You can learn to find happiness with exercise by following Principle 9 of Intuitive Eating - Exercise: Feel the Difference. If you’ve been reading along in my Intuitive Eating series, you might have been wondering when I’d discuss exercise. Well, that time has come!...
Originally published May 21, 2021; updated March 18, 2026. Many women turn to 100-calorie packs or pre-portioned snacks to help with portion control, prevent overeating, or feel more “in control” around certain foods. But whether these snack packs support your health...
If you found your way here from my High Fiber Fast Food guide, welcome! You’re likely here because you’re juggling a lot—and you need eating to be easy. In my Intuitive Eating work with clients, we often talk about gentle nutrition. Gentle nutrition isn’t about...
If you struggle with digestive symptoms like bloating, constipation, diarrhea, or heartburn (to name a few), you might have wondered if changing what you eat could help eliminate your symptoms. You’re not alone. In the media, we see individual stories of people...
Originally published December 5, 2019. Updated January 28, 2026. Emotional eating involves using food to help you cope with your emotions. If you struggle with emotional eating, you are not alone! One of the most common topics I get asked about is how to stop...
Updated January 24, 2026. Originally published May, 30, 2024. Think You Need to Avoid Fast Food to Meet Your Fiber Goals? This may surprise you, but staying on track with your fiber goals isn't impossible, even while eating a meal on the go. Many of us spend lots...
Updated January 8, 2026. Many women who experience weight gain in their 40s and 50s are actually navigating perimenopause or the menopause transition, whether they realize it or not. During this stage of life, hormone shifts can affect body composition, appetite,...
If you’re searching for a 1,700 calorie meal plan, you’re probably trying to feel better in your body — maybe lose weight, improve your health, or just feel more in control of your eating. And it makes sense. Meal plans feel clear. Reassuring. Like a step-by-step path...
Have you and your toxic ex – restrictive dieting that is – broken up for good? Or are you still having an on-again, off-again fling from time to time? As an Intuitive Eating dietitian, I’ve seen this pattern again and again with my clients. And no wonder: diet...