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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...

Is anything more vilified in our diet culture than…dun dun dun…carbs? Every time you feel your clothes getting a bit too tight you automatically think "I need to go easy on the carbs." But is that even true? What are the real facts about carbs…are they actually bad for you?  Do they make you tired?  Are they going to make you gain weight? In this blog post, you’ll get the full-fiber scoop on carbs. What are they, what do they do for your body, how many do you need in a day and how do you choose the best ones to support your nutrition goals, your health, and your satisfaction? If this is your first time here - welcome! I’m Melissa Landry, Registered Dietitian, and food freedom...

Intuitive Eating? It sure sounds great on paper…no food rules, no counting points or calories, no tracking in an app…but when you do step on the scale, you feel apprehensive and disappointed and wonder…is Intuitive Eating making you fat? Maybe you’ve been following Intuitive Eating for a few months now, and along with a release of food rules, you’ve gained twenty pounds… you knew that it was possible that you’d gain some weight, but 20 pounds? It just feels like too much.  What’s happening? Will the weight gain ever stop? You really want the benefits of a diet-free lifestyle…but at what cost? Is this weight gain even healthy?  This blog post will help you to assess what may be...

There are so many tools that you can use to assess your own health. Is the scale one that I recommend using often…or at all? As a registered dietitian, do I recommend a weekly weigh-in? A scale is a simple tool that can evoke some pretty complicated emotions.  What's your relationship to the scale? Do you keep it front and center as a reminder to stick to your current diet? Or is your scale hidden under your bed… too afraid to look?  Or is your scale long gone, in the trash? Many of my clients find using the scale to be a super stressful event. Even thinking about the scale, picturing what the number might be between your toes, and how it will feel to see that number brings up...