To all my wonderful clients and friends: After 20 years in the nutrition field, I’ve decided to embark on a new journey, and will no longer be offering nutritional counselling. Getting to know each of you has been amazing, and I thank you all for your support. As for what’s next for me, big dreams are coming true, and I’m looking forward to sharing more when the time is right. Take care, Kelly
If you follow Nutrigal, you know I’m an advocate of self-acceptance and being kind to yourself. You also know that I believe diets don’t work. Why then have I created a program for weight loss? The truth is I wish to provide a program that would have helped me all those years ago when I […]
Did you know that leptin is a hormone made and released by your fat cells in direct proportion to the amount of body fat you are carrying? When leptin is working properly, it signals to your hypothalamus – “Stop eating, you’ve had enough.” The message to your brain is, you’ve stored enough energy, you can […]
It’s the beginning of 2016 and I’m wondering what I can say that I haven’t said before to give you a better understanding of what it means to make changes that stick. How can I encourage you to take those first courageous steps? Well, I thought I would share a bit of my own transformation […]
Did you know that leptin is a hormone made and released by your fat cells in direct proportion to the amount of body fat you are carrying? When leptin is working properly, it signals to your hypothalamus – “Stop eating, you’ve had enough.” The message to your brain is, you’ve stored enough energy, you can […]
Did you know that leptin is a hormone made and released by your fat cells in direct proportion to the amount of body fat you are carrying? When leptin is working properly, it signals to your hypothalamus – “Stop eating, you’ve had enough.” The message to your brain is, you’ve stored enough energy, you can […]
I am always excited by the first week of facilitating a Craving Change™ program when a new group of women comes together to help support one another in a common goal. What is exhilarating is that the women do not yet know what the common goal is. Is it another secret method of dieting? Many […]
We know that following sensible eating guidelines will relieve us of certain symptoms and will help us lose weight but what if we can’t stop eating because we use food for pain relief? Is it helpful to instruct someone to stop eating sugar when the sugar is managing uncomfortable feelings? This has been my own […]
If you made (and broke), a resolution to lose weight this year (and every other year for the past ten) it is time to look at what needs to change in order to break the cycle. Have you ever learned to play an instrument or a sport? Did you expect to perfect your sport or […]
Recently I met with Denise Grosdanof from the Sweet Pea Soap Company. She is a small business owner who takes pride in providing healthy natural soap and body products to her community. As a dietitian who specializes in hormone health, I was very interested in The Sweet Pea Soap Company. Most of the women I […]
It’s been a year since I began running Nutrigal Pals Support Groups for emotional eating. What I gain from the women in the group is just as valuable as the information I discover from experts in the field. On the topic of hunger my Nutrigal Pals report that they don’t trust their bodies and for […]