Our bodies are meant to take in sugar. They're meant to digest it. I think it just depends. Everyone

sort of has to find their own happy place with from, you know, if we're talking about like a post-dinner

dessert, you know, okay, how much can I eat that I'm not feeling super uncomfortable? How much can I

eat where I'm still able to sleep? Because sometimes that can actually impact sleep. How much can I eat that's going to feel like satisfying, but also not going to make me feel

really uncomfortable?

Hey, everyone. Emily Abadi here bringing you another installment of Hurtle moment from Hurtle. This week, I am calling in the big guns because we are answering all of your questions on sugar.

That's right, the sweet stuff.

Today, I am chatting with Alyssa Rumsey.

She is a New York City-based registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor.

And we talk about what that is exactly at the beginning of today's episode.

Alyssa and I, I love our conversation today because we are on the same page.

Neither of us think that there's ever a need to completely cut things out of your diet.

I have talked about this on the show before, but even when I was losing a significant amount

of weight in college on my personal weight loss journey of

sorts, I still went and had a donut from Dunkin' Donuts every single Saturday. It was something

I looked forward to, something that made me happy, and something that in no way, shape, or form

inhibited my progress toward where I wanted to go.

I love what Alyssa says in our conversation today, that some things they may be doing just that.

They may be feeding us mentally and emotionally, and that can be really valuable.

Of course, we are not saying to completely ignore nutritional values all

of the time, but rather just understand that there's a time and a place for all things if that's

what you want. It is necessary from a medical perspective for some people to keep an eye

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