Pamela Groh Nutrition

Pamela Groh Nutrition Registered Holistic Nutritionist
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There are so many sneaky ways food rules infiltrate that even as a non-diet nutritionist, I have to keep my eyes open 🧐 ...
02/05/2025

There are so many sneaky ways food rules infiltrate that even as a non-diet nutritionist, I have to keep my eyes open 🧐

 

Recently, I noticed I still had a few food rules lingering and wasn’t really aware of them
 

 

But now that I realized, I want to challenge myself to break them.

 

It isn’t about rebelling for the sake of it


 

It’s about deepening my trust in my body and not letting food rules, diet & wellness culture be the lens through which I make decisions.

 

How about you? Do you still follow any of these rules?

Have you ever found yourself going through a full pack of rice cakes or maybe a bunch of those low-calorie snack-y thing...
01/17/2025

Have you ever found yourself going through a full pack of rice cakes or maybe a bunch of those low-calorie snack-y things thinking this is the “smart” choice


 

Only to realize there seems to be no amount you can eat of these and actually satisfy the craving? 

 

Believe me, you are not alone! 

 

Although they may seem like a good choice (marketer love to label them “smart, sensible and guilt-free”) there are 2 big reasons why these low-calorie foods may not be such a great idea after all:

 

 

1.     They have little to no nutrition: if you need a snack because you are hungry for fuel, these low-calorie snacks will keep you munching without getting what your body is really asking for, which is nutrients.

 

2.     They reinforce the cycle of food guilt: this is one of my biggest pet peeves with low-calorie processed foods. These foods are engineered to make us crave them and pursue them in a way that for many people feels like an out of control experience. Soon after you go through tons of food, the guilt and shame kicks in. And then, of course, most people go through it again and again.

 

What most women are left with after consuming these foods is that icky feeling of both physical and emotional dissatisfaction.  

 

What to do instead of reaching for low calorie foods?

 

a)    Next time you’re hungry for a snack, you may be better off skipping the low-calorie options and eating something that will actually nourish and satisfy you. 

AKA, eat what you’re really hungry for!

 

b)    Work on your relationship with food instead of cutting down on calories. Realize these choices come from the fear many of us have around food, but it doesn't have to be that way. Food can be your friend :)

 

 

By the way, what’s your favorite snack? 


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Think about it
 If diets really worked, it would mean you do them once, you succeed, and then move on with your life. Ex...
01/09/2025

Think about it


 

If diets really worked, it would mean you do them once, you succeed, and then move on with your life.

 

Except it pretty much never goes that way.

 

The thing with diets is that they are specially designed to make people fail because when we do, we are much more likely to experience emotions such as frustration, anxiety, and depression.

 

And when we experience these kinds of emotions, we are much more likely to buy again.

 

Buy a new piece of equipment, a new crash program, a new boot camp


 

In 2024, the global weight loss market reached $165.5 billion USD and is expected to grow to $399.3 USD billion by 2034.

 

This rate of expansion is only possible through the use of the most cutting-edge technology, innovation, and advanced marketing strategies, as well as the endorsement from influential and powerful people.

 

That, and the problematic reality that a large percentage of healthcare professionals are very much in the dark when it comes to their own weight bias, fatphobia ( ) and their own disordered eating endorsing practices.

 

And this is a big problem.

 

That’s why I think the best use of our resources (especially time and energy) is to strengthen our own confidence and reinforce a better body image.

 

When we focus on tapping into our own self-worth (which is inherent to us, not depending on our body size), we will be less tempted to want to shrink our bodies.

 

 




 

Thank you 2024 for the good times, the learnings, and the growth 🙏 đŸ©· Wishing you all a wonderful 2025 🎉
01/03/2025

Thank you 2024 for the good times, the learnings, and the growth 🙏 đŸ©· Wishing you all a wonderful 2025 🎉

When I went on my last “official” diet back in 2011, I told myself: “I will be happy with my body when I get down to 150...
12/19/2024

When I went on my last “official” diet back in 2011, I told myself:

 

“I will be happy with my body when I get down to 150lb”, which meant I needed to lose about 10-20 pounds (my body weight fluctuated abruptly because I was stuck in the restrict/binge cycle for a long time).

 

I remember thinking obsessively how good my life would be once I reached my target goal.

 

So I started cutting calories, tracking every bit of food on myfitnesspal and exercising everyday except for Sundays.

 

In less than 3 months, I got down to 150, but guess what


 

It was no longer enough for me.

 

So I pulled out the BMI chart and decided my new target weight was going to be 143 because according to the chart, my height, gender and age, that meant I was right in the middle of my range and since I’m a gal who strives for balance (oh the irony
) I decided that was going to be a good number.

 

By march 6, 2012 (my bady) guess what, I weighed 143. Happy birthday to me! (oh the irony
).

 

But guess what
 I had recently got engaged, was about to defend my thesis and getting ready to graduate from my Masters, lost 20+ pounds but guess what, it occurred to me that now maybe I needed to focus on toning my body a bit more, after all, I needed to prep for a destination wedding (oh the irony
).

 

So I lost more weight, thanks to increasing my exercise and since I could barely cut more calories, I decided to cut down a bunch of foods from my diet since I randomly decided they were “toxic”.

 

I think we all get the point here that things can easily get out of hand.

 

And the point in me telling the story is to share an example of how it looks like to go from the innocent goal of wanting to lose a bit of weight to getting into full blown disordered eating scenario.

 

I’m not going to tell you to scratch “I want to lose weight” from your 2025 list because it’s really none of my business.

 

But I will do everything I can to help you stay away from developing a disordered relationship with food and your body.

 

Ask for help ❀ and please never feel ashamed for reaching out.

 

Trust me, we’re all in this together.

Love,
P.

Yup, still a diet.
12/12/2024

Yup, still a diet.

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