Month: December 2011

  • Lesson Five – Putting food in its place.

    I want to preface this post by saying that we observe the Division of Responsibility in Blogging around these parts – which means, I offer information, and you decide what and how much of it you want. Not everything applies to all people – because People Vary, and because Reality is Complex. As Ellyn Satter…

  • Lesson four – Emotional eating.

    French version of this post here, courtesy Stéphanie Potin-Grevrend. A lot of the time, emotional eating is discussed as a somewhat dirty little secret. Even in the intuitive eating world (see #7), it’s presented as something undesirable, something that indicates you’re emotionally unstable and Not Very Good at Eating, but most of all, something that…

  • On not being a dietitian.

    Just a note – this is a post directed at systemic issues, and specifically the way my field is structured, and is not at all a complaint about the work I do currently, which I love, or about my readers and clients, whom I also love. It’s also an explanation of sorts for the media,…

  • Lesson three – How does hunger feel?

    French version of this post here, courtesy Stéphanie Potin-Grevrend. Getting in touch with hunger, and getting good at respecting its needs, is a crucial part in learning to feed yourself well. If you’ve been dieting for a long time, or just eating chaotically and inconsistently due to practical or emotional constraints, you are very likely…