Why You’re So Hungry After Your Long Run (And What Underfueling Has to Do With It)
Picture it: It’s Saturday afternoon. You knocked out your long run that morning, and you're feeling pretty good about yourself… but also ravenously hungry. You’re confused because you did have an energy gel during your run. Yet here you are, opening the pantry every five minutes like you’re hoping the snack fairy has finally shown up at your house. You keep telling yourself to “be good,” and then eventually you cave — grazing from pantry to fridge, beating yourself up with e
When Diet Culture Broke Our Relationship with Food (and How to Fix It)
When I was growing up, I was called “chubby,” which was apparently a perfectly acceptable word to use in the 80s. I was embarrassed that my jeans were “Pretty Plus” sizes. My mom was always going on a diet, and most of the time, my sister and I went on the diet with her. When I was in middle school, my mom and I went on a road trip with my aunt. My mom forgot to tell her that we were both “on a diet,” so she brought a grocery bag full of junk food for the road. My aunt was so
Before you fix your diet or your workouts, fix your sleep
Tired, cranky, craving carbs, and wondering why your health habits won’t stick? Sleep might be the missing piece. See how one client turned everything around—starting with rest.