About Julia
Julia Grocki embraces every opportunity to share her personal and professional experiences with disordered eating in clinical and community settings. While earning her Master’s in Chemistry, she identified herself as an emotinal eater. After repairing her relationship with food and herself, she lost over 130 pounds and alleviated many health issues. Her passion to help others achieve better health inspired her to become a dietitian and motivational speaker. She completed her dietetic coursework, supervised practice and a Master of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics at Marywood University. She has taught at Marywood University in the Science and Nutrition Departments. Julia performed as a Clinical Dietitian at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA for five years. She started her private practice, New Beginning Nutrition Counseling, LLC in Berwick, PA in 2016.
" I know over the years a lot of people have tried to tell you what to do, especially when it comes to food. You’ve had a lot of voices in your head to sort out… to try to decide who is giving you the best information. What I mostly hope to accomplish with this book is to teach you how to start to listen to the voice you can learn the most from… your own." ~Julia
Not in the Fridge
What You’re Looking for is Not in the Fridge! is a raw, honest account of Julia Grocki’s life as she battled drastic weight fluctuations, negative self-image and emotional eating. She describes in detail the path that led her to reach 350 pounds at age 26, unable to identify with the person she saw in the mirror. Julia reveals her thoughts and feelings as she fought to build a healthy relationship with food and with herself. She lost 130 pounds in the process and has kept it off for over 12 years. She shares the steps she took to start thinking more positively and the obstacles she faced along the way. If you have spent years feeling shame, guilt and unable to change negative behaviors, you are not alone. Julia’s story is not just for individuals seeking to lose weight, it can help friends and family understand their loved one’s struggles.
Fight Emotional Eating
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A lot of us don't just overeat because of emotions or stress, we eat too much because we are not paying attention to our food. We live in a busy, distracted world and we miss a lot of our experience because we are on autopilot. This is the "mindlessness" component. So I also encourage you to think about how you eat. Are you rushing through your meal to get to your next item on your 'to do' list or are you tasting and enjoying your food? Practicing mindful eating can help you be present and get so much more out of your nourishment.
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