How To ACTUALLY Eat Mindfully | A Dietitians Tips + Tricks | Emily DiDonato + Marissa Meshulam

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I don’t know about you guys, but over the last few months I have been feeling pretty anxious, sad and overwhelmed by everything going on in the world. To try and deal with those feelings, I have really been turning to food as a way to cope and feel better. Right now I am finding that I’m constantly reaching for a lot of sugary foods, or just foods in general that I normally wouldn’t eat in an effort to self-soothe. Anyone else?
I know this isn’t the best tactic, so I decided to speak with registered dietician and nutritionist, Marissa Meshulam, to really talk about everything from intuitive eating, to why we turn to sugar, to our relationships with food and diet culture, along with so much more!
For those of you who have used a dietician and/or nutritionist before, what do you like about them? Did you find that they were helpful in your approach to healthy and mindful eating habits? I would love to hear from you guys about your experience so comment below!
I know for myself I have also been grazing a lot during the day but never wind up feeling fully satisfied with anything I reach for. It became a vicious cycle of going from sugary to savory to caffeine to all sorts of things, which is also why I spoke to Marissa to get me right on track!
Have you guys been feelings this way? Do you guys feel like you are craving added sugar or never feeling fully satisfied with what you’re eating? Would love for you to share what’s going on in your eating routine below!
A large portion of what Marissa does is teach her clients how to embrace mindful eating and show them how to eat to feel their best. She also shares how stress directly correlates to food and explains why we crave what we crave! I know for certain that she helped me reframe the way I feel and think about food I hope it helps you do the same!
We really are all in the same boat in terms of what is going on in the world and the lack of routine, so in my effort to try and find ways to adopt a healthier lifestyle when dealing with stress, I truly hope it helps you all as well :)
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[@tatyanamatveeva1066]

it's so key: how much mental space these thoughts take up. young women could have the cure for cancer in their back pocket and instead, they are surrounded by info that tells them to be spending all their time and mental resources thinking about weight and body changes and the scale...we do all need to undo this.

[@BLara-rf4xc]

Completely agree, so many women and girls could have so much potential. Instead we are conditioned by societal standards, the media, advertising and beauty standards to focus on our appearance constantly. Which takes alot of time, energy and money when that could be spend on more important things

[@dominiquehayduk9692]

I almost didn’t watch the video because I thought “oh no, another food video on KZbin with crazy dieting etc”, but gosh was I pleasantly surprised! What a healthy conversation! ☺️ And it’s so awesome that you asked a nutritionist to participate to get the science straight- there is soooo much BS regarding eating on the Internet and quite frankly, we need more voices like this out there! Good job, Emily!

[@pinkfabulous248]

Yes it’s so helpful, I’ve learned new things. 🤗

[@colettegoh3182]

I agree, what a positive and intelligent conversation. Great actionable tips (beyond drink more water)! Hahaha

[@carolinecusinato7327]

@@colettegoh3182 drink more water is a great tip Emily saved my life with this advice I have so much energy now and vitality my colitis is all gone now my kidneys are so much better it feels like a miracle and my brain feels so positive so it's great advice and I'm so grateful for it I sleep better than ever after my PTSD I have a different life now and it's a good one thank you Emily xx

[@antolml13]

As a fellow dietitian, I am thrilled that this has become more of a public topic! This is such a great way of listening and being in tune with your body instead of following those new diet fads!!! 5 thumbs up, Emily!!!!

[@rawwbenn]

My favourite habit I've developed over quarantine has been meditating 10 minutes every evening before dinner. It's an AMAZINGLY grounding practice that allows me to arrive to my dinner with so much presence and gratitude. Psychologically I also now always look forward to meditation because it's become connected to delicious home-cooked food make with love. Thanks for the inspirational vid, Emily! Love what you stand for xo Robin

[@MH-rq3jr]

Oh My God Emily, You look so so beautiful. You are glowing. Being someone who constantly deals with dull, acne scars skin, Your skin is a dream and this quarantine hasn't made it any easy. I have recently made a HUGE shift to my diet and really trying every day. I spent so much money and energy on skin care products that simply did not do anything. It was exhausting to not see desired results after trying so hard. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video on what you have been eating/drinking lately and also include a skin care routine displaying your top favorite skin care products. Some of us would really appreciate it, I am confident I am speaking for many right now. Thank You, God Bless You

[@bobfryfish]

She has multiple videos on what she eats and what she puts on her skin...

