“If diets work for you, why do you keep going on them?” If you are considering making 2019 diet free, let’s gather important intel to help you get through January aka The National Dieting Holiday. When was your first diet? Do you remember how you got the idea to start eating less, focus on weight…
Before you pick out another New Year’s resolution diet, I beg you to reconsider. If diets work, why do you end up on one every year? Diets come from a 60 billion dollar a year industry. Billion. These rich folks tell us we can’t trust ourselves around food, and we need them. Their lists, supplements,…
Holiday pressures lead many of us to rely on mile long to-do lists, with attendant feelings of inferiority rather than attending to self-care. Don’t you just love the warm fuzzy holiday feelings of peace and joy?!? (Sarcasm intended.) Many caregivers feel the month of December is all about providing experiences for everyone else, and typical…
Did you binge on the Halloween candy? Before you curse your will power or lack of self-control, consider the science of eating behavior. Using this evidence-based approach may help you experience more Food Peace™ in the upcoming holidays. Don’t blame yourself for the candy binge⎯It’s really Food Habituation Do you categorize foods as good versus…
Hello there! I was recently interviewed as a guest on the Alive & Well podcast regarding nutrition and health promoting ways to think about the food we eat. You can listen to the podcast here: http://aliveandwellpodcast.com/julie-dillon/ or scroll below for the highlights 🙂 I hope it provides more mojo for your Food Peace journey. A few…
While reading my Instagram feed during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I have been inspired by the recovery conversations. I have seen memes, blog posts, and heard podcasts empowering us to advocate for the changes in how we view eating disorders. Eating disorders don’t fit the stereotypes. I admit I used to recognize eating…
How many diets have you been on? When was the first one? Most people have been dieting in some shape or form….or coming off a diet…or preparing to go back on a diet….for as long as they can remember. Can you relate? I believe we live in a culture that has trained us to distrust…
Wake Up Weight Watchers
2.13.18
I have been off the figurative grid the last few weeks to reboot. And, on a whim when I momentarily had wifi, I scrolled through Instagram only to see the horrifying news: Weight Watchers, the diet company that has already stolen so much time, money, and self-compassion from us, is giving away memberships to teens…
Kimberly Singh, Julie’s resident nutrition grad student {{ also affected by PCOS! }} is back to blogging on PCOS topics. Enjoy! Are you tired of new year resolutions related to weight loss yet wonder what else to focus on? As the new year approaches you may find yourself surrounded by diet culture at its annual…
Kimberly Singh, Julie’s resident nutrition grad student ⇢also affected by PCOS!⇠ is back to blogging on PCOS topics. Enjoy! It’s that time of the year again. Everyone is revving their engines to prepare for a new lifestyle filled with vegetables and water. They are starting their elimination diets and shaming their prior self for indulging…