Do you think you already know what to do, but you just aren't doing it?
You cannot have a healthy lifestyle without balance. What I see with so much of the health advice today is it is often unrealistic and unnecessary. In fact, this fanaticism with healthy eating seems to make people less healthy overall. Over the past 20 years, the mainstream healthy lifestyle message has been correlated with an increase in both eating disorders and weight issues.
I am Jennifer Pereira, RD, LD, CSCS (Registered/Licensed Dietitian, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist). Don’t get the wrong idea about me…I’m not one of those hardcore health nuts. I used to be. Then I realized so much emphasis on what I ate and how much I exercised was not healthy at all. I’ve learned to listen to my body to tell me when/what to eat and when/how to move. Turns out, the body is much smarter than the mind. Your body knows what it’s doing if you can just get out of its way. I might rant a little (a lot) to try to help you do that.
I have extensive experience helping clients with all types of eating disorders and 'disordered eating' (including overeating). In order to be comfortable with your body, you must first normalize your relationship with food.
What is the Nutrition Paradox?
nutrition paradox (noun): a statement or proposition regarding nutrition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a truth.
This is the name of my company and private practice. We are located in the heart of DFW at:
If you are ready to follow me down the rabbit hole, I would love to show you the truths I've discovered about healthy eating. Remember that I started out just like you, believing what I had been told by the media. It was a waste of many years.
Let me be your nutritionist, and you can tell your friends, "My nutritionist said I could eat it!" Sometimes they will back off. Sometimes they will say, "Your nutritionist is crazy." However, we know who is really crazy. Trying to make sense of all that contradictory healthy eating information would make anyone go nuts.
So pack up all your baggage of food, exercise and body image issues. The train is leaving the station. If you want to finally make peace with your food and your body, then you want to be on this train.
Next group is starting January 26th,2012 at 6:30pm.
This group will meet every other Thursday at 6:30pm for 8 weeks (4 meetings).
The fee for the series is $199 (a receipt for insurance is available if desired).
The group size is limited to 8 participants. A second group will be added if needed.
Space will be limited to 5-8 participants per group. The fee for the complete 8-week course (including materials and support) is $399.
Speaking and Workshop Topics
*Healthy Food and Body Attitudes
*Healthy Eating After Bariatric Surgery
*Healthy (Intuitive) Eating 101
*Healthy Eating and Eating Disorders
*Eating for a Healthy Pregnancy
*Pregnancy and Body Image
Healthy Living
In my work with clients, I have found in order to truly discover your own healthy lifestyle balance...it must include all areas of your life. This site will explore:
You will find that nutrition, fitness and personal growth are all dependent on each other. It does little good if your body is healthy, but you are unhappy with your life. It is important to allow yourself to discover a healthy lifestyle balance in all of these areas of your life. I've found it is often a lack of balance that leads to eating issues in the first place.
My goal is to provide information on healthy living you can immediately use in your daily life. This site is here to provide you with access to quality advice. Please note, the information on this site is not a substitute for professional help. If you feel you need personal support, you can contact me for office, phone or online sessions. If you would like to find support in your area, you can check out the resources page.
I will constantly be updating the site to include the latest news updates. You can subscribe to the RSS feed if you would like to stay in the loop. You can also join my Got Balance? ezine.
Join our community! Become a Fan on the Healthy Lifestyle Balance Facebook page to stay in the loop on recent postings and news updates.
I want to hear what you think and answer questions on topics most important to you.
Where to Begin?
There is plenty of information about healthy lifestyle balance in this site to keep you reading for a while. No matter where you begin, you are sure to find something of interest to you in just a click or two. If you are too busy to explore it fully now, you can choose to bookmark the site or print pages out to read later.
My clients tell me that spending 15-30 minutes each day working on the techniques I recommend has greatly improved their quality of life. People who have felt out of control with food have found it has lost its grip on them. Others who hated exercise of all kinds have used my techniques to develop a lifestyle that includes enjoyable activity. Be sure to bookmark this page so that you can return to it again and again to continue exploring or reviewing its rich content.
1. Intuitive Healthy Eating -- if you are looking for a healthy relationship with food, look no further. The reason it is so great is because it is different than anything you've seen before--and what you've done in the past didn't work long term.
Here is a link sent to me from a former client, discussing her experience with this approach. She urged me to post the link on my site with the hope it would be helpful to others who struggle. Please note: client confidentiality is strictly maintained in my practice--this link is only provided with the expressed consent and desire of this individual.
This is work on the fundamental relationship with food. This is not superficial 'eat this, not that' stuff that doesn't last long. Bring an open mind--it is an adventure. Even if you are at an appropriate weight but struggle with binging or other food issues, these tools will improve your eating behaviors.
2. My Nutritionist Blog -- I want to hear from you! Go here to make me your personal nutritionist. Then when some weirdo comments on your eating, just say, "My Nutritionist told me to do it." I will post frequently based on news or inspiration. Leave comments or ask questions to be part of the conversation.
3. Personal Wellness Plan -- the article Personal Development Plan is great because it helps you figure out where you are and where you want to be. You will definitely want to check it out as soon as you get the chance.
Your Body, Your Life
This is a scrolling feed from my Your Body, Your Life Blog. It is a collage of cool stuff I find and write about being good to yourself.
If you find this site to be helpful, you can support its growth. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
My Nutritionist Blog Join the conversation, ask questions, make comments...make me your nutritionist.
Intuitive Eating Intuitive eating groups offered onsite and online--feel good about eating again.
Best Weight Loss Program Challenge everything you think you know about eating with the best weight loss program.
Healthy Eating This is the next step in healthy eating for your set pointl weight, it will guide you to intuitive eating and a healthy relationship with food.
Portion Control Listening to your body for natural portion control
Healthy Eating Plan A realistic healthy eating plan that works with your body instead of against it!
good food bad food Good food bad food, challenging the myth of the moralization of food.
Calorie Counting Find out why you should stop wasting your time calorie counting.
Emotional Eating Emotional eating is one of the major symptoms of an unhealthy relationship with food. Almost everyone does it.