[@suharidari]

Dear Mony, imho, you should consult a doctor and clarify your hormones, hemoglobin. I was suffering with the same things and no diets\ cosmetologists\ scin care routines could help... Only seeing a specialist cleared the air, the endocrinologist , in my case. Wish you all the best ! Take care!

[@connyhansson3567]

She used a retinoid prescribed by her dermatologist. This is THE number 1 reason her skin is glowing and even in texture. Stop wasting money on skin care over the counter that doesn’t work. See a dermatologist, use a simple cleanser and a simple moisturiser and always always use a SPF. These steps are all you need. But I can promise you that Emily using a retinoid is the most important step in her skincare

[@anacarmes]

She has said that she naturally has good skin!!! I agree with someone else saying to go to a dermatologist and get professional advice.

[@sobean9309]

@@suharidari how could the endocrinologst help you? would you suggest going there over seeing a gyn for hormones?

[@gingervogel8671]

Wow I am so glad that a mainstream model is sharing these types of resources. Thank you for not pushing diet culture. Thank you for sharing intuitive eating with your viewers. You are doing so much good in the world by doing this.

[@pamelaalvarado463]

This makes sense! I´m always eating Halo Top and many different substitutes and I need a lot to make me fill satisfied. I would love another video with more topics like this. Nutrition and fitness but with experts. Like, is it better to do cardio or weight training? What about carbs? How to have a healthy diet without following a specific diet such as keto or paleo or plant-based. Thank you Emily!

[@SuperToocool4skool]

I think she covered that in this video. It's called intuitive or mindful eating. Let go of all those "rules" and listen to your body.

[@AMELIAANN]

THIS IS SO INFORMATIVE 👏🏼😍 I’m obsessed with the mentality Marissa has around food. That 5 min walk idea is actually so smart! (I also totally thought you were Margaret Qualley from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at first)

[@essjae368]

I love this so much! I have been seeing so many diet trends, especially during the beginning of quarantine, that really messed with my relationship with my body and with food. I thought I was being healthy by subscribing to these diet trends, but one day I had a 3 day long stomachache and was bloated the entire time. That’s when I realized that even though what I was eating and doing was deemed “healthy” by society, my body was rejecting it. That happened a few weeks ago, and ever since then, I’ve been trying to really listen to my body. It’s been both a learning and an unlearning process. Thank you for having this important conversation and for sharing it with us all!

[@annyvitoria3074]

23:22 you have a light that Iluminates everyone around you. Have a nice day

[@carolinecusinato7327]

Agreed x

[@alexandraevans4631]

this was so insightful and helpful. i’ve been trying to re-frame my thoughts around eating and practice mindfulness in general and i’m so glad emily is putting content out here like this and having these conversations.

[@brih9613]

I love this content!! thanks for making a video about this 💜

[@DarkBlueNutrition]

Yess!! More mindful eating chats like this 🥰🙏

[@kasiowelove1]

I’ve missed you TONS Emily! I’ve been binging your old videos like crazy recently (and we even worked out together a couple of times! :)) and I’m sure I’ll find tons of useful information from this new one!

[@Sara-tp6zd]

it's crazy how I relate with you on how you think about food and excersise, specially when you said at 16 I discovered I could manipulate the way I look with food. thank you so much for sharing and thank you to Melissa for all the information 🙌

[@KaylaAmber28]

I got so excited when I saw you posted!!

[@EmilyDiDonato]

thanks for tuning in!!!! I'll be posting more regularly again! :)

[@audrey_023]

Thanks Emily!! Such relatable content and always such a joy to see you ❤️ Please make more videos related to nutrition, diet culture, training, and everything health-related. Also, thanks for bringing an expert!

