Body image, swimsuit season & my favorite swim brands
In high school I remember my P.E. teacher yelling at us "Ok girls, 10 more squats, you want the butt to look good in a swimsuit this...
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amandajdarby
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Confidence is the key to breaking the diet cycle: 10 ways to be more confident
When you start to loosen the reins of diet culture, it’s just that: a loosening. It’s not as rigid as it once was, so yeah, it feels...
amandajdarby
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
End emotional eating with this one tool
To stop emotional eating, you have to feel your emotions. Listen, I get it. I learned to emotionally overeat as a child.I was the unlucky...
amandajdarby
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
5 Menu Planning Tips for Overwhelmed Moms
You are busy. You aren't lazy. There is a difference. Many clients come to me believing they are too lazy to do the things they know they...
Amanda Darby
- May 4, 2021
- 1 min
Principle 10: Honor Your Health - Gentle Nutrition
The science is quite easy, but the problem is humans are highly complex social creatures who do not follow strict diets well (nor should we)
Amanda Darby
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
Principle 9: Movement - Feel the Difference
Movement should be for you and something you enjoy.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Principle 8: Respect Your Body
Nourish your mind and body with self-care, gratitude, and self-esteem building practices.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 24, 2021
- 4 min
Principle 7: Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness
You can learn to control food, versus food controlling you. You can learn to use food to your advantage.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
Principle 6: Feel Your Fullness
What I teach you to identify is the “just right feeling.” You will learn when to stop eating. You will learn it’s NOT about control.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
Principle 5: Discover the Satisfaction Factor
How do you learn Intuitive Eating and feel you are being successful at it if we don’t measure weight loss? By how you feel.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Principle 4: Challenge The Food Police
A comment I hear from clients all the time: "I know what to do, but don’t do it." Well my friends, let’s talk about that.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
It's Just Toast
Food is the needle that threads us all together. Even in the simplest, most mundane form. Like a simple slice of toast with melted butter...
Amanda Darby
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Principle 3: Make Peace with Food
Dieting is exactly why you can’t be trusted around food. It’s your beliefs about food that is causing you to eat the way you do.
Amanda Darby
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger
Hunger is complex and at the heart of it is believing you are important enough, your needs are important (like feeding yourself).
Amanda Darby
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Principle 1: Reject Diet Mentality
Rejecting the Diet Mentality means to stop trying to lose weight because it’s creating an unhealthy relationship to food and causes you to b
Amanda Darby
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
What is Intuitive Eating?
Most people believe intuitive eating is only about eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full. It’s much more nuanced...