https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/Honest, non-diet writing on food, body, and nutrition from Lauren Hofstee, RD.en-CAhttps://laurenhofstee.me/journal/where-to-start/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/where-to-start/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400If you want off the diet cycle but you do not know where to begin, start here. Five small, doable shifts, no rules and no restriction.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/intuitive-eating/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/intuitive-eating/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400Intuitive eating is not a diet in disguise. Here is what it really is, and what it is not.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/dietitian-or-nutritionist/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/dietitian-or-nutritionist/17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400In Ontario the two words are not interchangeable. Here is what actually separates them.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/leaving-the-diet-cycle/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/leaving-the-diet-cycle/16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400Letting go of dieting can feel like letting go of the wheel. It does not have to.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/stop-binge-eating-at-night/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/stop-binge-eating-at-night/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400Evening bingeing is rarely about willpower. Here is what is usually going on, and a kinder way through.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/food-guilt/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/food-guilt/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400Food guilt is learned, which means it can be unlearned. Where it comes from, and how to soften it.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/non-diet-dietitian/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/non-diet-dietitian/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400If the word dietitian makes you picture meal plans and rules, here is what working with a non-diet RD is really like.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/gentle-nutrition/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/gentle-nutrition/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400Gentle nutrition is the part of intuitive eating people misunderstand most. Here is what it actually means.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/eating-enough/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/eating-enough/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400Under-eating quietly drives so much of what people blame on willpower. Here is why eating enough changes everything.https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/grocery-without-rules/https://laurenhofstee.me/journal/grocery-without-rules/18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400The grocery store can feel like a minefield of shoulds. A few gentle shifts to make it calmer.