Marci’s Annual Book Roundup for 2025
If you’ve been reading my posts for a bit, you already know that each January I share my annual book round-up from the previous year. I start getting excited about this in late Fall, and it makes me so happy when I hear from friends and colleagues, “I can’t wait to read your book roundup!” […]
Easy Prep Meals to Reduce Food Stress and Support ED Recovery
Discover low-effort meal ideas to reduce food stress and support eating disorder recovery. Learn simple, nourishing options that make meal planning easier during busy transitions. September is a massive time of transition. Here in Boston, the weather starts to cool a bit, school schedules are underway, and it’s just a bit darker in the early [...]ED Recovery Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Food Salience vs. Food Addiction
Understanding food salience in eating disorders and how it compares to food addiction through a real-life case vignette can shift how we work with clients. I want to express a heartfelt thank you for all of the feedback I received on my 5-Part Food Addiction Series. I received such thoughtful questions; it’s clear that many [...]Back to College with an Eating Disorder: Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes
Protect your Eating Disorder recovery this semester by planning ahead, managing triggers, and building a support system with a dietitian. Starting college is exciting, but it also brings new pressures that can make eating disorder recovery harder. Whether you’re a first-year student moving away from home or returning after summer break, the back-to-school season often [...]Can You Cure Chronic Illness (like Endometriosis) With Food?
Nutrition and Endometriosis: what do these two things - food and a chronic illness - have in common? My answer? Quite a lot. When nutrition meets one of the most painful conditions in the world, there’s an overwhelming amount of wellness advice - some helpful, some confusing, and some that might leave people feeling more [...]What does a Registered Dietitian do when working with Clients
In March, each year, we recognize National Registered Dietitian Day. While I love being a dietitian, I DREAD telling strangers what I do for a living. When a stranger sitting next to me on an airplane or a parent at my kids’ school asks, “What do you do for a living?” I cringe. I cringe [...]Barriers to Eating Disorders Treatment and Growing Awareness
Every February, an entire week is set aside for Eating Disorders Awareness Week. While eating disorders are part of my life 52 weeks out of the year, it feels important to join with others fighting for prevention, treatment, and recovery from this devastating illness. Did you know that one of the biggest obstacles to recovery [...]8 Tips to Improve your Wellbeing without Diet or Exercise Resolutions
If January is a tough time of year, you are not alone. Your social media feed is likely filled with people sharing the highlights of 2024, while diet culture is constantly reminding you how you can be better, under the veil of “New Year’s resolutions.” It is a recipe for comparison and undeniable pressure to [...]Food Insecurity: A risk factor for the development of eating disorders
Did you know that November 17-23 is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week? With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us here in the United States, it seems apropos. If you’re like me, even amidst my own struggles and challenges, I feel extraordinarily grateful that secure housing and enough food aren’t on my list of worries. Ensuring that [...]Working with Eating Disorder Clients… Two Things I Don’t Know
One of the greatest gifts of getting farther along in one’s career is developing a comfort with “not knowing” stuff. I know that sounds wild because I am kind of obsessed with learning. It’s one of the things I love most about this career - the opportunities for ongoing learning are everywhere. With experience comes [...]Retro Review: Do I Stand By What I Wrote on Sugar Addiction?
Six years ago, I wrote an article about sugar addiction that to this day is one of my most visited blog posts. I embarked on a fun little project this past summer of revisiting my most clicked on blog posts of all time. You may remember that the 3rd most popular post was about Dannon [...]Announcing a Big Change at Marci RD Nutrition
There’s a change happening in my practice that fills me with a whole mixture of emotions. Christine Laker, who has worked with me since 2019 (and even before that as a graduate student and intern!) is spreading her wings and moving on to her own private practice. Christine remains the Regional Nutrition Manager for Renfrew [...]The Gifts I Receive from My Nutrition Counseling Clients
I love gift giving. And as someone who celebrates Christmas, gift giving is front of mind this time of year. But lately I’ve been reflecting a lot on the gifts that my clients have given me over the years and wanted to share a bit from my heart as we close out the year. Over [...]4 Tips to Manage the Holidays with Chronic Illnesses and EDs
You can enjoy the holiday season as stress and symptom-free as possible. If you are reading this and struggle with an eating disorder (ED), chronic illness, or both, I am proud of you. You must manage countless challenges each and every day. EDs and chronic illnesses can be thought of as “invisible illnesses.” On the [...]Why Body Image is so Complicated and What it’s Telling You
Summer temperatures often bring the bad body image boiling right to the top. I get it, you are sweaty and exposed and damn, that’s uncomfortable. That’s why I have to talk about body image this month…and probably next. Today I’m going to share with you 3 things: Why body image is so complicated, what your [...]Learn to Take Up Space for Yourself
Taking up space can feel impossible and can often be a reason why you might feel stuck in your life or in your recovery. The idea of “taking up space” is something I am immensely passionate about. I think it is a valuable reminder for both clients and providers. Taking up space can feel impossible [...]Eating Disorders Awareness: Increasing Awareness In and Out of the Field
What’s that saying? “Clean up your own backyard” before pointing your finger at somebody else’s. Something like that? It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and I can’t stop thinking about that quote. Stay with me on this one. It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and: Eating disorders remain the most lethal of mental illnesses, second to death [...]Family Meals – Friend or Foe?
