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Rethink Eating, Tupelo, MS (2025)

11/26/2025

🍽️ Rethink HOLIDAY Eating 🦃 Do you hate that icky, guilty feeling after holiday meals? In the name of “health”, our culture loves to label foods as “good” or “bad” and attach morality to food. So then, eating those “bad” foods can make you feel bad about yourself and cause a lot of guilt!

“Challenging the food police” is a common place I start when counseling my clients. We dive into all the food rules they’ve collected through the years and then step back to decide if these thoughts are harmful or helpful.

Check out the Grandma’s pumpkin pie scenario and see what thoughts come up for you. Have you said these things to yourself? Have you felt these feelings and/or done these behaviors?

What would the holiday season be like this year if you chose scenario two?

11/25/2025

Here we are again with my annual public service announcements for this holiday season! 😉

Be a good citizen and help spread the word! (Maybe Aunt Gertrude and cousin John will get the memo)

PSA 1: The size of other people’s bodies is none of your business. What someone else eats is also none of your business. Your family and friends may not want your unsolicited opinion of THEIR body or THEIR food choices.

PSA 2: Telling someone they look like they have lost weight is not always received as a compliment. A common reaction is, “Wow, does that mean I was fat before?” or “If I put the weight back on, will I still look good?” Find something else to compliment other than appearance.

Need support to help navigate this holiday season around food? Pm me any questions about my services or to schedule a time to chat!

08/22/2025

👩🏻‍💼Have you been curious about meeting with a dietitian? Well, now is your chance to get a personalized nutrition plan paid for by your insurance! To find out more: bit.ly/KristinMcDanielRD

08/13/2025

Big news, friends! 🎉 I can now take insurance for nutrition counseling—and 94% of clients pay $0 out of pocket. 🙌

I’m teaming up with Nourish, a virtual nutrition counseling practice, to keep doing what I love—helping women ditch the dieting/binge/guilt cycle and feel at peace with food. I work a lot with PCOS, diabetes, ADHD, high cholesterol, and body image struggles.

Another great thing about being part of Nourish- If my schedule’s full or you’re looking for something outside my specialty, there’s a whole crew of incredible dietitians you can choose from.

MORE INFO 👉🏼 link in profile!

Reach out if I can answer any questions! And if you know someone looking for a dietitian, please send them my way. 💛

02/27/2024

It’s “Eating Disorder Awareness Week” so let’s talk about two key risk factors for eating disorders: Disordered eating and dieting.

You may have wondered what really is disordered eating and how is it different from an eating disorder? If you think of a spectrum with normal (intuitive) eating on one end and eating disorders on the other, disordered eating would fall in between.

Disordered eating may include symptoms and behaviors of eating disorders, but at a lesser frequency or lower level of severity. But friends, these behaviors can spiral quickly into an eating disorder! Seeking help EARLY is the best preventative measure.

If you or someone you know is engaging in disordered eating or dieting behavior, please consider reaching out! I’d love to help you or connect you with others that can help.

02/14/2024

💌 Valentine’s Day Reminders 💘

1. No matter what- or how much- Valentine’s candy you have eaten, you still need to eat today. No, you don’t have to “burn it all off” or “be good” all day today (or tomorrow) to make up for it. Feed your good body. You deserve to eat. You deserve to be loved. You deserve to show love to yourself.

2. No matter what you plan on eating tonight on your Valentine’s date or at a Galentine’s party, you still need to eat today. (See #1 for more info)

3. One of the most basic ways you can love yourself is by feeding and nourishing your good body. Your good body wants to take care of you. It’s on your team!!

If you noticed an “out of control feeling” or obsession around the party foods and valentines candies, that is a strong indicator that you are not eating enough at other times or restricting particular foods or food groups - this is almost never an issue of self-control or self-discipline. **A hungry brain causes a food obsessed brain.**

And if you “start over” today or tomorrow restricting again, there’s a very good chance you’ll just land in a binge again.

Friend, are you ready to get out of this cycle? There is freedom and rest waiting for you on the other side of striving. ❤️❤️❤️ You aren’t alone in this battle, and I’d love to help (link in bio to contact me about services).

If you missed the Valentine’s challenges, check out the link in bio!

Happy Valentine’s Day my lovelies! ❤️

🖼 illustrations by and

02/08/2024

Hey girl, if you are feeling
less than,
not enough,
not good enough,
or even too much,
here’s a reminder for today!

✨✨God delights in you.✨✨

You are seen.
You are wholly loved.
You are fully valued.

JUST AS YOU ARE.

“For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you
with joyful songs.”

‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬

02/06/2024

If you’re thinking of giving up sugar for Lent, you’re not alone! It’s one of the most common ways to fast for Lent (along with many other food fasts). But, if you are struggling in your relationship with food and/or your body, is it wise to fast from food? This is a question I’ve been wrestling with for a few years now after a long history of disordered eating and wanted to share a few thoughts.

