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You are on a mission, the “find a great fat friendly doctor near me” mission.  Why? Because too many times, you’ve shown up to the doctor with a cold, or a sprained ankle and you’ve been told the treatment was to lose weight! Wait, what? Isn’t there a list of body-positive doctors or fat-friendly healthcare professionals so I can show up to my medical appointments knowing that I’ll be heard for real, not judged for how I look? You feel like the doctor just sees you for your weight. Do they even care about your habits or history? The last time you went to see him about your knee pain, he just went off about keto and told you to give it a try. Did he even think about your history of...

I’m going to tell you a story about Sara.  At Sara’s last doctor’s appointment, her doctor told her “you need to reverse your risk of prediabetes”; “lose weight and stay away from carbs”. The doctor gave her a handout as she walked out the door and wished her luck. Sara grew up in a multi-generational home. Her father and grandmother both had diabetes.  She was constantly being told, “watch your weight”, and “if you eat sugar, you’ll end up with diabetes”. Now she’s terrified of ending up with diabetes and what could go wrong if she can’t control her blood sugars.  She’s thinking, “But all my life I’ve been watching what I eat and trying to lose weight – where did it get me?...

Are you ringing in the new year with the “new year, new me” mentality? Two weeks ago during the celebrations, you were thinking “enjoy it while it lasts”, and “have another glass of wine”, after all you are doing a dry January. Does the idea of a dry January sound like a way to start the year off strong, even virtuous? I’m going to discuss 3 reasons why a dry January may NOT be the best fit for your long-term relationship with alcohol, or even virtuous, as you may have been led to believe. A damp January may be a better fit…or no change at all may be best.  To be clear, this blog is not pro-drinking (or pro-NOT-drinking). As a Registered Dietitian, I’m pro-you making informed...

They keep piling up - gifts of chocolate, boxes of cookies from that cookie exchange, tubs of popcorn from the school fundraiser, leftover snack foods from the holiday party with friends. There seems to be an abundance of “junk” food around and you feel the panic set in. Do you try to stick to the “diet” limits you set or just “eff” it and try to start fresh in the new year? I say a different option entirely: bypass all the holiday binge-restrict cycle so you can actually enjoy  food without guilt! Thanks for welcoming me into your feed this holiday season; let me introduce myself! I’m Melissa Landry, Registered Dietitian, and food freedom expert. I can help you heal your relationship...

Hey there. If this blog popped into your orbit, chances are that you’re not feeling so hot right now…you’re feeling frustrated with yourself, your body…maybe even your choices? Especially if you've come to the conclusion you can't - or don't want to - diet anymore… the frustration is even worse. But the truth is, with every hopeful “fresh start” on your next diet you wind up feeling disappointment as you regain the weight. You are tired of the binge-restrict extremes; and gaining and losing the same 20 pounds over and over again. In a lot of ways, not feeling motivated to diet again makes so much sense! CLEARLY - it's not working. The only problem is your mind keeps playing a tape over and...