I recently learned that September is National Family Meals Month. I don’t know about you but when I think about family meals, I have two different reactions - a personal reaction and a professional one. Let’s start with the latter. Professional me is stoked! I know the research behind the incredible benefits of family meals: Better academic [...]COVID Weight Gain & What It Really Means
I’d venture a guess that I am not alone in feeling awfully tired of the fear mongering headlines related to COVID weight gain. And I’m also not alone in saying that, given what this past year has cost us, some extra weight really shouldn’t be the biggest worry on our minds. But as more people [...]How Will We Get More People Doing Eating Disorders Work?
National Eating Disorders Week is upon us and I thought I’d share a little about why I love the work I do and why I am so passionate about expanding the field to more professionals. You can check out my video by clicking below or scroll down for the cliffs notes version. As [...]Digestive Disorders and Eating Disorders: A Complicated Mix
Several years into my work as a nutrition therapist I found myself really grappling with a clinical dilemma. Many of my clients were not only suffering from an eating disorder but they were also suffering from pretty severe digestive issues. And these digestive issues were not only complicating their recovery but they were seriously impacting […]
When Cooking is the LAST Thing You Want to Do
Is it just me or do any of you dread dealing with food day in and day out these days? It seems that many of us feel an apathy towards food that is reflective of the constant drain of managing the complexities and uncertainties that is covid life. I personally never felt a surge of […]
My Musings on National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Come as You Are. Think on that phrase for just a moment. Come. As. You. Are. What if we felt able to show up in all facets of our life exactly as we are? Not as we pretend to be. Not as we believe others want us to be. Not as external expectations demand we […]
Forget WW! How to Protect Your Children from Food & Body Shame
The top question I receive from family, friends, and people on social media is, “How do I raise my child to have a healthy relationship with food and body?”. For many people, they reach out to me because they have struggled, often since childhood, with disordered eating, chronic dieting, and body hatred and desperately do […]
An update from Marci Evans, Registered Dietitian
I’m happy to be sending you a quick hello from my maternity leave. I’ve been reflecting on some of the principles I’ve taught my clients over the years and how they have been immensely helpful to me as I’ve transitioned into this new and very busy role as a parent. And what I love about […]
Calories In = Calories Out is BS
I posted an image on social media a few weeks ago stating “Calories In = Calories Out is Bullsh*t” and it was met with a massive response. I had a sense it’d strike a chord and it sure did. One of the dominant themes I heard from students and professionals was, “It is BS, BUT […]
Improving Digestion Without Obsession
Crystal Longo Savoy wrote this post on digestion while interning with me. You can follow her on Instagram. Marci has written about the intersection of digestive disorders and eating disorders previously in this blog post. Because they are so closely intertwined and prevalent in the Eating Disorder (ED) population, we wanted to give you some simple […]
One Man’s Journey to Love His Body
In the spirit of body image healing, my dear friend, Alex Amorosi, has graciously accepted my invitation to share his story. Alex is a masterful yoga instructor, trainer, and healer. And I have no doubt that his personal journey of body image healing will inspire your own. Thank you Alex. I’m not quite sure how […]
Let’s Get Real
Monday marked the start of the annual Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) and I thought long and hard about what I could say that might feel meaningful to each of you. Many of you know an awful lot about eating disorders because you treat them or have suffered from one. An eating disorder has touched you in some […]
Dismantling Stigma One Word at a Time
The words we use matter A LOT! They carry far more meaning than their simple definition might imply. I find that, as I work with both clients and clinicians on dismantling internalized weight stigma, many feel overwhelmed and intimated by the linguistics of it all. Learning to speak and process in a non-stigmatizing way is […]
Sugar Addiction: A Summary Of The Science
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and New Year’s Resolutions just behind us, I figured it was as good a time as any to talk about the concept of food addiction or more specifically, sugar addiction. I have been interested in the science of food addiction for about 6 years now. My interest stems from […]
Permission to Not Be Perfect
One of my favorite podcasters, Colleen Shannon of Being Boss, once said something to the effect of, “I’m not going to do my best, because my best might kill me.” Hearing her words was one of those beautiful aha moments where I literally said out loud “YES! YESS!!” So often, my striving for “my personal best” […]
Practice Taking a Pause
By Sarah Patten, RD LDN One of my favorite routines after getting out of bed in the morning involves making a steaming hot cup of coffee and taking a moment before taking my first sip to pause, gaze out my kitchen window, and set an intention for my day ahead. This ritual started a couple […]
Holiday Bill of Rights
There seems to be a pretty consistent theme that I’m discussing with all of my clients…the holidays. There are so many wonderful things about the holiday season. But let’s be honest, it’s also a stressful time of year. And if you’re struggling with food and feelings about your weight, it can all feel a bit […]