You’ve Heard of Intuitive Eating, But What About Intuitive Exercise?

Over the last 10 years I’ve gone from regimented eater to intuitive-eating devotee. I’ve written about it before, but without consciously realizing it, I’ve also become an intuitive exerciser. Back in my pre-FBG days (oh, what a confusing, insecure time for me!), I’d eat when I wasn’t hungry, not eat when I was and work out [...]

The Dieter’s Paradox: Stereotype and Eat Mindfully (and Giveaway!)

Don’t be fooled. Despite the fact that the word “diet” is in the title of The Dieter’s Paradox: Why Dieting Makes Us Fat, this book might be the most un-diety of any diet book we’ve reviewed. A true research-lover’s deep-dive into the waters of why we overeat, mindlessly eat and can’t seem to stop dieting (by [...]

10 Reasons You Eat When You’re Not Really Hungry

We’ve all done it, and sometimes we don’t even realize when it’s happening. Maybe you graze when you’re bored, or reach your hand into the office candy jar each time you pass by. Perhaps when you’re feeling sluggish in the afternoon, you head to the vending machine for a pick-me-up. All of these are opportunities to eat for [...]

Skip the Salad Occasionally (And Reclaim Your Life from Mindless Eating)

This entire week, we’re featuring select posts and articles by some of the best-of-the-best writers and bloggers across the World Wide Web as part of FBG’s second-annual Guest Bloggers’ Week. Click here to see all of the great guest posts that inspire, make us think and crack us the heck up! Have you ever felt as though you [...]

Another Reason Why Dieting Doesn’t Work: Your Brains Cells Eat Themselves!

You know how we always say that diet is a four-letter word? Well, turns out that’s not just a cute saying. According to new weight-loss research, when you let yourself get too hungry, your brain cells start eating themselves. EATING THEMSELVES! They become like little creepy, hungry cannibals. The report in the August issue of the [...]

A Registered Dietitian Changed My Life

As a certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor and fitness writer, I know a lot about exercise and quite a bit about nutrition. I know what it takes to lose weight, be healthy and fuel my body properly. But for years I didn’t practice what I preached. I spent years in college and shortly thereafter working out [...]

Brave Bride…Jenn!

As loyal FBG readers know, Jenn and I aren’t perfect (we didn’t have you fooled, did we!?). I’ve opened up about going several weeks without a workout in times of high stress, and Jenn has discussed her struggles with emotional eating. While no longer technically a newlywed, Jenn candidly discusses her journey to healthy eating [...]

My Vegetarian Experiment

So I love the Oprah show, but dude! They totally stole my thunder on Tuesday with their one-week vegan challenge. Now my month-long vegetarian challenge just seems puny. Oh, well. Maybe next year I’ll go vegan for a month. A month! You hear that Oprah staffers (whomI totally love and adore after watching all of [...]