All blog posts
2020
November 22 — What's easy, and what's hard
November 8 — On taking yourself seriously
October 18 — "Should I go on a diet tomorrow?"
October 4 — What if you don’t want the food on your plate?
September 20 — “Sometimes you just need to sit and be achy and not eat.”
September 6 — On muffins and Mexican food (Or: My very first food epiphany)
August 23 — Back to basics
August 9 — On choosing what to eat
July 26 — It's okay to love food.
July 12 — The five minute rule
June 28 — What WWII-era research can teach us about why calorie restriction is so freaking rough
June 14 — Eating and transitions (Or: why we tend to eat the moment we get home)
June 7 — Hello from maternity leave!
May 24 — On Real Food
May 3 — "The Contrast"
April 19 — A reminder
April 5 — Another (annoying) thing about eating in the era of COVID-19
March 21 — Eating in the time of COVID-19
March 8 — The counter-intuitive thing I do when I’ve eaten too much
February 23 — 3 most common causes of an unhappy relationship with food
February 9 — Your eating problem probably isn’t an information problem.
January 26 — Do you want to eat when you have to do hard things?
January 12 — Let’s talk about something a bit delicate
2019
December 15 — My end goal
December 1 — A post-Thanksgiving/pre-Holiday pep talk
November 17 — The Art of Precise Eating
November 3 — When an apple is a good snack, and when it isn’t.
October 5 — Why I don’t necessarily recommend “Not Worrying About It”
October 1 — Frequently Asked Questions about the Dessert Club
September 22 — Walking, running, eating, and dieting
September 15 — 26 things that have triggered me to eat
June 16 — What surprised me about Barbie and body image
February 17 — The Four Hour Diet
February 8 — On compulsion. (No really, you’ll want to read this).
January 20 — A useful science experiment
January 13 — A thought experiment
January 9 — Why most food-related New Year’s Resolutions don’t stick. (Or: Your problem isn’t an information problem)
2018
December 29 — Too many of us struggle with this.
December 23 — The only holiday advice I follow.
November 23 — A post-Thanksgiving (or anytime) reminder
October 13 — They're here!!
September 2 — Yes, yes, yes.
August 19 — On going slowly
August 10 — Let's talk about technology.
August 4 — A Sunday reminder.
July 21 — Why did that conversation escalate?
July 8 — The Binge-Restrict Death Spiral
June 24 — On transformation.
June 17 — "Why doesn't my partner tell me what I want to hear?"
June 9 — There's no gold star for you here.
June 1 — It's not sexy, but it's really helpful.
May 25 — They're here!!
May 19 — On linear things.
May 12 — Worried about being high maintenance? Here's a suggestion.
May 5 — It counts.
April 27 — Six reminders you might need
April 22 — I got married! And I have a permission slip for you :)
April 15 — I can’t stop thinking about this recently (or: On Emotional Straightjackets)
April 8 — Other people aren't you.
April 1 — What’s your if-only-I-were-thin fantasy?
March 25 — Here's a photo I think about a lot.
March 18 — A reminder
March 10 — How to have less exhausting arguments
March 3 — On Fitbits and fitness trackers
February 24 — On negative feelings.
February 17 — This is totally true, even if it sounds cheesy.
February 10 — On authentic people
February 4 — On being someone who can throw away an ice cream cone without finishing it.
January 27 — A question
January 14 — How I Got Myself out of a Body Insecurity Meltdown
January 7 — On somatic awareness and living your best life
2017
December 31 — A Dessert Club Manifesto
December 23 — Some great beauty advice.
December 17 — The best advice I know for weathering the holidays without stuffing your face with cookies
December 9 — What the "Crazy Person Feeling" is and why it matters.
December 1 — Something I’ve been reminding myself recently
November 20 — On free food (or: How to resist the candy bowl at work)
November 19 — What to say when a friend says she’s feeling fat
November 5 — I just ate emotionally.
October 29 — Having a Fat Day? Here's what to do.
October 22 — Sunday PSA
October 15 — How can I love my body more?
October 8 — What if you were more rational than you think?
October 1 — Q&A Sunday: Is it ever a good idea to weigh myself?
September 24 — How to eat food and feel like you never ate anything
September 16 — If you're considering giving up sugar or starting a Whole30 tomorrow, watch this first.
September 8 — 11 things to do if you suddenly realize you’re standing at your kitchen cabinet, eating pita chips out of the bag
September 2 — Why eating at social events is so hard
August 27 — Frustrated with your eating? Here’s why you shouldn’t beat yourself up.
August 20 — Some advice for the scary beginning
August 13 — Do you need to worry *less* about nutrition?
August 6 — A fun idea.
July 30 — On Pleasure Buttons
July 23 — On Fatphobia
July 16 — Sometimes things have to get really bad before we’re ready to change.
July 9 — Really, really good relationship advice
July 2 — My natural "antidepressants"
June 25 — Here’s a good trick for when you’re feeling insecure about your weight.
June 18 — Another reason why this "food stuff" is hard.
June 11 — A reminder about why this food stuff is hard
June 4 — On being Stoppable
May 28 — It’s okay to love food!
May 21 — Maybe you’re wrong about what you want
May 14 — My body image “shame”…and what I learned
May 7 — A weekend reminder.
April 30 — Confusing the outlier with the average
April 23 — The real tragedy of your unhappy relationship with food.
April 16 — It’s not cocaine, folks.
April 9 — A Sunday Question.
April 2 — Why it doesn’t feel good to eat an entire box of Oreos
March 26 — Sunday PSA: The Pajama Technique
March 19 — Why do we prefer to overeat in private?
March 12 — Lindy West’s advice for how to be confident in your body
March 5 — Important reminder about trains
February 26 — A rant that I've been saying a lot recently.
February 18 — Did girls in the 1890s worry about frizzy hair?
February 12 — A poem for you.
February 5 — It's okay to have rules even if you eat "intuitively"
January 29 — If I let myself eat whatever I want, won’t I eat cookie dough until I explode?
January 22 — It's important that I tell you this.
January 15 — The absolute first thing you should do after eating too much
January 8 — A radical suggestion about exercise
January 1 — Q&A Sunday: How to eat intuitively when you have health issues
2016
December 25 — A holiday reminder
December 11 — On loveliness.
December 4 — Something I tell myself all the time...
November 27 — A post-thanksgiving (or anytime) reminder
November 13 — On beauty, worthiness, and presidential elections
November 6 — You are allowed to Veg.
October 30 — Why I don't like the phrase "Emotional Eating"
October 23 — Science Sunday: Long-term results of dieting
October 16 — Oh please.
October 9 — Sunday PSA
October 2 — Guess what? Your food problem isn't really about food.
September 25 — You can't solve eating issues without solving body image issues.
September 18 — Do the Next Right Thing
September 11 — Having trouble losing weight? You're probably doing this.
September 4 — On Health and Telling Yourself the Truth
August 28 — Something lovely for your weekend
August 21 — The four skills you need to actually change your eating habits
August 14 — My Exercise Role Model (it's not what you think).
August 7 — Imagination Time
July 31 – DO NOT make this intuitive eating mistake.
July 24 — If You Aren't Willing To Do These 4 Things, It Will be Difficult to Eat Intuitively
July 17 — I Want This For You.
July 10 — How to start liking your body.
July 3 — How self care can reduce emotional eating
June 26 — Science Sunday: Some things that are more important than the number on the scale
June 19 — Essential summer advice
June 12 — What you should do with your scale
June 5 — Some real talk.
May 29 — A PSA for all my people-pleasers
May 22 — Beauty matters
May 15 — Bad news and good news
May 8 — Want more?