Yes, I am a dietitian who does not support weight loss diets. I had a really good conversation on the phone with a potential client family last week. A mom called me, recommended by her pediatrician, because her 16-year-old daughter wanted to lose weight. Her daughter has been complaining to her about her weight for the past year and mom … [Read more...]
5 Ideas to Reject Diet Mentality
In today’s world, “diet mentality” is widespread and rampant. We see diet mentality in the news, social media, exercise facilities, grocery stores, restaurants, and even sadly see diet mentality among friends, family members, and in some healthcare professionals. Sometimes the diet message is loud (Paleo, Whole 30, Keto, etc) but many … [Read more...]
Break Up With the Scale
As a dietitian that believes in the Health at Every Size principles, I choose to practice something I like to call weight inclusive wellness. I respect size diversity and believe that people of various weights can have healthy behaviors and habits, and also have a positive relationship with food. I had a really great conversation with … [Read more...]
Welcome to Eat With Knowledge!
We live in a world where nutrition information is everywhere, especially around "dieting". It seems like there are "diet" messages everywhere we turn, potentially hidden in disguise! "Diets" can be addressed as such, like "Whole 30", "Paleo", "Weight Watchers", or can be "clean eating" or "healthy eating". The problem is that diets can … [Read more...]