Tag: Nutrition
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Why “Everything in moderation” is the worst nutrition advice you can give
It seems logical and sound, but telling clients to have everything in moderation may actually be the reason they are not making progress Most clients have heard it before and I’m betting you’ve said it (I’ve certainly said it in the past): “Everything in moderation.” It sounds so reasonable. It has this ring of wisdom…
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Being good all day then binge eating at night? Try this
This tried-and-tested binge eating hack will transform the way your clients (and yourself) perceive binge foods “I’m really good for most of the day. It’s the evenings where I lose it. I’ll open a packet and it’s like I can’t stop eating until it’s all gone. I try really hard not to keep those foods…
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Perfect is out, good enough is in
If you eat like an influencer, exercise like a pro athlete and have a 20-step skin care routine, you’re making a big mistake. Here’s why. Any decent fitness professional will tell you that holding back their over-eager clientele is essential for the client’s own success. If you rock up to the gym (full of enthusiasm…
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Are eating disorders contagious?
From tics to fainting, strange behaviours can spread through social contagion. Eating disorders are not exempt. How can we combat the spread? In 2011, a cheerleader at a small high school in the small town of Le Roy, New York starting twitching and spasming on and off. A few weeks later, the captain of the…
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Do your clients need a dopamine detox?
Quick dopamine fixes of ultra-processed food, social media, and binge watching TV shows can leave clients feeling ‘addicted’. How do we break the cycle? “There’s something wrong with me,” she said, her eyes pleading with me to help her. “I think I must be addicted to food.” She went on to describe eating while working,…
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Why your clients keep ‘failing’ at intuitive eating
You give them all the intuitive eating info but they just eat junk food non-stop then give it all up… Dietitian Lucy Carey explains why So you had a jam-packed first session with a new client, where you downloaded the 10 principles of intuitive eating on to them and really pumped them up for this…
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3 hidden ways diet culture shows up in your practice (and what to do about it)
Diet culture is more weighing clients. Dietitian Lucy Carey reveals the subtle ways diet culture may be lurking in your practice. “Most of the people you’ll see in the clinic will be coming for weight loss,” the tutor told us. We swarmed around him, our new Student Dietitian badges shining with naivety. “We’ll go over…
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10 ways to celebrate the holidays that have nothing to do with food
Dietitian Lucy Carey shares 10 simple ways to focus on building memories, instead of struggling with food pressures these holidays. The holiday season can feel like a minefield when you’re trying so hard to reject diet culture and heal your relationship with food. Everywhere you look, there’s pressure to indulge or restrict, and there’s a…
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10 ways to romanticize your meals
Discover 10 simple, budget-friendly ways to add a touch of romance to dinner. Perfect for families and anyone craving a bit of magic at mealtime! We used to light candles every evening when we had dinner. But somewhere in the chaos of young children the tradition died out… But I’m determined to bring it back.…
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3 essential rules for health professionals working with disordered eating
When an eating disorder is trying to take over a client, dietitian Lucy Carey says there are 3 rules health professionals should stick to. I see a lot of teens and adolescents who are flirting with an eating disorder. It may not have completely gripped them yet, but it is in the budding stages. They’re…