Back when I was a dieter, I used to experience heightened disordered eating during the holiday season. Because I was dieting the rest of the year, the holidays gave me an opportunity to let go of all my diet rules and truly feast. Over-eating was the norm for me and it didn’t seem ‘wrong’ because everyone around me seemed to be doing it too. Another thing I repeatedly struggled with during the holidays was body shame. It felt like as soon as my feet landed on my home turf, so

Hey there! Thank you so much for joining me here on my secret corner of the internet! I have something really good for you today. We're talking about...(drumroll please)...the big "S"! In case you missed it, that's sugar ;) Many of us have a love-hate relationship with sugar - we love to hate it and we hate that we love it! I'm not exempt here - I have had my fair share of sugar binges throughout the years (lots of late night ice cream trips) and I've had to do a lot of read