[@jennysheets3763]

Loved this video! Would enjoy a similar video where you talk to an expert about the importance of weight training (many women just do cardio) and how it affects female bodies positively as we get older (and also at any age)!

[@sarahgross4650]

I just learned so many helpful pieces of advice! I never quite understood mindful eating until now, and I love the way it counters diet culture. Thank you both for this!

[@margaritakorzhuk9141]

I have such a unhealthy relationship with food and this video just calmed me down and gave me a bunch of great tips. Thank you!!

[@Caitlinsowers]

Thank you so much for sharing this and for having Marissa. So helpful 🙏🏼

[@TheShahnoorKhan]

Loved this chat Em! It’s good to hear these conversations and feel like you’re lot alone when it comes to growing a better relationship with food and our bodies! 💞✨

[@HelloAgnes]

This was such a fantastic chat! Thank you.

[@camiladeoliveirab.]

I really enjoyed the conversation, it was very informative and necessary. Thank you, Emily! Would love to see more videos in this format, to bring people to talk about specific topics.

[@amandasteinberg7132]

Thanks for being vulnerable and for bringing in an expert in the registered dietitian and nutritionist space to educate us on food and diet culture!! So helpful and educational.

[@DarkBlueNutrition]

Yayyy!! I love to see more dietitians talking about mindful eating 💙💙 thank you Emily for sharing!

[@myndhagray2378]

Such a good point on freeing up space to tackle important things/focus on meaningful things in our life. 🧡 16:00

[@niranjany9038]

Good content. Marissa made excellent points and the way she articulated them was great.Thanks Marissa! Thanks Emily for creating this video.

[@ayanamariemia]

I didn’t think I was going to watch this whole video, but I watched it until the end. This was VERY informative! I found myself saying to myself, “yeah! That’s what I do!”

[@zoe-kn2iw]

I feel like she's one of the ACCTUALY good celebrities on KZbin. I finally found one!👏

[@alliemeshulam7834]

Love this. SO informative and relatable. Please bring her back for more!!

[@DarkBlueNutrition]

Yess! I love seeing more mindful eating talk in the KZbin community 💙🥰

[@annapj3032]

This is EXACTLY what I needed! The exact same thing happened to me during the confinement. This video is super helpful! Thanks for sharing Emily! ❤️

[@Sincerelyprisca]

This was informative. Thank you so much for sharing. Needed this 🤗❤️

[@bungapadmapurani7516]

this is so thoughtful of you, thank you! ive been struggling too during this pandemic and this conversation is really helping

[@cathobeckers8505]

I don't have anything specific I'd like to see from you, I just love the content you put out where you tackle an issue with substance in an approachable way like you're doing with this video. Also the videos you film with other models etc always has a great conversation to it too.

[@farida897]

Great conversation. Thank you for this. Both you questions and Marissas answers/tips are great!

[@allisonshimonski9399]

All awesome advice thanks Marissa and Emily for having her!

[@carolynevans1580]

Great video! You should make this a series! Well done!

[@michelleperez7954]

I LOVED this video! This was so helpful and love that you’re educating my generation of women about food and the mental ties to it!

[@dllantino]

I really love this! Your questions were really good and interesting. It really helped push the discussion further. 💕 Would be really cool to see you do more content like this, something relevant and informative. Keep it up!

[@gloriagironelli]

Being kind to yourself and the other advices that you talked about are really helpful, diet culture can be dangerous ❤️

[@paolaherrera2874]

Thank you so much ! I really enjoyed watching this video, it made sooo much sense and as a young adult focusing on what feels good and fighting against diet culture and what society has taught us. Thank you for using your powerful voice to create AMAZING things like this.

[@chloebutler5608]

Loved this video!! You should have Marissa back on again for a series. I would love that.

