By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Cravings , Gentle Nutrition , Intuitive Eating
If there were awards for feeling guilty around food and eating, I’d have one (or ten). “Ooh I shouldn’t eat this… ooh I’ve had too much of that, I better be good for the rest of the day/week/month!” Anyone would think I’d set fire to an orphanage. But no. I was just guilt-ridden for eating […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Gentle Nutrition , Intuitive Eating
Have you ever forgotten to do your job as the tooth fairy? I have. And yes, some might say the tooth fairy doesn’t exist, much like superfoods, but stick with me. The thing is, my son carefully placed his recently deceased baby tooth in our special little tooth box, and then slid it under his […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Intuitive Eating
I know first-hand how scary it can feel to walk away from a lifetime of dieting, restriction, and low-grade craziness when it comes to food. Because you’ve been taught that it’s the only way to maintain a healthy weight and feel good in your body. Your fear of losing control around food is REAL… Because […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Intuitive Eating
I love McDonald’s Happy Meals. Not the food. But the name. What a great name – Happy Meals. My Master 8 gets a cheeseburger with his fries, a drink and a toy. While Master 4 chooses the chicken nuggets in his happy meal. Most of the time the toys suck. But my kids love the […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Body Image , Diets Suck , Intuitive Eating
Nutrition isn’t really ‘that’ important. Which might sound odd, coming from a registered nutritionist like me. Nutritionists are everywhere, giving their clients nutrition tips and creating healthy eating plans… Surely nutrition is the most important thing in my profession, right? Wrong. It took me years and years of working as a nutritionist to truly recognise […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Intuitive Eating
My hate list was long. And it was written on a nice white piece of A4 refill paper from high school. In a lovely logical fashion too, as you’d expect from a Type A personality like me. On the left-hand side were listed all the things that I hated about my body. While on the […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Intuitive Eating
Even from the dark depths of the freezer, the packet of peppermint-chocolate cookies would call to Alison… “In the past, I couldn’t even keep them in the house,” explains Alison. Who felt out of control around those cookies. But things are totally different now. “Today, I can eat one and then leave the rest in […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Intuitive Eating
I arrive at my GPs office and announce, “I have three health problems that are not real, and one issue that I think might be real…” My GP kindly giggles with me, because he knows, and I know, that my brain is in the habit of making up problems. I have a generalised anxiety disorder […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating
“Mummy? Why is that lady so big?” “Mummy, sugar is bad for us, isn’t it?” “Mummy, icecream isn’t a healthy food, is it?” The things that come out of my son’s mouth some days, make me cringe as a non-diet nutritionist. But I know they come from a place of innocence. Because while I’m trying […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Intuitive Eating
I pull the bedcovers over my head and try to ignore the sound of my kids and husband getting ready for the school day. I don’t want to get out of bed today, or yesterday, or tomorrow. I want to care, but I just can’t summon enough energy to care about anything. My bedside clock […]
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