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Stephanie McKercher, MS, RDN - Grateful Grazer

You keep gaining the weight back. What's next?

Published about 9 hours ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

You know the pattern by now.

You're careful all day. You eat well, stay on track, and feel like you finally have it together. Then evening comes and something shifts. You eat past fullness, sometimes to the point of feeling uncomfortable or sick. And the next morning, you're back to the rules, back to trying to be "good" with food again.

Or maybe it looks different for you. A new way of eating, a "reset," cutting back on certain foods. It works for a little while. Then it doesn't. And you're right back where you started, feeling worse about yourself than you did before.

The hardest part is the mental exhaustion. The constant negotiating with yourself about what you're allowed to eat. The way food takes up so much space in your head even when you're trying so hard to get it right.

Most nutrition advice treats the cycle as a willpower problem. Like if you just found the right plan, stuck to it better, or wanted it badly enough, it would finally click.

But the cycle keeps happening because restriction drives it. Physiologically, cutting back makes hunger stronger and harder to override. Psychologically, having foods off-limits makes them harder to stop thinking about. And for many people, there's an emotional layer underneath too, eating to manage something, soothe something, fill some need that has nothing to do with hunger.

That's how I help clients in 1:1 counseling. We get underneath the pattern and figure out what it's actually about for you, so you can stop white-knuckling it and start feeling truly free around food.

If you've been stuck in this cycle for a while and you're ready to actually get to the bottom of it, a discovery call is a free, no-pressure conversation to find out if working together is the right next step for you.

​Book a free discovery call here.​

Warmly,

Stephanie

Hi, I'm Stephanie

I’m a registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor. I help people stop fighting food and build a way of eating that feels steady, satisfying, and actually sustainable, with plant-forward recipes and compassionate 1:1 support.

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Stephanie McKercher, MS, RDN - Grateful Grazer

Dietitian, Nutritionist & Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

Hi, I’m Stephanie, a registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. I share nourishing recipes and gentle, non-diet nutrition tips to help you explore a more peaceful, satisfying relationship with food. On my blog, Grateful Grazer, you’ll find support for eating with more trust, curiosity, and self-compassion.

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