By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Emotional Eating , Intuitive Eating
Do you ever eat when you’re tired, stressed, bored, angry, sad or… heck there are plenty of other reasons we eat, right? Well, I know I do. And we do it for a good reason – it works. When we eat food that gives us pleasure, that leads to dopamine production and in turn activates […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating
You’re probably wondering how you’re going to maintain your intuitive eating over the holidays, what with Christmas parties and buffets coming thick and fast. Remember when you were a kid and all you cared about on Christmas morning was opening your presents? All those shiny packages under the Christmas tree, some of them had your […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Cravings , Intuitive Eating , Willpower
For a long time I felt like I ate pretty well, but my snack-habits totally let me down. If I could just get my snacking sorted, I’d tell myself, then I would be an awesome healthy eater or… dear I say it, a ‘perfect’ healthy eater. Well after two kids, a major body redesign (sigh, […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Gentle Nutrition , Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating
Let’s start with the bitter truth – breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day. I know, right?! Bit like finding out about Santa. So, that being the case – why am I writing about breakfast foods then? Well, because I’m a breakfast-lover (not one of those coffee-and-run type of morning peeps)! Add […]
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By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Emotional Eating , Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating
Do you feel like snacking too much in the evening is one of your biggest challenges? Speaking as a person who truly loves and adores my sweet and salty evening snack sessions (smeared chocolate on the sofa and all). I’ve pondered the meaning of my evening snack-attacks too… especially when I first started intuitive eating. […]
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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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