Geneen Roth

I did an interview recently about the ever-fraught subject of holiday eating. And I wanted you to see it, have it, and know that it’s possible to be kind to yourself in this upcoming period of family and food. It’s possible to delight in the food on your plate — why not? — and to be tender to yourself about what you need, when, and why. To act on your own behalf no matter who is sitting at the table with you. […]

I was standing near the buffet at a party recently with two women I’d never met.  One eyed the garlic mashed potatoes and said, “Oh God, it looks so good! But I promised myself I’d stay on a low-carb diet for at least three weeks, and this is only day two.”  The other woman said, “I told myself I would lose weight this year, and I haven’t lost a pound.  Diets never work for me, though.  …