Step 01
We talk. Like humans.
A free 20-minute call — your history with food, what you've tried, what you're done with. If I'm not your person, I'll say so and point you to someone who is.
Anti-diet nutrition · Austin + everywhere
I'm Maya — a registered dietitian who will never hand you a meal plan and call it healing. We rebuild your relationship with food so eating gets to be easy, joyful, and yours again.
The first few steps
How this actually goes.
No before-and-afters. No food rules. Here's the real arc of the work.
Step 02
We find your patterns.
First sessions map the whole picture: your body's signals, the diet rules still living rent-free in your head, and what 'good' would actually feel like for you.
Step 03
We practice, not perform.
Weekly or biweekly sessions with real experiments between them. Progress looks like quieter food noise, more energy, and meals that don't need a verdict.
in practice
clients out of the diet cycle
to reset your relationship with food
meal plans, ever (click it — worth celebrating)
About
Hi, I'm Maya
Registered dietitian, recovering perfectionist, and firm believer that you can't hate yourself into a body you love. I spent years watching smart people blame themselves for diets designed to fail them — so I built a practice that does the opposite. Science-backed, weight-inclusive, zero shame.
an anti-diet practice — on purpose
In their words
Real people. Real plates. Real quiet.
“I came in asking for a meal plan. Maya gave me something better: I eat lunch now without grading myself. My brain is so much quieter.”
“Fifteen years of diets and this is the first time food feels boring — in the best way. It's just food now. I cried when I realized that.”
“Her blog got me here, her actual voice kept me here. Zero preach, all practice. I've sent three friends already.”
The blog
Essays and evidence, minus the guilt trip.
New writing most Fridays. Three running columns:
Fees & insurance
Programs & pricing.
Packages, not surprise invoices. Every program includes sessions, messaging support between them, and real-life resources.
- Session fee
- The Reset (12 weeks) — $1,200 · Monthly 1:1 — $295/month
- Insurance
- Some plans reimburse dietitian services — I'll give you a superbill and walk you through checking your coverage before you commit a dollar.
- Sliding scale
- Pay-what-you-can spots open each quarter for students and folks rebuilding. Just ask — no proof, no paperwork.
Ready when you are
Reach out to schedule a free consultation. I'll get back to you within two business days.
From the blog
Maya Reyes, M.S., RDNFood noise: why your brain won't shut up about lunch
That constant mental chatter about what you ate, what you'll eat, what you shouldn't eat? It's not a discipline problem. It's biology doing exactly what restriction taught it to do.
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Maya Reyes, M.S., RDNThe last-supper effect: why every diet starts Monday
The pre-diet blowout isn't a character flaw — it's a predictable response to incoming scarcity. Break the start-date cycle and the 'last supper' disappears on its own.
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Maya Reyes, M.S., RDNGentle nutrition: add before you subtract
Actual nutrition advice with zero rules: the add-first method. More fiber, more protein, more water, more joy — and nothing taken away first.
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