During my dieting days, I’d get pretty excited about Lent. I didn’t learn about the practice of Lent until I was an adult, but when I did, I was ready to join in this exciting combo of Christianity and dieting! Most years I gave up sugar and remember thinking, “God is really going to bless this effort (aka help me lose weight) because I’m turning to him instead of food!”

But, inevitably about 2 weeks in, I couldn’t stand it anymore. I’d break my fast (and typically land in a binge). I’d feel guilt, shame, and disappointment that I had failed Jesus. Again.

Fast forward several years later and I’ve learned those messages were from my “diet culture voice”. Our culture has twisted the spiritual discipline of fasting and Lent into a glorified endeavor to lose weight and a become a “better you”. When our focus should be on Jesus- how much he loves us and what Easter truly means- we’ve made it about us. “Jesus how can you help me get skinny?” “Jesus, I’m going to give this food up for you, so you’ll shrink my body.”

Am I saying Lent is bad? No! I love the season of Lent and fasting is a very important spiritual discipline. But, we live in a body obsessed culture constantly in pursuit of shrinking and perfecting our bodies. If we aren’t careful, Lent can easily become a holy disguise for our next weight loss attempt.

Lent doesn’t have to be food-centered! Consider fasting from:
-social media
-time on phone
-home projects
-diets or daily weighing
-video games
-tv or music
-shopping
-staying up late

What if you spent the 40 days of Lent thinking on (and thanking him for) God’s forgiveness and grace offered through Easter- rather than striving to be good enough? Because friends, we’ll never be good enough, but that’s what makes the good news of Easter so good!

01/31/2024

Valentine’s Challenge back by popular demand!! 👏

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Hurt people hurt people”? Well, I believe the opposite is just as true, “Loved people love people”. ❤️ If we want to truly love others well, we have to first show love to ourselves.

❤️Showing kindness to ourselves will allow us to more easily show kindness to others.
❤️Giving ourselves grace instead of criticism will allow us to extend grace more quickly to others.
❤️Speaking truth-filled, loving words to ourselves will give us the language to encourage others.

✨What if this year to celebrate Valentine’s Day, you invested time and energy in loving yourself?✨

I know loving ourselves can feel so tricky and hard to make a priority, so I wanted to give you two resources to make YOU a priority this month.

👉🏼Head over to my website to check out the challenges (link in profile). You’ll find a sticky note challenge as well as a list of ways to love yourself over the next two weeks.

💕It’s time to show yourself some VERY DESERVED love! Are you ready?! I’m so excited for you and can’t wait to hear how it goes!!

01/29/2024

I believe Mondays in January are the most Monday-ish Mondays in all the land. Getting back into routines after holidays and waking to the cold, dark mornings makes me want to just stay in bed. Or at least in my pjs.

I struggle with the “winter blues” and they are in full swing right now. Many people I’ve talked to lately are in the same boat. January can be hard. And Mondays in January? 😵‍💫😴🥱🥴😥

When winter comes I know I have to be ready to fight back to keep my mental health in a good place. A few years ago I started sitting beside a light box in the winter mornings while I drank my coffee and did my reading. It really seems to help! (The picture above was taken later in the morning. It’s usually still very dark when I sit beside my light. It’s recommended to do it very soon after you wake up.)

Light therapy is becoming a more popular technique to help with seasonal depression (and postpartum depression too) as more research is showing its effectiveness. If you are curious about it and would like to know more, check out this article (link in profile),

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/light-therapy-not-just-for-seasonal-depression-202210282840

I’ve also been brainstorming other ways to help me get out of this funky “blah” feeling, so here are a few ideas to help beat the winter blues:

✨Spend time with people you enjoy
✨Try out a new hobby
✨Take a walk outside
✨Eat lunch (or a snack) outside
✨Try light therapy
✨Meet with a counselor
✨Cook a favorite comfort food
✨Try a new recipe
✨Order in and have a living room picnic
✨Have a pajama dance party
✨Buy a new cozy blanket and candle then cuddle up on the couch
✨Plan a trip
✨Create a fun music playlist
✨Browse the library for a new book
✨Try a new coffee or hot tea flavor
✨Visit a museum or art gallery
✨Put together a puzzle

💕 I’d love to hear from you! What helps you on the “blah” days? Have you tried light therapy?

01/23/2024

❄️🏂🥶 Hey friends! We are finally thawing out from a crazy week of sleet/ice here in Mississippi (following a week of sickness in our house)! 🤪😵‍💫 My kids are back at school today, so I’m back in my office planning and dreaming up some exciting things!
Anyone else out there get thrilled for some normal routine?! 🤣🥳

01/01/2024

Happy New Year friends!! 🥳🎉 God has good things for you this year!! Don’t miss them! 🥰

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