Nuyou Nutrition Counseling

02/20/2026

Gentle reminder that recovery is a marathon, not a sprint.
5 months ago I had a pelvic organ removed. They told me recovery would be 6-12 weeks. And that was accurate in terms of my normal ADLs.
Physical challenge has been another story. I’m still restricted on weight, and my endurance is non existent. Not to mention I’m still sporadically having debilitating pain (it’s common- working through it with pelvic floor PT).
I could choose to be frustrated with this run time but I’m not. I’m grateful that I can run at all. I’m grateful that I was pain free. I’m grateful that I didn’t have to turn around because I was bleeding too heavily to continue.
Progress is not linear. Relearning how to function after a major surgery is hard. Your body is amazing and you’re doing better than you think 💕

02/02/2026

✨Recovery win 🥇
Packing dessert in my lunch.
I can remember from the age of 5 or 6 my mom would pass on dessert always in an effort to maintain a slim figure. It left me with the impression that women simply do not eat dessert. And if they do, it’s a shameful indulgence.
10 years into recovery I have long ago let go of that mentality. But still somehow typically eat desserts at night or during the day for special occasions.
But today I intentionally packed a portion for myself in my lunch. We ate it last night, it was 🔥🔥. I knew I’d enjoy it, so I packed it 😋
The world is on fire right now. Finding small pockets of joy where you can is how most of us are getting by. Eat the dessert. I assure you it’s worth it 💜🖤

12/17/2025

Your meals don’t have to be aesthetic to be nutritious

12/16/2025

As promised 🥰

12/16/2025

Just a mom and 🐻 out in the wild ! See next post for serotonin

12/06/2025

It doesn’t have to make sense. It just has to fill your belly 🫶🏻

10/10/2024

There are not words. 🍕+ 🍝 +🍧= 🥰

10/05/2024

Out. Of. Office. 🇮🇹

09/08/2024

Unaesthetic reminder that buying clothes that fit your body as it is is one of the greatest acts of self love 💕
Your body will change shape and size over time. Some of it will be intentional, some of it, inevitably, will not.
It still deserves clothes that look good and FEEL good.
Get rid of clothes that don’t fit. Stop telling yourself you’ll get back to them one day. Stop telling yourself that you NEED to get back to a certain size, weight, shape. You don’t. Your body is beautiful and worthy just as it is.
Embrace it. All of it. As it is. ❤️

08/12/2024

08/12/2024

This one is for anyone, but especially the parents: eat the dessert.
As a kid, I vividly remember my mom always refusing desserts. Birthdays, holidays, didn’t matter. She wouldn’t eat them. To this day (she’s in her 70s) she avoids foods she feels are “fattening.” She weighs herself nearly every day and how she feels about herself is based on the number she sees.
As a child, teenager and even young adult, I modeled many of these behaviors that I learned from my mom. Before I had my first boyfriend I knew that certain foods made you fat and that being fat was somehow bad. It took me decades to unlearn those lies. Decades where I wasn’t properly nourished. Decades where- like so many of you- I deprived myself in the name of health.
So I implore you, parents of the next generation, eat the dessert. Let your kids eat “junk food,” in fact eat it with them. Instead of assigning moral value to food by calling it things like “unhealthy” or “junk” or “fattening”treat foods neutrally.
“This cake is yummy but it only has sugar. I need protein for strong muscles so I’m going to eat some chicken too.”
“I really like some chips with my sandwich but I also need some fiber for a happy tummy so Im going to have a few chips and an apple.”
Always add. Never take away. Show them that while some foods have more nutrients than others- all foods can fit and should be allowed.
If this sounds completely foreign to you, it might be time to heal your relationship with food. So that your children (hopefully) never have to. It can be scary, but I promise it’s well worth it ❤️

07/04/2024

A “successful” holiday only requires three steps:
1) Eat regular meals. No skipping or starving yourself to “save up” for the cookout or party foods
2) Hydrate. Be sure to replenish electrolytes and fluids if you are out in the heat and ESPECIALLY if you are drinking alcohol
3) Enjoy! One day/one meal will not disrupt your goals. Even if it did- YOU are more than your goals. You deserve joy and freedom when it comes to food.