During this pandemic, there are a lot of people we need to thank. Of course, the doctors and nurses providing hands-on care to those who need it most. We have our grocery store employees, mail carriers, baristas, first responders, and a bunch of other professions. […]
Last principle for a reason. It’s easy for diet culture to sneak back in here and undo the progress you’ve made with the other principles. Make food choices that honor your health and your taste buds. Don’t eat foods because they’re this month’s “superfood” even […]
Calories in vs calories out doesn’t always work. Our bodies aren’t machines. When you “burn to earn”, you are setting yourself up for negative body image, guilt around food and exercise, and unhealthy relationships with food and your body. You do not need to earn […]
We accept people having different heights, skin colors, hair colors, we need to accept body size diversity as well. Another one of the hardest principles to work on. Even if everyone ate the same and exercised the same, we would still have vastly different body […]
Another hard principle is Honoring Your Feelings without using food. As humans, food is very intertwined with our emotions. You connect with someone over a cup of coffee, celebrate with a nice dinner, birthday cake, it’s all around us. But when we start using food […]
Food is a part of life that is meant to be enjoyed and savored! You will not be satisfied with a salad if you wanted a cheeseburger. That salad may fill you up, but it won’t provide that extra satisfaction. As humans, we like to […]
Do you feel full often? Is it ever to the point where you are uncomfortably full? Have you stopped feeling fullness because you’ve become numb to the feeling after dieting for so long and never quite reaching that point? Are you a plate cleaner? These […]
Many of us place foods into categories of “good” or ”bad.” While this may seem helpful in deciding what foods you should eat, this gives “bad food” power over you. Foods don’t have any morality. Did those “bad” cookies rob a bank? Challenge all the […]
This is one of the hardest principles to work on. It starts with unconditional permission to eat: -Throw out the idea that certain foods are “good” or “bad.” Don’t give any food the power to trick you into thinking they make your body larger or […]
Your body is wired to find food when it needs more energy. When you deprive it of the energy it needs to run, it will seek to find immediate sources of energy like sugar. That’s why when you get really hungry, you crave sugar more […]
