Dietitian and Yoga Teacher Specializing in Runners and Athletes
Emotional eating in our society gets painted as this inherently “bad” thing that must be hidden or “controlled.” When we look at the Google results for emotional eating, you’ll see all sorts of diet plans, self-help books, and theories that
Endurance athletes and endurance runners spend a lot of time in training and in competition, which underscores the importance of adequate calories to fuel the activity. Generally speaking, endurance athletes have an advantage in that endurance sports lend themselves to
My yoga story starts with running. I only ran competitively in high school for a couple seasons. I enjoyed it but it didn’t feel like the best fit either. I was running short distances (100m, 200m) and let’s be real,
Want an easy weekday meal that will save you time and your sanity without having to overthink anything? I thought so. Welcome sheet pan dinners. … vegan sheet pan dinners usually comprise of tofu, tempeh, or a meat alternative product
Athletes (and in my experience, runners in particular) are notorious about pushing their bodies too hard sometimes without adequate rest and recovery. I know this because I’ve personally experienced it (and it took me multiple shin splints, stress fractures, and
Soon after dating, I learned that my now husband didn’t like chocolate. This still baffles me but as someone who loves baking and creating, I wanted to impress him with cookies (I mean, it obviously worked, right lol) but up
“How much do I need to eat?” “How do I know when to eat?” As a dietitian, that is a question I have received from countless clients and patients. I wish the answer was as simple as a calorie level,
I’m a fan of balance. Not the kind of balance that many health and fitness professionals exude that really takes a considerable amount of discipline and full time work effort to maintain but the type of balance that feels like
Oftentimes when I’m working with clients, we discuss the difference between satisfaction and fullness. This is an important concept in intuitive eating. While we work with the hunger scale (see the real life hunger scale I use with clients below),
Recently transitioned to a vegan or plant-based diet and feel like you’re hungry all.the.time?? Or maybe you’ve been vegan for awhile and you feel like 30 minutes after eating a meal, you’re hungry again. Or maybe you eat a meal