Nutrition Doesn't Have to Be Spooky

I'm here to talk about one of the biggest stressors I hear from nutrition clients, and it starts now: holiday nutrition.

The beauty of habit-based nutrition is there's room for all foods, and I mean all!

Adjust your dials to what is realistic and compassionate to yourself while pushing enough outside your comfort zone that you keep acting on the change you want.
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Worry: I can't control myself around Halloween candy! But it's one of my favorite times of the year, and some of this candy is only out now.

Possible solutions:

• Let yourself eat as much as you want, even if it means feeling crappy. Take note. Observe your emotions before, during, and after. Observe your surroundings. Where were you? Who were you with? What were you doing? What did you learn? How can you use this information going forward?

• Plan it. Plan out which day you'll buy it, and try to consume it the same day. Even better if you can bring this joy into the weekdays. This can actually make it less tempting to over-indulge on weekends and at gatherings.

• Put it away. If you know you'll have it in the house, put it in a place that is not visible and ideally hard to get to. That'll make it less tempting to grab. Additionally, make nutrient-dense foods extra convenient. Cut veggies, prepped protein, and fruit will help.

These are just a few of so many different options, and the right one for you depends on, well, you. You won't know until you try, so try one!

I find that people write off these methods because it seems so opposite of what we’re taught by the “wellness” industry, but those big shifts in paradigm are what we need to make long-lasting change.

It’s not going to be comfortable, let me make that clear. But it will be so much more worth it than shaming yourself for the umpteenth time because you wanted a Reese’s pumpkin.