By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Diets Suck , Gentle Nutrition , Intuitive Eating
Dear Keto-Dieter, no I don’t want to hear about your ‘keto success story’. And no I don’t want to hear about your friend’s success story either. It’s not that I don’t believe you lost XX kilograms of weight on keto. It’s just that I don’t agree with your definition of success. I personally don’t think […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Cravings , Gentle Nutrition , Intuitive Eating
The worst part of dieting? Aside from the gnawing hunger every day, that’s gotta be missing your favourite foods right? And then the guilt when you cave in and eat your fave foods. Sigh. Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t. But it truly doesn’t have to be that way. You CAN have your […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Gentle Nutrition , Intuitive Eating
You know that feeling you get when you’ve just vacuumed your house and tidied everything up? When you’ve fluffed the cushions on your couch, the dishes are done, washing folded (and put away) and you feel like all is right with your home? I love that feeling. It’s this amazing mix of satisfaction, feeling relaxed, […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Diets Suck , Intuitive Eating
“I would have my life together if I was thinner….” “Then I’d buy new clothes that fit, book the beach holiday, have my photo taken with the kids, be loved more and feel fabulous.” Only after years of struggling to stay at your goal weight you finally realise your life is far from “together”. And […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Diets Suck , Intuitive Eating
“The Diet Is Dead, Long Live The Diet!” Paleo? So yesterday. Like bike shorts for high fashion. (Ugh. Why did the Kardashians do it?) Today. Keto, of course, has ascended the diet throne. Crowned the King. Everyone is keto-ing. #keto #ketodiet #ketorecipe #ketomealplan Cafe menus. Work lunches. Oily breakfasts (Constipated bottoms). Keto is totally 2019. […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Body Image , Intuitive Eating
“My friend took photos of us together the other day and showed them to me on her phone. And all I could see were my fat arms. Now all I want to do is diet and exercise to make them look better, ugh!” Body dissatisfaction is widespread among women in western countries. So much so […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Cravings , Faith and Food Freedom , Intuitive Eating
Our back door was the scene for Easter every year as kids. Because, of course, the Easter bunny used to leave our chocolate eggs or bunnies on the back door step. So, my sister and I would excitedly wake up, and tip toe to that back door – I still remember that door, because the […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Emotional Eating , Intuitive Eating
Emma had kicked the diet mentality and was so happy to say goodbye to white-knuckling another new “best diet”. Groan. She’d found life so much better now that she’d made peace with all the lovely food in the world… cupcakes with chocolate frosting, yummy! But Emma was still having trouble sorting out the hunger part […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating
Sarah was feeling really down on herself. Because, yet again, here she was after a main meal with an uncomfortably full tummy. Even though she’d really tried to listen for her fullness cues, somehow she’d overeaten… again. “What the heck is going on?!” she screamed inside her head. Sarah doesn’t know why she’s struggling to […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating
#fact – It’s a lot easier to STOP eating, when you know you can eat again next time you’re hungry. But. If you’ve dieted for long periods, your body has learnt to ignore hunger. Your body thinks that hunger can’t always be fixed. Your body has learnt to deal with starvation. Your body has learnt […]
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