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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?