[@kaylabruner1045]

I'm starting a Master's in dietetics next year, so this was right up my alley! Thanks Emily! xx

[@su-yi8392]

What a lovely and informative conversation you ladies had! I loved all the topics you guys covered (from the habit loop, to sleep cycles) and the way you conveyed all the information in a clear, concise and casual way! Definitely learned so much about being more mindful around food and wellbeing overall from this episode, thanks so much again Emily and Marissa. Love from Malaysia 💙

[@mariajhazmine136]

I love that this video is more about being kind to yourself and your body. Thanks for sharing this, Emily and Marissa! ❤️ I've learned to change my mindset about food and felt more positive about my body 🥰🥰🥰

[@ashleygreig777]

Loved this video! Would love to see another video with a dietitian regarding what to eat, like protein options and goals!

[@mialimentoesvida]

This video is amazing and I really like her approach. Thank you Emily for doing it, if you do more videos about this topic I think is extremely helpful for a lot of people. Food is life and trying to follow the "rules" for "good" or "bad" food is exhausting. I noticed how it did the complete opposite to me that my attention actually went far away from truthly giving the attention and loving care to my body. Thank you both

[@jillanderson9962]

this was so helpful! it really talked about the emotional aspects and the unhealthy habits and beliefs we have about food and how to change them. thanks for putting something out there that is actually about how to be normal and healthy!

[@jasminebrennan419]

The fact that I clicked on this because of the cookie on the thumbnail is a little embarrassing 😭 I however loved that you brought in a registered dietitian/nutritionist for this conversation! Lovely video 😊

[@angelaaaelizabeth]

AWESOME CONTENT! Love this - so informative, and comforting to hear all the people identifying with these struggles rn!

[@drl_drl_drl]

The background music during the whole conversation was a little bit distracting. Great video though! :)

[@davidsanchezvaldovinos8140]

Emily I love your naturalness amd your spontaneity and cheerful character

[@yossefalgebalie671]

Love you from Egypt 🇪🇬 ❤️❤️. You are motivating me and helping to make me better 💪♥️

[@marklagrone6824]

Great show...learned much from your guest. Proud of you.

[@annamarie1155]

This was such an informative, gentle, and helpful conversation 🥰 I learned so much; thank you for putting this together!

[@solmorales3761]

I LOVE your ENERGY. Keep spreading your good vibes ♥️♥️

[@corabrei]

Thank you so much for posting this! I've been really struggling to eat mindfully during quarantine as well and this was so informative!

[@yoshis-m9s]

Wow perfect timing for this!!

[@youlinesjohnson311]

Love it! I gave up dieting a long time ago and that was one of the best decisions of my life.

[@marycelentano2485]

Thank you for this video, it was so helpful!! I so needed to hear this at this time . ❤️❤️

[@shahrzadnuban2862]

Excellent subject, useful for everyone and awesome presentation:)🌹🌹 Thank you both❤❤

[@AbbyBirdsell]

PLEASE share more like this!! I watch your videos as motivation because I want to model and be an actress and I want to see what models do in a day, etc. But it’s very easy to watch you and think you are so perfect and put together, and you only eat healthy and you do everything right, so hearing that you also struggle with similar things that I do is soo refreshing and relieving. Even when you did the closet clean out, so relatable! Thank you 🙌🏽

[@michellecastro2698]

I was do happy when I saw you that you had posted a new video! Thanks so much for this. I think most of us are going through the same thing.

[@melissaa7259]

This came at a GREAT time. I’ve been trying to get a handle on my own eating habits. Thanks!!

[@sophiejones7916]

This was a really helpful conversation to hear, very reasonable approach that I’m totally onboard with and I’m doing most of the time without overthinking it!

[@ebathija]

Awesome conversation. Thank you so much!!!!

[@medicalmermaid]

Wow! This was so helpful and definitely appreciate this video! I really liked how the video was more in depth and the format with the calm, focused sit-down and getting some expert opinion as well. Awesome that you are being open with your challenges and just being such a great example and inspiration. Thank you Emily!!

[@Juliezeneth]

this was such a wonderful video with so many great tips for adapting a healthier lifestyle and having a healthier relationship with food/our bodies. thank you. 💗

[@stephaniebishop2111]

This video was so inspiring and helpful! Just what I needed right now. Thank you Emily...you are an AMAZING role model (and super model to boot!).

