Posts by Camille Martin, RD
I’ll Start Monday
I adore making New Year’s resolutions. There’s something so energizing to me about starting all over and having a clean slate. I love buying a fancy new journal to write it all down, making a detailed plan for every new thing I’m going to do to become the most perfect version of me. The only…
Read MoreThe Non-Food Five
There are five habits I have that have nothing to do with food or eating that make me feel healthy and in control. And no matter how much crap I ate the day before, I know I can wake up and do these five things to get myself back on track. Before I tell you…
Read MoreForever Stuck
If you’ve been reading my posts, you know that I spent a large part of my life dieting. None of the diets ever worked — but I blamed myself for the failures. I felt like I kept taking one step forward, one step back, forever stuck and never getting anywhere. When I finally quit dieting,…
Read MoreThe Dieting Disconnect
When I was in college, I signed up for Nutrisystem. If you don’t remember, that was the program that delivered prepackaged meals that you ate for a few weeks to lose weight. Each meal came in a microwaveable plastic container that was about the size of an iPad. There was no preparation — you just…
Read MoreIt’s All Around You
So you’ve been eating better, exercising more, and doing all the right things to be healthy and lose weight. That’s great. But there’s one simple thing you’re overlooking that will do more to ensure your success than all your other healthy behaviors combined. And by not paying attention to it, you may actually be canceling…
Read MoreAn Unexpected Benefit of Exercise
I’m sure you know that you need to exercise if you want to stay healthy, and you’re probably also aware that exercising elevates your mood. But there’s another mental benefit of exercise no one talks about that you can use to your advantage to lose weight. It has to do with goal setting. First let’s…
Read MoreWhat’s the Problem?
It used to make me really angry when I had no help around the house. I would seethe as I folded laundry and loaded the dishwasher. My anger was directed toward my husband, since I obviously didn’t expect my young children to help. Once everything was clean, my anger dissipated. But it always returned when…
Read MoreSo Not True
It’s hard to lose weight the older you get. It’s hard to find time to exercise when you have children. It’s hard to lose weight when being heavy runs in your family. Losing weight is hard. Do you ever say these things? I know I did. It made me feel better to justify my inability…
Read MoreDon’t Label Me
A few years ago, I had a friend ask me to do a nutrient analysis of everything he ate for a week. He wanted to know how much fat, sugar, and cholesterol he was consuming, which wasn’t surprising. But he also wanted to know how many of the micronutrients he was getting. Things like chromium,…
Read MoreBody Parts
Several years ago, I was on a date with a former boyfriend, and I had my really heavy purse slung over my shoulder. My arm was pressed up against my side, and the skin on the top of my arm had gotten pinched up between my inner arm and the strap of my purse. I…
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