Answer the below questions to create your plan for IBD nutritional recovery and wellness. 1. What are you working with? Assess your situation. 2. Where do you want to go? Identify the main objective(s). 3. How are you going to do what you’re going to do? Determine the overall approach […]
No matter what current state your nutrition might be in I’m willing to bet that at some point in your life you’ve done something healthy. Before we consider change or adding habits I’d like for you to center yourself with the notion that you are already practicing good nutrition. Good […]
The book “Switch” addressed the idea of change and how it can be accomplished in a variety of situations and examples. They pared change down to the relationship between a metaphorical: elephant (the emotional part of ourselves) rider (our thinking, analytical selves) and, the path (the environment and situation we […]
Ever notice that those magazines at the grocery store checkout stands seem to find a new “superfood” almost every month? Or that they somehow discovered another 17 new ways to “blast your butt and bicep muscles”? Ever take a second to think twice and consider how – or where – […]
It’s important to mention that ultimately I had very little control over how much weight I was to regain. I knew what weight I wanted to be at (175 lbs seemed like a great number for me). But when I weighed a 125 lbs there was very little I could […]
At this point in the book you should have some good information about yourself. How you feel and how you practice good nutrition. You might have started to notice a few trends and possible discoveries about yourself. With that information I’m guessing that there may be a specific habit you’d […]
Are you a professional athlete that has a team of nutritionists, chefs, and staff to help you? I’m guessing not, so I’d suggest you not try to eat like one. It’s more likely that you are recovering from an IBD diagnosis/flare and simply trying to feel better? Trying to eat […]
14 days, 21 days, 40 days, etc, etc. Many popular fitness or nutrition challenges are tied to a preset number of days. But what happens on days 15, 22, or 41? If you ate (insert popular health food trend) daily for (insert # of days) then you should be all […]
What if there were no “good foods” or “bad foods”? What if we reconsider foods as “information”? Some foods provide information that gives positive feedback and makes us feel better. Some foods do the opposite and make us feel worse. Using this approach can help us have better options and […]
A good “rule of thumb” for the amount of vegetables and fruits to include in your meal is: Vegetable serving: 1 fist (make a fist, that’s 1 serving of your vegetables) Fruit serving: 1 cupped hand is a serving of fruits Your carbohydrate choices can be very personal and specific […]
