Loving My Excess Skin
When I first told the world (aka you) that I have excess skin I had a vulnerability hangover. At that time I was just learning to accept...
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Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
THIS is the Conversation I'm Having with Clients Right NOW
There is often familiarity among my clients, struggling with similar issues and seeking like-minded goals. The conversation that I seem...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
FOMO of Food?
This is a conversation that I have with clients frequently... It's the fear of missing out (FOMO) from food. Of not being able to enjoy...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Mindful Eating Made Simple
You may have heard me talk about mindful eating but you've thought "it's too hard" or "I just can't seem to put it into practice." If so,...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
3 Keys to Food Freedom
To me, food freedom is about feeling in control around food, ending emotional eating, and no longer living by ridiculous food rules. It...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Healthy Eating Made Easy
Healthy eating doesn't have to be complicated... yet we make it so. With nearly 5 years of personally coaching individuals on nutrition...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
How to Let Go of the All-or-Nothing Approach to Your Diet
All-or-nothing thinking is truly perfectionism in disguise. It’s the belief that you’ve either succeeded or you’ve failed, there is no...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Should Chew Your Food
The most common recommendation that I give my clients is... Chew your food more. It may seem obvious but so often we eat without really...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Issue with Calorie Counting
How many times have you started and stopped calorie counting in your life? If you're anything like me... it's probably an infinite amount...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
Eating Intuitively for Weight Loss
Intuitive eating principles may go against everything you’ve heard about weight loss in your adult life, but that’s exactly the point....
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
How to Stop Stressing About Weight
A common conversation that I have with clients is about what their weight means... I know that for so many "diet" is deeply entwined with...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
What is Habitual Eating?
How many times in a day, a week or a month do you find yourself eating out of habit? Sitting down to watch a movie - ooh must have...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
How to Stop Stressing About Food
Having rigid "diet" rules can really affect our mental and emotional health. And in turn lead to more stress eating which was what you...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
What is Diet Culture?
Diet culture is based on the belief that thinness or being skinny equates to our worth or is tied to our health. It definitely...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
How to Stay Accountable
Is accountability your missing link? A great tool to help you keep your commitments is accountability. Accountability is defined as the...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
What is Food Freedom?
I believe that everyone has a different relationship with food. But for me to have food freedom means that food is no longer on the...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
How to Overcome Body Shame
When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you see the bags under your eyes from lack of sleep? Do you see the lines on your...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
How to Stop Eating When You’re Full
I’m pretty sure we’ve all been there. Those moments when you know that you’re full but the food tastes so delicious that it’s hard to...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways to Reduce Binge Eating
Have you experienced eating out of control? Binge eating is eating large quantities of food very quickly to the point of being...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Letter to Chronic Dieters
Dear Fellow Chronic Dieter, I too was once a chronic dieter like you. I tried diet after diet after diet. For much of my late teens and...
