Photo by Jenny Havens Photography There’s a small, yet mighty, movement happening in the world of health and nutrition. The concept of intuitive eating (IE) has been around for a long time, but only until recently, it’s started to get the attention it deserves. Last year I finished my training to become a Certified Intuitive…
While I’m out on maternity leave, please welcome Kristin Williams, a non-diet registered dietitian from Plano, Texas to the blog. As I sit on a plane in the early evening heading from DFW to NYC for a long weekend with my husband, I’m filled with anxiety and excitement. Anxiety because I hate flying on planes. …
While I’m on maternity leave, please welcome my friend Karleigh Jurek, a fellow registered dietitian from Houston, TX. Karleigh blogs over at BeetsandBrews.com. Hi everyone! Karleigh here from beetsandbrews.com and I’m so excited to be guest posting here on Zen and Spice while Emily enjoys some serious snuggles with her baby girl! Today I wanted…
While I’m out on maternity leave, please welcome Brianne Bell, a Registered Dietitian from Toronto, Canada. She blogs over at www.frugalminimalistkitchen.com. Intuitive eating involves listening to your body when choosing what and how much to eat. When meal planning, meals are usually planned out days or weeks in advance. Is there a way to stay organized with…
While I’m on maternity leave, please welcome Ashleigh Partin, MS, RDN, LD, a Registered Dietitian and owner of Ashleigh Partin Nutrition, LLC, a nutrition counseling practice focused on eating disorders and disordered eating from Midland, Texas. I love decorating my house for holidays, and I love all the little, cute details. One of my favorite items…
While I’m out on maternity leave, please welcome Meredith Magnini, a dietitian and yoga instructor from North Carolina. It’s a Wednesday afternoon, my house is quiet (this never happens), and I felt like now is a good time to sit and write. With my estimation, I have about a half hour to get some thoughts…
While I’m out on maternity leave, please warmly welcome Martha Barnhouse, a registered dietitian and intuitive eating coach from Spokane, WA. The holidays can be a source of stress for many struggling in their relationships with food and body. The joy of tradition and celebration is often clouded by fear of weight gain, discomfort and ‘losing…
When I quit my exercise boot camp about a year and a half ago, I had no plan on what I was going to replace it with. All I knew was that I could no longer force myself to do something I didn’t enjoy anymore – I was sleep deprived (waking up at 5am!), missing…
This summer, I’ll be renewing my RD credential for my first five year cycle. It’s crazy to think that I’ve been a practicing dietitian for five whole years. It’s also crazy to think how much my mindset on nutrition and health has changed since first stepping out into the world as a new dietitian. As…
A few weeks ago my brother, who’s a junior at UT in Austin, was volunteering at a middle school. He saw a poster on the wall and, knowing that I would take an interest, took a picture and sent it to me. When I opened his text message and saw it, my heart broke. The…
This week being National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I wanted to chime in and highlight an issue I think is very important in eating disorder prevention. There is so much concern over children’s weight in this country — our government and the CDC are constantly sharing how the number of obese children has risen over…
Every February across the country, health professionals and organizations promote Heart Health month and encourage Americans to eat right, exercise and take care of their heart. It’s an important message for all of us to hear: that while heart disease is one of the most common chronic diseases, it’s the most preventable. Sometimes though, it can…
Have you ever opened your closet door to pick out an outfit for the day, only to stare at your clothes in despair? Nothing fits right matches your style. Maybe everything was from a different time in your life when your body was a different size (hello, college jeans). When nothing fits or appeals to…
New year, new you. That’s what society is telling us right now– and it’s not fun to listen to. Go sugar free (how about not?). Go keto (I love carbs, thanks). Try Whole 30. Hit the gym. The dieting world is a $60 billion industry– and it keeps growing. Why do you think that is?…
What looked to be a beautifully arranged mixture of super-foods, didn’t live up to it’s hype and taught me an important lesson about Intuitive Eating. As a major foodie, one of my favorite past-times is to browse the internet for new recipes. If I’m not careful, several hours can go by where I’m doing nothing but reading…
Hi, friends! My husband and I are currently overseas on a two-week long adventure in Ireland, Scotland and London. Follow our adventures over on Instagram! While we’re away, I’ve invited a few of my blogger friends to share recipes and intuitive eating posts! Today’s post is by my friend Courtney. Hi there! My name is Courtney…
Hi, friends! My husband and I are currently overseas on a two-week long adventure in Ireland, Scotland and London. Follow our adventures over on Instagram! While we’re away, I’ve invited a few of my blogger friends to share recipes and intuitive eating posts! Today’s post is by my friend Savannah. Hi there! I’m Savannah Thaler, a…
Hi, friends! My husband and I are currently overseas on a two-week long adventure in Ireland, Scotland and London. Follow our adventures over on Instagram! While we’re away, I’ve invited a few of my blogger friends to share recipes and intuitive eating posts! Today’s post is by my friend Ashley. Two major tenants of intuitive eating…
Hi, friends! My husband and I are currently overseas on a two-week long adventure in Ireland, Scotland and London. Follow our adventures over on Instagram! While we’re away, I’ve invited a few of my blogger friends to share recipes and intuitive eating posts! Today’s post is by my friend Leanne Ray, RD. Birthdays, retirement celebrations, baby…
Hi, friends! My husband and I are currently overseas on a two-week long adventure in Ireland, Scotland and London. Follow our adventures over on Instagram! While we’re away, I’ve invited a few of my blogger friends to share recipes and intuitive eating posts! Today’s post is by my friend Jenna Gorham, RD, LN. While it is…
There’s a small, yet mighty, movement happening in the world of health and nutrition. The concept of intuitive eating (IE) has been around for a long time, but only until recently it’s started to get the attention it deserves. I wanted to write a post to summarize IE for you, since I write about it…
When you think of “health”, what type of images come into your head? For most people, the image of a thin, attractive person pops into their head. They’d think of someone they know that would fit that criteria– in a smaller body and in smaller sized, fashionable clothing. Perhaps healthy to them looks like someone…
One of my favorite excerpts from the book Intuitive Eating, by Evelyn Tribole: For many people, dieting is a way to cope with life, from filling up time, to serving as a symbol of control over your life. Think of the times in your life in which you started a diet. How often did your diets…
You always want what you can’t have, amiright? Two weeks ago, I had a biopsy done on my upper back. Don’t worry, it’s nothing extreme like skin cancer… but I have been dealing with this insane rash that doesn’t seem to want to budge (and is taking over my life…). Anyway– we’re not here to…