weight loss surgery (WLS) team. I helped guide patients through the process to get approved by insurance and instructed them on dietary needs for pre and post op. Today I’m sharing some of my biggest takeaways after working in weight loss surgery.
Read MoreThe pressure to lose weight and look a certain way for you wedding is a product of the diet culture we live in. It stems from the idea that thinner=better and more beautiful and we should strive to achieve that by any means necessary.
Read MoreWe're a few weeks into January and still in the thick of "New Years resolution season." Most of the gyms and diet companies are still pumping out ads for their products like it's nobody's business. So if you've recently started working on your relationship with food, this can be a challenging time to continue on the road toward intuitive eating.
Read MoreWe all have a set of core values. We use those values to inform the decisions that we make as we move throughout the world. There is an activity that I do with all my clients when we first meet. We sit down and they will write down as many of their core values that they can think of then they'll spend time contemplating how they're currently living them out, how it will look in the future and what's getting in the way of living out their values right now.
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