Snacks for Dancers Snacks should be a key component of your daily fuel plan in dance. It’s not always possible to fit in a full meal depending on your class or rehearsal schedule. To get from one meal to the
Dancer’s Guide to Snacking
How-To Create a Positive Relationship with Food and Your Body
Positivity is Possible and an Essential Step You might be stuck in a spiral of body negativity, under eating and then binge eating. It’s possible you’re in a cycle of dieting that’s getting you nowhere (and costing you energy that
Your metabolism isn’t the problem…
So now you’re probably saying, “Ok…then what is?!” It’s easy to look to your metabolism for the reason your body is progressing slowly. Well, what if your metabolism isn’t the problem? First, let’s look at the things that likely aren’t keeping
An Unexpected Way to Deal with Cravings
We All Face Cravings… Eat what you crave. Don’t try to ignore your food cravings; that makes it nearly impossible to deal with them. If you instead give into your cravings consistently, the foods you crave with be less special.
Stop Dieting. Do this instead.
Diets Almost Never Work Long Term Stop Dieting. Do this instead. One of the challenges you might face is the desire to reach a body goal by a deadline. Sometimes there’s an impending audition or performance that you’d like to
Why honoring your hunger cues is essential.
Why Honoring Your Hunger Cues is Essential Do you recognize feelings of hunger and fullness? How do you respond? If you’ve gotten into the habit of ignoring your feelings of hunger or intentionally under-eating when they come up, it’s time
What does “healthy” mean to you?
Defining Healthy: A Key to Your Best Body Healthy: Possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality; a healthy body; a healthy mind. When it comes to food, you’ll find all kinds of opinions as to what
It doesn’t matter “What she eats in a day”
It Doesn’t Matter “What She Eats in a Day” Those “What I Eat in a Day” posts are everywhere. They’re super popular and total clickbait. And while I’m not a fan, I totally understand the appeal. There was a time
For Dancers: Intuitive Eating + Eating for Performance
Intuitive Eating and Performance-Focused Eating They can coexist. When it comes to food, there’s always something buzzy or popular going around. Oftentimes, the food suggestions you’ll find are about eating less or dieting in some way. Intuitive eating is not
Why Dietary Fat Won’t Make You Fat
The Missing Macro Say “yes” to dietary fat. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat are essential macronutrients. Your body needs them (all of them) to function. Even with the popularity of higher protein and fat diets, dancers tend to be somewhat fat-phobic.