Many of us use food as a tool for stress management and emotional regulation, often without realizing it. A stressful day at work, and suddenly pizza feels like the solution. An uncomfortable emotion surfaces like confusion, frustration, sadness, or even boredom, and we find ourselves reaching for that pack of cookies. I’m not here to […]
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The “calories in, calories out” model, also known as the energy balance model, has dominated weight management for decades. The promise is simple: to lose weight, you just need to burn more calories than you consume. Simple math, right? If only it were that easy.. My complicated relationship with numbers Math was never my strong
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We all have a script running through our heads. For many of us, that script whispers that we aren’t enough—that we need more, and that we (and our lives) need fixing. This narrative keeps us trapped in a loop: overworking, overconsuming, and ignoring our actual needs in pursuit of an imagined “better self.” We chase
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