Kristina Isaac, RD

Kristina Isaac, RD Nutrition support for women recovering from an eating disorder, disordered eating, chronic dieting, or simply desiring a more peaceful relationship with food.

There are alot of What I Ate Wednesday posts out there, but when we're sharing amounts of food and time of eating, it's ...
04/09/2026

There are alot of What I Ate Wednesday posts out there, but when we're sharing amounts of food and time of eating, it's amazing how much comparison can spring up. So welcome to Why I Ate Wednesday :)

I love to talk about our "whys" and to see that there are so many reasons why we eat.
• Yes, to nourish our bodies.
• Yes, in response to hunger.

The goal is that these will guide you're eating. But there are more reasons and they're not bad reasons. We eat:
• As a means of connection
• To model "normal" eating to our kids around the supper table
• In response to appetite (it looks good)
• For satisfaction (e.g. chocolate after a meal)
• To fuel for exercise or refuel after
• For practical reasons, e.g. knowing it will be a while before you can eat again, you might eat when you're not yet really hungry

And if you're recovering from an €D or d!sordered eating, the list is even longer. You might eat to:
• Meet your meal plan because you know it's what you need for recovery
• To "disagree with and disobey" your €D
• To bring structure to your eating
• To reconnect with and stimulate hunger and fullness signals
• To challenge a food fear

Why can be just as important as what 💜

And there are hundreds more. What would you add? 🌷 •••••
04/02/2026

And there are hundreds more. What would you add? 🌷
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Yup, you can eat that 🤍•••
03/20/2026

Yup, you can eat that 🤍
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I like Intuitive Eating, and getting back to hunger (and fullness) signals is my desire for my clients. But trying to do...
02/06/2026

I like Intuitive Eating, and getting back to hunger (and fullness) signals is my desire for my clients.
But trying to do this too soon in recovery, or when dealing with other health issues, can backfire.
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There are stages and seasons where supportive structure is necessary. Not the rule-based, rigid structure of diets and disorders. But structure that ensures nourishment regardless of how we're feeling and what we're experiencing.
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If the idea or experience of relying on hunger and fullness cues = chaos instead of consistency, there's a good chance you need a little supportive structure.
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01/28/2026

There is so much freedom to be had when weight takes a back seat and focus shifts to nourishing your body in a way that lines up with your values and the reality of what your body actually needs.

》Enjoying food (and getting enough!)
》Eating with friends and family
》Moving in an enjoyable (even fun) way
》Resting (and remembering that we ultimitely aren't in control)

You were made to do these ☝️things. You were not made to spend your days trying to fit into a smaller body.
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01/21/2026

Craig and I just had 5 amazing days in Canmore (without our kiddos). I joked that I didn't care what we ate, I just wanted to eat slow and stay sitting at the table 😅
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And that desire was met! We also ate tasty food - lattes, dessert more days than not, Ramen, sushi, our favourite Flatbread pizza, bakery bagels, and fun snacks we picked up along the way.
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It is okay and good for food to be different when away. It's part of the experience. It can also make holidays and vacations hard when you're recovery from an €D or
d!sordered eat!ng.
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If it's a struggle now, look forward to the day it won't be. If you're feeling guilt when away, remind yourself that it's part of the experience, it's not everyday life. It's just one enjoyable piece that ia different snd that makes time away special.
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I truly believe that there is incredible freedom to be had 💛•••
01/06/2026

I truly believe that there is incredible freedom to be had 💛
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Happy New Year 🎉•I like resolutions and goals. And I think that goals concerning food and body can be good, in so much t...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year 🎉
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I like resolutions and goals. And I think that goals concerning food and body can be good, in so much that they give life rather than take away from life.
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What gives life to some might take life from another, so this is specific to you and your situation. Again, comparison distracts from our unique needs.
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Here's to goals that give 🥂
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12/18/2025

This time of year provides many opportunities to compare your plate and body to friends, family members, and complete strangers.
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Before you go to far down the comparison road, peek at these reminders ☝️.
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Comparison doesn't change your needs or preferences, or the work your doing to heal how you view food and your body. It will steal your presence and joy.
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I'm still not sure why holiday dinners happen in the middle of the afternoon, but I'm guessing you have at least one. An...
12/11/2025

I'm still not sure why holiday dinners happen in the middle of the afternoon, but I'm guessing you have at least one. And it can throw you for a loop when you're working on supportive structure in your eating.
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Here are a few tips to consider on these days. The biggest thing, eating throughout the day. This stays the same day-to-day. Come to your meal hungry, but not famished.
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Another way to approach these days is to simply shuffle meals and snacks. Make sure you can check off 3 meals and 1-3 snacks, depending on your normal.
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At the end of the day, remember that this is one day (or maybe three because this month is special 😉). You can slide right back into your normal the next day. No compensation required.
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If your December looks anything like mine, the Christmas parties and celebrations have started and keep going all month ...
12/04/2025

If your December looks anything like mine, the Christmas parties and celebrations have started and keep going all month long! And, for some, this can cause considerable stress - cue skipping meals, over-eating, and/or preoccupation with food.
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The number 1 tool in your toolbox is regular, nourishing meals. Skipping meals (restriction) will never (ever) set you up for success.
👉🏻 Instead of freedom, you feel preoccupied with food all. day. long.
👉🏻 Hunger becomes ravenous, making it hard to tune into fullness or feeling satisfied.
👉🏻 Eating is based on how much you think you can or should have, rather than what your body is telling you.
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What if you tried something new this year?
👉🏻 Nourishing your body regularly throughout the day.
👉🏻 Having balanced meals (carbs + protein + fat) even on party days.
👉🏻 Enjoying favourite Christmas foods regularly throughout the month.
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If this sounds scary or just impossible, I'd love to chat.

(P.S. If the lie isn't obvious, we should also probably have chat 😉).

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11/19/2025

Contrary to what we may hear these days, our bodies were made to use carbs.
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Now, the brokenness of our world and bodies introduces all kinds of nuance and special circumstances. But it doesn't change the fact that carbs were created good and our bodies were designed to use them.
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I know there are a million 'buts'... but lets sit with this truth for a bit first.
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