Tag Weight loss
The Nutrition Piece of the Puzzle
When you tell someone to listen to their body about when, what, and how much to eat, the first look you get is one of distrust. “But I want to lose weight?” “Then I will always want french fries and dessert, not fruit and veggies.” Then I talk to them about unconditional permission to include [...]
Posted in: Consider
Tags: , Calorie, Eating, Eating disorder, Food, Health, healthy eating, intuitive eating, Karen Diaz, Karen Diaz RD, Nutrition, online dietitian, online nutritionist, RD, Weight loss
Tags: , Calorie, Eating, Eating disorder, Food, Health, healthy eating, intuitive eating, Karen Diaz, Karen Diaz RD, Nutrition, online dietitian, online nutritionist, RD, Weight loss
Weighing Your Options
In honor of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I think it is time to think about weight and what role it plays in overall picture of health. Health comes in many sizes. When you are contemplating a change in your eating patterns and looking for a healthier lifestyle, it is important to think about the scale. [...]
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Tags: , Eating, Eating disorder, Food, Food faddism, Health, intuitive eating, Karen Diaz RD, online dietitian, online nutritionist, scales, Weight, Weight loss
Tags: , Eating, Eating disorder, Food, Food faddism, Health, intuitive eating, Karen Diaz RD, online dietitian, online nutritionist, scales, Weight, Weight loss
Getting Off the Ride
In the book on intuitive eating, the authors talk about the guilt deprivation seesaw. It is as it sounds. When you are in a state of dieting or deprivation and feel you are being “good”, then you feel better about yourself. When you do not restrict foods banned to the naughty list, you feel guilty. [...]
Posted in: Emotional
Tags: , Food, intuitive eating, online dietician, online dietitian, Weight loss
Tags: , Food, intuitive eating, online dietician, online dietitian, Weight loss
enJOY Food
In a world where we cannot order a latte with skim milk without declaring it a “skinny”, it is hard to return to the JOY of tasting food without a focus on weight and calories. With the holidays in full force, decadent meals, mouth water appetizers, and rich desserts, you can choose to savor or [...]
Letting Go of Judgment
I can never eat normal and lose weight. I have to restrict and eat diet foods to get to my goal weight. I will only be happy once I lose weight. I could never just eat one cookie. Do you notice any pattern in these thoughts? Can you see the judgment? NEVER. HAVE TO. ONLY [...]
Posted in: Learn
Tags: , Emotional Eating, healthy living, healthy living for life, intuitive eating, meal planning, online dietician, online dietitian, Weight loss
Tags: , Emotional Eating, healthy living, healthy living for life, intuitive eating, meal planning, online dietician, online dietitian, Weight loss
Be Comfortable, Be Confident
Are you trying to live healthier but you are so uncomfortable at your weight that it is hard to not make it the first thought each day? If you know you are not at your natural weight due to emotional eating or other lifestyle choices, what is your wardrobe like? Many seem like a strange [...]
Posted in: Emotional
Tags: , body acceptance, Clothing sizes, intuitive eating, self confidance, Weight loss
Tags: , body acceptance, Clothing sizes, intuitive eating, self confidance, Weight loss
Breaking the Rules
Diet rules are so clear cut. Do not eat past 7 pm. No white flour. No carbs for dinner. They make life easy so we love them, but then we turn around and rebel because we hate being told what to do!!!! I know I react when I want to do something but feel I [...]
I Like To Move It Move It!
Healthy living needs to involve activity but how much? What kind? When trying to lose weight, we have all heard diet is not enough. Exercise can be dreadful, addicting, tiring, a blessing, a curse, uplifting, an inconvenience…. What does it mean to you? 1. “When I am dieting, I am religious with exercising. I will [...]
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Professionally I have been a registered dietitian for 8 years. Personally, I am a mom of two amazing children, Claire and Lucas, and a wife to my supportive, loving husband Julio.