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Dietitian Gillian

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Registered Dietitian
🍽 Disordered Eating, Binge Eating
😷 Bariatric Surgery
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04/11/2026

Want to improve your relationship with food? Start by changing the way you THINK about it. ❤️

Food should not be something that fills your day with guilt, anxiety, rules and constant negotiations.

It is so much more than calories, numbers and nutrients.

If you're working towards a healthier relationship with food, here are some places to start:

🥑 1. Eat consistently.

Try to establish regular meals and snacks. Skipping meals, restricting or leaving yourself overly hungry can make it harder to recognise and respond to your body's needs. You deserve to eat regularly, regardless of what you've eaten previously.

❤️ 2. Drop the moral judgement.

Food is not good or bad. You are not good or bad based on what you eat. Eating chocolate doesn't make you naughty, and eating a salad doesn't make you virtuous. Let's take morality out of food choices.

🍓 3. Think nourishment AND enjoyment.

Nutrition matters, but so do pleasure, satisfaction, culture, connection and memories. Food can nourish your body AND bring you joy. Both are important.

🧠 4. Challenge the food rules.

Do you have foods you avoid because you've labelled them unhealthy? Do you feel you need to earn certain foods or compensate after eating them? Start questioning where these rules came from and whether they're actually helping you.

👂 5. Reconnect with your body.

Begin noticing hunger, fullness, appetite and satisfaction. These are valuable signals, although they can take time to reconnect with, particularly after years of dieting or restriction.

🌸 6. Practise self-compassion.

There will be days when eating feels easier and days when it feels harder. Try to replace criticism with curiosity. You don't need to punish yourself, start again on Monday or make up for yesterday.

⚖️ 7. Let go of perfection.

You don't need to eat perfectly to look after your health. Consistency, flexibility and variety matter far more than getting every food choice right.

Need help? Let's chat. DM me.

31/10/2026

🎃 THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY SCARE ME AS A DIETITIAN THIS HALLOWEEN…

👻 Thinking you've been 'bad' because you've eaten sweets. Food has no moral value. You're not good or bad because of what you eat.

🍬 Feeling guilty because you've enjoyed more treats than usual. You haven't failed. You haven't undone anything.

🧙‍♀️ Feeling the need to compensate, restrict or start again on Monday.

🍭 Making Halloween sweets something children need to earn, limit or feel guilty about. Let's create a relaxed environment where children can enjoy their treats, explore their preferences and gradually learn to listen to their hunger and fullness cues.

💜 Forget the food rules. Choose the treats you genuinely LOVE and enjoy them!

Remember, Halloween is ONE day. There is no need to compensate or make up for it.

✨ BALANCE OVER RESTRICTION. ALWAYS.

This Halloween, let's take the fear out of food and bring back the enjoyment!

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🧙‍♀️💜

30/10/2026

Have you become so confused about food that you no longer trust yourself to eat?

Don't eat this. Cut out that. This is toxic. That's unhealthy. You need this supplement. 🤯

And somewhere along the way, you've stopped listening to yourself.

Perhaps years of dieting, restricting, counting calories and following food rules have left you questioning every meal, feeling guilty when you eat and worrying whether you're getting it right.

Nutrition shouldn't feel this complicated.

Think about children. They naturally respond to hunger, recognise fullness and eat without analysing every mouthful.

But over time, external noise, diet culture and conflicting advice can disconnect us from those natural instincts.

The good news? You can relearn to trust yourself. ❤️

I'm passionate about stripping back the confusion, bringing nutrition back to basics and helping you build a healthy relationship with food that fits YOUR life.

Less restriction. Less food guilt. Less overthinking.

More confidence, freedom and trust in yourself.

Because you deserve to feel at ease around food again.

If this resonates with you, DM me. I'd love to help. ❤️

29/10/2026

Having a bad body image day? 🤍 Read this.

If you’re worrying about every mouthful you eat, pause for a moment.

What if it’s not really about food or your body, but about how you’re feeling?

Sometimes, we use food rules and body control to cope with emotions we don’t know how to manage.

If this has been your coping mechanism for years, changing it can feel hard. But you can learn a different way.

✨ Pause. Breathe. Ask yourself: What am I feeling right now?

Change takes time, but things can be different. There is hope. Always. 🤍

You don’t have to navigate this alone.

💌 DM me if you’d like to chat.

22/10/2026

Fear around food, fear about weight gain, guilt and shame after eating. Sound familiar? 💛

This is a hangover from diet culture.

Which has now sneakily transformed into wellness culture.

It comes down to

- disconnecting from your needs.
- not trusting yourself around food.
- losing confidence with how to nourish your body.

🛑You don't need to track more.
🛑 You don't need another diet.
🛑 You don"t need to optimise or biohack anything.

Start by coming home to yourself.🏠
Listening to hunger and fullness cues. 😋
Trusting yourself to eat when you are hungry. 🥙

Need help?
DM me.

19/10/2026

How GLP-1s work: the main mechanisms 🧠💉
GLP-1 medications support weight loss through several key actions:

✅ Reduce appetite

They act on appetite centres in the brain, helping you feel less hungry and reducing food cravings.

✅ Increase fullness (satiety)

They help you feel satisfied with smaller portions, making it easier to eat less without feeling deprived.

✅ Slow stomach emptying

Food stays in the stomach for longer, which prolongs feelings of fullness after meals.

✅ Improve blood sugar regulation

They stimulate insulin release when blood glucose rises and reduce glucagon secretion, helping to maintain more stable blood sugar levels.

✅ Reduce reward-driven eating

Many people experience fewer food "noise" thoughts, cravings, and urges to snack, particularly on highly palatable foods.

Remember: GLP-1s are a tool, not a magic fix. Prioritising protein, increasing fibre gradually, strength training, mindful eating, and staying hydrated helps maximise results while preserving muscle mass and supporting long-term health. 💚

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16/10/2026

💫 2 things that can help you on your journey to FOOD FREEDOM 💛

🥑 1. Practise food neutrality.
Food is not good or bad. It has no moral value, and neither do you based on what you eat.

Beating yourself up over food choices or feeling the need to compensate can keep you stuck in a difficult relationship with food.

Start letting go of the guilt. ❤️

🧘‍♀️ 2. Be present with food.
Stop dwelling on what you’ve just eaten or worrying about what you’ll eat next. Instead, practise being present in the moment and allowing yourself to enjoy the experience of eating.

✨ Food freedom starts with small shifts in how you think, feel and behave around food.

You don’t have to change everything overnight. Start with these two things and see what changes.

💌 Need help on your journey to food freedom? DM me. I’d love to have a chat.

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