In Defence of The Missed Workout The last few weeks have been a lot, in the good way. Wrapping up a fabulous month in Mexico City, where I ate the best food of my life and watched the World Cup in packed bars (we don’t talk about France and the semi-final…) Then on to beautiful Oaxaca, where I’ve mostly been swimming in mole. In between: packing, moving, and closing out sessions with my coaching clients. And despite having access to a genuinely great gym this whole time, I have not visited it...

A Health Coach's Case for a Less Impressive Summer Every year, summer arrives with the same weird pressure. Relax, but make it meaningful.Have fun, but don’t lose your routine.Be present, but also document everything.Rest, but come back glowing. Eat the ice cream, but somehow also maintain the body, the habits, the steps, the sleep, the inbox and the version of yourself who had a very sensible plan in June. Honestly, it’s exhausting. And the best parts of summer are usually the ones you can’t...

Diet Culture Isn't Dead. But I'm Writing the Eulogy Anyway. Let me save us both some time, because I have done all of it. The meal-replacement shakes for lunch. The fat-free biscuits eaten by the sleeve because fat-free meant they didn’t count, right? Noom. MyFitnessPal. Weighing every single thing I ate. Tracking calories burned as if my life depended on it. And when none of it worked in the long run, which it never did, I did the only thing any of us were trained to do. I assumed I was the...