8 Reasons You Need to Stop Dieting Right Now
Dieting is alluring and it’s understandable that many want to chase after thinness given how consumed our society is with the “ideal...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- May 12
- 4 min
Forget Summer Bodies! Beat the Heat and Bathing Suit Anxiety
As winter wraps up and summer arrives, many women dread bathing suit season, experiencing significant distress. One study revealed the...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Apr 28
- 5 min
All I Want to Do Is Eat… Am I Addicted to Food?
Do potato chips, ice cream, or delicious food from restaurants like pasta or burgers ever make you feel not only uncomfortably full from...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Apr 8
- 6 min
5 Tips to Combat the Effects of Negative Body Image
Do you feel the overwhelming effects of negative body image in your life? You sit down and hate the way your thighs look on the chair, or...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Mar 30
- 5 min
BED and Binge Eating Recovery: 5 of the Most Common Questions Answered
Binge eating disorder (BED) and binge eating recovery are not talked about nearly enough. Why is that when BED is the most common eating...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Feb 26
- 4 min
Why You Can't "Control" Your Body Weight
If you live on earth, odds are you’ve had thoughts pop up at some point that sound like, “Can I change my body weight?” or “How do I...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Feb 9
- 5 min
How to Approach Valentine’s Day in Eating Disorder Recovery
Any holiday in eating disorder recovery can be straight up HARD. With Valentine’s Day here that means most of you are likely wondering...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
What is an Anti-diet Dietitian?
What is an anti-diet dietitian? Sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not! The anti-diet movement has been increasing in its following, but...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA, RD, LD
- Nov 27, 2019
- 2 min
5 ways to have a more mindful Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday in the U.S. of gathering, gratitude, and making memories. You have the right to have the kind of...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA, RD, LD
- Oct 3, 2019
- 2 min
4 ways to use technology in your eating disorder recovery
In many ways, technology can be detrimental to eating disorder recovery; from websites that encourage eating disorders to toxic social...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA RD LD
- Aug 4, 2018
- 2 min
What's the difference between a Dietitian and a Nutritionist?
The terms “dietitian” and “nutritionist” are not necessarily the same thing and it’s helpful to know the difference when you’re seeking...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA, RD, LD
- Feb 24, 2018
- 2 min
Overcoming Fears of Intuitive Eating
I get it. The thought of Intuitive Eating can be scary. Maybe you’ve already “tried it” and it hasn’t worked for you. Maybe you don’t...
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Kelly Neilson, MDA, RD, LD
- Feb 2, 2018
- 3 min
Are there foods I shouldn't eat?
As a Registered Dietitian, I can comfortably and confidently declare: YOU CAN EAT ALL FOODS. “Whaaat? What about carbs and chocolate and...
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