[@verysilllygrl]

as a 19-year-old who struggled with 2 eating disorders for a little over 2 years (I've really worked on myself and I'm in a really good headspace currently btw:) this was really informational and helpful to watch. thank you so much for this, I look up to you tremendously and I want you to know you are helping lots of young girls (and women/men) with this

[@esperanzacrisosto6530]

I am struggling so bad with eating habits and THIS VIDEO REALLY HELPED MEEEE 😁❤

[@hn5900]

Absolutely loved this and needed this !!!

[@catrindavies7535]

This lady is sooo sensible 🙌🏻

[@nicoleCC26]

This was amazing!! I’ve been on the craziest food roller coaster during quarantine and completely questioning my relationship with food because of it. It takes up WAY too much room in our brains!!

[@candelaluisa663]

This video was actually very very helpfull for so many people, thank u Emily for doing this video and with a professional.

[@pallavibhushan2671]

Emily... You are back😊😃say hii to ur puppy izzy🐶🐩

[@EmilyDiDonato]

izzy vlog coming soon! :)

[@pallavibhushan2671]

@@EmilyDiDonato yippee🌼🌻waiting.. Luv u ems💗💛

[@mariap2654]

Thank you for doing this! So useful 🧡

[@DreamwalkerTenesha]

This makes so much sense. Thank you ladies for sharing this information!

[@juliakochuparampil8599]

Such a good video, changing mindsets is so important. This video came at a perfect time as I just started working with a dietician to make smarter choices and eat more mindfully

[@LissetteCRamirez]

Loved the conversation about mindful eating. Very helpful tips!!!

[@Rator31]

Such a great video. And so happy to see you back in S.I Swimsuit Edition this year at least that is something to look forward to in these times!

[@EmilyDiDonato]

Thank you!!!

[@barigell]

Excellent episode, Emily! Thank you, both.

[@marklagrone3326]

Another great example on why I need to know why I’m feeling certain way…& don’t act on impulse. Practice the pause.

[@rebecaarevalo9204]

This was really helpful and refreshing, thank you!

[@louboup6117]

This was so helpful Emily. Thank you so much to marissa and yourself for this great conversation ♥️

[@kasey1754]

Hi Emily! I am so happy you posted I love your videos :) This was a really nice video and it always makes me feel a little better that you go through the same things as me, and you've always been one of my favorite youtubers/ models because you are so relatable and down to earth! I hope you are having fun with your puppy! Can't wait for more content :)

[@chaseminola]

This was so eye opening and inspiring I just discovered you and I LOVE your videos 💕

[@emilyjoy4307]

Loved this conversation! Thank you

[@miekevanravesteyn1160]

Loved this video! Thanks so much x

[@tokiluv]

Thank you so much for this! Exactly what i needed to hear :)

[@hayleyadriaanzen9351]

This was so helpful !! Learnt so much from this video 🙏🏻💕

[@carlaroca2300]

What a great video! Thank you! 💜

[@Paul-hl5ls]

I watched half of this which is more time than it deserves... Sunday hangovers??

[@sarahinna9094]

Loved it, the approach really resonated with me, what I need to work most on is more kindness to myself around food :) Thank you!

[@danasevcik7777]

Marissa is awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

[@pinkfabulous248]

The more sugar we eat the more we crave it. I start most days with a green smoothie, it’s been life changing! Very good advice in the video 👍🏻🤗💗

[@alliepage5276]

this is amazing!! Thanks for this awesome content and help emily and marissa :)

[@carolinecusinato7327]

That's really really great information thank you both so much for sharing such valuable information x

[@simonanolivari9942]

Very interesting conversation. I liked the suggestion to think twice about your emotions and if you generally turn to food when you feel in a certain way, you could try to assotiate that emotion to a different action

[@johnstevenson4611]

Great video! So many good tips.

[@tatyanamatveeva1066]

among my favorite videos.