What is one food that you crave? I crave chocolate right before my period. I think many of you might have the same craving. For the longest time I just did not understand the logic behind this craving. Not understanding led to my feeling like I couldn't control myself around chocolate - like it was MY problem.⁠ It wasn't until I learned the mechanism behind the craving that I started to be able to handle them in a more positive way.

The first meeting of the Woman Up Wellness Book Club book took place in August! I started this as a fun way for women in my private Facebook group to connect with each other and have discussions related to food freedom, self care, and well being. Since it is summer, we decided to kick things off with a page-turning, fictional novel, Dietland by Sarai Walker. As described on the author’s website, “Dietland is a bold, original, and funny debut novel that takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight loss obsession—from the inside out, and with fists flying.” Read on for my review and insights from the book.

Quick question: When you’re out to dinner and you’re feeling full, are you able leave that last, lonely meatball on a plate by itself? Or do you insist on eating it despite your fullness? Leaving that meatball is hard, man. I know!

This one is for all the people out there who have been called or thought of as unhealthy based on BMI. If you’re not a white dude, it just won’t work for you. Yet it’s still used as a health barometer for EVERYONE...go figure.

You have everything you need with abundance mindset. Here’s how flipping our lizard brain chatter can help you find food freedom.