Kelly Abramson Nutrition - Intuitive Eating & Women's Health

Kelly Abramson Nutrition - Intuitive Eating & Women's Health RD | Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor | Emotional Eating Expert | Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. Helping women thrive in midlife and beyond.

Solve your health puzzles & break free from restrictive diets to find joy in food and your body. Helping women thrive without restrictive diets. Make peace with food and your body so you can live your fullest and best life!

You’ve seen my blogs here lately, but there’s a deeper story behind the shift in my work.After spending the past 10 year...
03/19/2026

You’ve seen my blogs here lately, but there’s a deeper story behind the shift in my work.

After spending the past 10 years focused specifically on helping women recover from chronic dieting and eating disorders, I've started to see a shift.

My clients (most of whom are in midlife too) also want relief from midlife health challenges.

This led me to get additional training and certification, becoming a Gut Practitioner and a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner.

Lately, I’ve been leaning deep into a specific area that feels like a natural extension: the connection between menopause, GI health, and metabolic shifts—all through a weight-neutral, intuitive-eating-aligned lens.

While I’ll still be staying true to my core values, you’re going to see much more of this specialized focus here. I’m excited to dive into the 'why' behind these midlife changes and how we can navigate them without the stress of restrictive dieting.

If you’re navigating these changes too, I’d love to know—what’s one topic you’d like to see more of? Let’s chat in the comments.

(Or if you want to keep it private, feel free to e-mail me at Kelly@KellyAbramsonRD.com)

Happy Registered Dietitian Day.After nearly 25 years in this profession, one thing still stands out to me: dietitians ge...
03/11/2026

Happy Registered Dietitian Day.

After nearly 25 years in this profession, one thing still stands out to me: dietitians get the privilege of really getting to know the people we work with.

Nutrition is never just about food. It’s about someone’s health, digestion, stress, sleep, routines, and their relationship with eating.

I’m grateful that my work allows me to help women solve their health puzzles and rediscover that food can nourish, satisfy, and even bring joy.

Happy RD Day to all the dietitians doing this meaningful work every day.

Are you struggling to get 25 grams of fiber a day? I've been getting lots of fiber questions lately so I created a No-Co...
02/25/2026

Are you struggling to get 25 grams of fiber a day? I've been getting lots of fiber questions lately so I created a No-Cook Grocery List of my favorite, delicious high fiber foods to help you hit your goals.

A high-fiber grocery list for low-capacity days. No rules and no cooking (except the microwave!) - just attuned eating for gentle nutrition.

Something that comes up in my client sessions so frequently: My clients:- aren't getting enjoyment from their meals (it ...
02/11/2026

Something that comes up in my client sessions so frequently:
My clients:
- aren't getting enjoyment from their meals (it feels like they're on autopilot!),
- are getting uncomfortably full 20 minutes after they eat, and/or
- they are doubled over with bloating pain every evening.

I talk a lot about doing some relaxation before a meal, but so many are finding it hard to put into practice.
So, I've recorded a quick, 2-minute audio exercise to help you get into a more relaxed state.
You can download it here:

Bloating is a common symptom experienced by many of my clients, and it gets worse during perimenopause and menopause. Le...
02/02/2026

Bloating is a common symptom experienced by many of my clients, and it gets worse during perimenopause and menopause. Learn how to improve your bloating or share with someone who needs support.

If menopause and bloating symptoms have you in pain every day, you are not alone! Use these steps so you can feel better fast!

When I meet with a new client who is frustrated because they frequently eat when they're not hungry, I can almost guaran...
01/21/2026

When I meet with a new client who is frustrated because they frequently eat when they're not hungry, I can almost guarantee that one thing is missing from their life. Any guesses? Whether you call it self-care or a hobby, doing something just for yourself is vitally important. All too often, we're doing things for others but not filling up our own cups. I encourage you to experiment with committing to something just for yourself - and let me know what you find!

I posed this very question to my email list last week, and I loved getting so many personal replies! Apparently, this qu...
01/12/2026

I posed this very question to my email list last week, and I loved getting so many personal replies! Apparently, this question really resonated with many women.

January is hard. There is so much noise.
If it’s all getting to be too much, I’m giving you permission to check out of the barrage of diet and wellness promotions:
-Pause notifications from friends who are “all-in” on their January goals.
--Unfollow those on social media who are making you distrust your body.
Mute TV commercials
-Create a safe zone of people who are aligned with your goals!
-Sign up for my mail list for weekly guidance. You don’t have to feel so alone!

Dieting during menopause is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. 🛑Most of the advice out there tells us to "eat ...
01/08/2026

Dieting during menopause is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. 🛑
Most of the advice out there tells us to "eat less and move more," just as our hormones are shifting our metabolism and stress levels. It’s exhausting, and it rarely works long-term. But you probably know that already!
I just wrote a new post about navigating weight changes from a different lens. I examine:
-The biological "why" behind your body changes.
-Practical ways to support your mental and physical health.
-The power of body acceptance in a phase of life that demands so much of us.
Read the full post here:

A changing body shape and weight gain over the age of 35 is normal. Learn why our bodies change and some strategies for aging healthfully.

06/30/2025

Searching for a dietitian-approved 1700-calorie meal plan to lose weight and feel great? Here’s why this dietitian believes you should try another way.

Even when you have quit dieting, you might be surprised to find elements of the diet mindset sneaking into your life.  T...
01/31/2025

Even when you have quit dieting, you might be surprised to find elements of the diet mindset sneaking into your life. The worst part: this can keep you stuck as you work towards becoming an intuitive eater. Read more to learn how you can move on from the diet mentality

You may think you’ve kicked dieting to the curb, but the diet mentality is sneaky and prevents you from finding freedom with food.

Did you know that many women aren't eating enough protein, particularly at breakfast?  Check out my latest articles with...
09/06/2024

Did you know that many women aren't eating enough protein, particularly at breakfast? Check out my latest articles with lots of ideas to start your day out right!

If you're like many of my clients, you struggle to find ideas for a high-protein breakfasts that you enjoy.

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I help women ditch diets, find health, and learn to love food and their bodies again.

Like many other women, you may be caught in a yo-yo dieting cycle. You try diet after diet. At first, you find weight loss easy, but it is followed by a return of lost weight, plus a few more pounds. Convinced that you need to just find the magic diet that will help you lose the weight for good, you try and try again. But at the end of each diet, you find those pounds creeping back. And now you have cravings like you’ve never experienced before. And you hate the way you look and feel. Your self-esteem and self worth plummet with each passing year. You don't even experience joy when you eat anymore because all foods are either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ in your mind.

I’m here to tell you it’s not your fault! Would you be surprised to learn that there is NOT ONE valid study that demonstrates long term weight loss for more than 5% of participants. Not one! But the diet industry (that continues to make record profits) has convinced you that there is something wrong with you. They continually make false promises to lure you into giving them more of your money.

The answer lies within you! You are not the problem, but the solution. We are all born knowing how to eat to nourish our bodies. But for some of us, our life experiences get in the way and we lose touch with the eating experience. We use food to calm unpleasant emotions or we engage in restrictive meal plans that tell us what, when and how to eat. And then we find ourselves with in food cravings, increased anxiety around food, the inability to sense our hunger and fullness cues, and the belief that we can punish ourselves happy.