Shohreh Davoodi
[CW: Discussion of weight loss and dieting behaviors] Today is my four-year wedding anniversary. In September of 2015, my partner and I got married on a sweltering day in the Texas Hill Country surrounded by towering oak trees and the people we loved most. I was (and am) so proud of our wedding because we read more
Approximately 2-3 times per year I get strong cravings for Dr. Pepper. Normally I’m not much of a soda drinker (kombucha gives me my fizzy fix). But when that soda desire strikes, instead of telling myself that it’s “bad” for me or trying to ignore it, I know I need to get myself a Dr. read more
Diet culture is all around us. It influences how we speak and exercise, what we eat and wear, and even how we feel about and talk to ourselves. We are living and breathing diet culture every day, yet most people don’t even know it exists. That’s because it is so deeply embedded into our lives read more
Due to intuitive eating’s rise in popularity over the last few years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of it before. Perhaps you’ve seen a personal trainer dismiss intuitive eating as an excuse to gorge on junk food and never exercise. Or maybe you’ve read a blog post from a nutrition coach heralding intuitive eating read more
When a potential client first comes to me, their mindset around exercise has been formed from a lifetime of opinions from others. Most of us have not had much opportunity to discover how we feel about moving our bodies on our own. Instead, we’ve developed our reasons to exercise from our parents, our gym teachers, read more
When I describe myself as a weight-inclusive coach who doesn’t focus on weight loss, I get a lot of confused looks and questions. This makes sense in a culture that insists that: What we put in our mouths is a moral issue and will either cure us or kill us. Exercise exists for us to read more
Earlier this week I bought, opened, and finished a full-size bag of Zapp’s Voodoo flavor potato chips all on the same day. While I didn’t eat the chips in one fell swoop (it was two fell swoops, actually), I would definitely classify that volume of chips in a regular day as overeating for me. The chips read more
Is it just me, or does it feel like with every year the holidays come around faster and faster? Not that I’m complaining. The period of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love decorating the house with merry and shiny things, cooking and eating holiday specialties (pie, please!), and read more
Like many people, I enjoy perusing Pinterest and looking at the array of tasty recipes, DIY Halloween costumes, home décor, craft ideas, and other fun stuff. When I need ideas for anything involving making or decorating, it’s the first website I go to. I mean, who doesn’t want to make a planter out of an old read more
