You want to lose weight but you also don't want to be counting calories or tracking macros for weeks on end. In this post we discuss what intuitive eating really means and which principles could be applicable to your desire to lose weight and those that are not.

Low-carb diets have been popular for centuries but what is it about the the diet that makes it effective? Is it the reduction insulin or that it's simply harder to eat as many calories while following a low-carb lifestyle. Learn the pros and cons of going low-carb and if it's right for you.

Is drinking while trying to lose weight a smart idea? Learn how alcohol impacts energy balance, metabolism, exercise performance and more.

What does the science say about intermittent fasting, specifically time-restricted eating and its purported health benefits? Does it matter how long you fast or when you stop and start your fast? What is the best form of fasting and what are some of the challenges to doing it regularly?

Can intuitive eating and traditional approaches to weight-management co-exist? Discover the pros and cons of both intuitive eating versus flexible dieting (aka macro counting) and find out which one best suits you based on your personality, goals, and history with dieting.

Learn about the three components of your metabolism and how to make each work to your advantage including how to boost your resting metabolic rate.

Learn about the three components of your metabolism and how to make each work to your advantage including how to boost your resting metabolic rate.

We’ve all been there before. 

You are eating better, moving more, managing stress the best you can and by all accounts doing what you have been told to do to lose weight, yet your weight loss has come to a halt. To put it simply: you’ve hit a weight-loss plateau.

Most of us would like to think th...

Now that you have read Part 1 of Flexible Dieting: Why I love it. How to do it you should know all of the benefits of tracking your macros including how to calculate your own macronutrient targets. If you need a refresher, before we get into the logistics of tracking and what foods contain...

A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist gives you the low down on flexible dieting for fat-loss including what the benefits are and if its right for you.